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15 February 2013

A skirt for my knitted poncho

Hi, I am Lucia, I am a fabricholic.
I still buy and buy but a sewn wardrobe is beginning to materialize, yay! Here is to keeping that up!

I can't believe that in my 2012 inventory I forgot to mention the garments I knitted last year! Granted it was only one poncho and one purse. The poncho is a copy of Laura Biagiotti's Fall 2010 white poncho and I looooove mine! So much so that I made a skirt just so that I could wear it exactly as in the knitting pattern photo.

The skirt is Burda 08-2007-113, but without the beautiful draping at front.

I know, I know, that is precisely what makes this skirt special. Well, the original plan was to make it with that bit. Then I forgot to lengthen the draping piece by the same 4cm that I had lengthened the other 3 skirt pieces. Argh! I only realized my mistake when the side seam came up short. See that at bottom right on the in-progress photo? Yup that's it...

I still had enough fabric to cut another front, but not another draped front. Then I happily decided that I was better off with just a plain skirt because
(1) the hem on the draped portion was not going to look very nice with the reverse side showing and (2) the draped bit was too fussy for under the poncho as intended.

And you know what? I really am very happy with the plain skirt! It is a great basic.

Here is how I wore it today to work. That green jacket is a vintage find I bought in my grad school days and it was always impossible to wear with anything except jeans. Voila! Perfect with my new basic skirt.

Please do ignore that overextended blob at the right back. I ride a bike to the train station on my daily commute and the skirt got a bit stretched from the bike seat.

The skirt is made in a medium weight Ponte knit and because it is stretchy I eliminated the back zipper. Since Ponte doesn't ravel I didn't finish the seam edges.

Even though I had to redo the front piece it still took me only 2 days to make, which for me is lightning speed. Mmmh... I wonder if I can make another skirt like this in a single day? That would be a first for me!

My review of Burda 08-2007-113 is at Pattern Review.

10 comments:

  1. Apart from the cabling and the knitting and the Burda skirt, you can still get into a jacket you bought at uni? Amazing!

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    1. :-) I'm afraid the same cannot be said for any pants or skirts I bought back then...

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  2. Such a nice looking skirt! I like its versatility.

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    1. Thanks Heather, it really is a great basic. I need to do like you and make multiples of the patterns I like the most, like this one.

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  3. Hi Lucia,

    Thanks for blogging on sewing! I saw your post on the Couture Sewing book you ordered from Amazon. I am looking for instruction on a three piece sleeve. Did the book have anything like that? Your help most appreciated.
    Lee in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

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    1. Hi Lee, I quickly scanned the book's index and there is nothing on three piece sleeves. The one place I know is the pattern Vogue 8804 by Claire Shaeffer, her latest Chanel jacket pattern. The pattern envelope says it is a 2 piece sleeve, but that seems to be a mistake. The instructions inside show a three piece sleeve, and of course it comes with Claire's thorough instructions. Perhaps that will suit your needs? Good luck!

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  4. OMG, that poncho is fantastic! You skirt is perfect with it.

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    1. Thanks Coco, and it wasn't difficult to knit, it just took a looooong time :-)

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  5. Hola Lucía! Estás guapísima con la falda y el poncho. A mi me gusta y seguro que te la pones mucho. Un besito!

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    1. Mil gracias Merche, no sabes cuanto me animas tu! :-)

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