Fat bottomed girls
You make the rocking world go ’round — Brian May, Queen
Greetings Unravelers!
First… this post needs a sound track… so here you go:
I have one, grand, glorious “sweatskirt” finished… and yes, this fat bottom girl will be living in it for the foreseeable future!
It checks all the boxes:
- Comfortable
- Well-fitting
- The perfect length
- Yes, I’d make it again!
Even with some long big-ass rows, I got it done in record time! I cast on on mid-May and finished the elastic/waistband on the 5th. If you are on the fence about this skirt working for you, don’t be. It is such smart designing. There are incredible pattern notes for fit. I did the short rows to lengthen the back after I completed the lace work and did not do the second set of short rows before I began the waistband. I tried it on twice during my knit…the first time when I was almost done with the pattern’s suggested decreases. I saw that I would need a few more (4 to be exact) sets of decreases to my waist… the second time when I thought I was close to where I’d need to start the waistband. The pattern suggested adding length at the bottom, which seemed iffy to me… I wanted my skirt to be well below my knees, so I guessed at an additional 4 inches of knitting before I started my decreases, but I still needed to do about 4 more inches at the top once I was done with the decreases. I had 1.5″ waistband elastic, so I modified the waistband knitting to accommodate the wider elastic.
And I don’t want to take it off… it is my new favorite thing… ever! Oh… and there is no worries about my underwear showing… it is a nice dense fabric!
And yes…casting on another ASAP! (and I am working out a different “lace” pattern for the bottom for the next one!)
The reading this week. Oh my! I have been immersed in Ann Cleeve’s latest Matthew Venn mystery – The Raging Storm. It was deliciously good! A compelling mystery that I had no clue who “did it” until the last pages. We got to know Matthew, Jen, and Ross better as well… they are an interesting team! It will be published in early September… and I highly recommend!
The book in my ears was How High We Go In The Dark. It is a collection of short stories all around the same topic… plagues and death… but don’t let that put you off! The stories are fascinating, well written, and they kept my attention! I listened and found it difficult to stop before a story was done! If you liked Station Eleven… I think you’ll like this!
My current reads include The Colony (in my ears) and Fresh Water for Flowers (which sucked me in from the first brilliant chapter) on my Kindle!
What about you? What is making your rocking world go ’round this week?
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BEAUTIFUL!!! Oh my Kat! Your Shakerag Skirt is just lovely and you loook so happy wearing it. I am bound and determined to cast mine on very, very soon! I may need to give “Fresh Water for Flowers” another chance. I tried listening to it, but could not get into it…maybe if I read with my eyes instead? I finally found what my green yarn wants to be! A Hitchhiker!!
This is the photo I’ve been waiting for! Congrats! And Yay! What a fit–and I love that it’s an ideal pattern for you. It’s the best when you find–a pattern or recipe or whatever formula–that just. works. perfectly. Have fun, both wearing it and knitting more!
Oh, Kat!!! Your “sweatshirt” is stupendous!!!! It looks perfect in every way — and so comfortable, too. Well done!!! And Fresh Water for Flowers is one of my favorite reads of the year. I recommend it to others all the time. (It just gets better and better . . . ) XO
Your skirt is wonderful and you look great in it! You may have me seriously considering one myself (or maybe I’ll just admire your next one). I like that song, but I’m not sure that is your soundtrack at all. How about “Isn’t She Lovely”?
Thank you for recommending How High We Go In the Dark. I started it last night and it may have been the reason I could hardly sleep. It’s quite compelling!
The skirt is fabulous! And, as one fat bottomed girl to another, GO YOU! I’ve been meaning to read Fresh Water for Flowers, now I’m eager to read it.
A resounding YES to your Shakerag skirt! It looks great on you — fit, length, color, everything. I read How High We Go in the dark last year. It still haunts me.
Yay!! Your skirt is fabulous, Kat!! Congratulations. I can’t wait to see the next one.
The skirt turned out beautifully. I can see it will be a summer staple and probably well into the fall.
gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!! What a stunning finish I bet you are so happy 🙂 After this week I hope to get back to knitting for me 🙂
The skirt looks amazing and amazing on you! I have a feeling you’re going to be living it this summer!
I found that How High We Go in the Dark is available on Hoopla (both as an ebook and on audio), so I’m going to be adding that to my TBR very soon. I adored Station Eleven, so I hope it’s a similar read.
Your skirt looks fantastic and I imagine you will enjoy wearing it all through the summer.
I’ve added How High We Go in the Dark to my TBR and hope to get to it sometime this summer.
Your skirt! It looks so great and seems like it was such a fun project for you. I can’t wait to see your next!
I’m so excited for the next Matthew Venn mystery – thank you for putting it on my radar. And I hope you love Fresh Water for Flowers!
Your Shakerag Skirt is absolutely BEAUTIFUL, as are you, modeling it!!! 😀 I can’t wait to see the next iteration. Same yarn or something else?
I am curious, did you knit it single strand or doubled? Curiosity killed the cat, right? 😉
I held the Tides doubled. And I am going to use Coast for the next one. It is a wool/cotton blend!
That skirt looks terrific. You are a master knitter. What’s rocking my world this week? That would be a visit with my daughter and her family, complete with six baseball games in five days. The last three were postponed because of smoke filled air. But we had a terrific time.