if you want to destroy my sweater, pull this thread as i walk away...

so after signing my "no shopping" pledge, seeing my huge pile of donate-able clothes, and unsuccessfully spending my gift card at anthro (no money was going to be exchanged so it's not considered cheating! and anyway, nothing fit), i realized i had to resort to refashioning some of my old clothes if i was to plan on staying clothed throughout the day. you laugh, but at 5', nothing fits right.

so, i took this crewneck sweater from zara's whose crewneck was too high and made me look like a boy, and hacked it off!i then resewed the edge of the collar so that it wouldn't fray, and together with this striped scrap fabric and an old pink silk scarf...i made this collar!here's a closeup:essentially i made a long 1.5" wide ribbon with the stripey fabric and added 1" pleats all along it (i put my perfectionism to good use!) and then added a ruffled strip of the scarf. i wisely cut the scarf along the side hem so that at least one side wouldn't fray, but allowed the other side to fray so it would be less feminine. the collar gaped open initially until i made tucks at select places throughout it. the middle of the collar had an ugly seam on the pink ruffle from me having to join 2 shorter pieces together, so i put a pearly button in the middle to hide it. here's the back.my favorite part about this sweater is the juxtaposition of the manly striped fabric with the girly pink silk and also the architectural-ness of the pleats versus the flowy ruffles! i love intricate and minute details (hence why i also love math), so of course i made coordinating faux button plackets! also with pleating and ruffles of course.and the dressform was sooo useful! i was able to pin things to it and finish the product without having to constantly try it on to see how things lay. it saved me from getting stabbed all the time.

bunks and i are packing up for a trip to visit erin in durham, nc this weekend! i hear there's a thrift fabric store that's similar to "knittin' kitten" of portland, or!! and yes, you read that right, bunkins is coming with, but not to the fabric store of course!!