On to Week Three of Me-Made-May… starting to turn the corner, still wondering why all my Me-Mades are ancient knits. Hmmm.
So, Day Fifteen: socks again! I was doing some voluntary work that involved standing up and walking about all day, so I wanted to be super comfortable while I was doing it. Also I needed to wear a uniform, so this was my only opportunity for a Me-Made that day.
Day Sixteen: Another cheat. I was mostly wearing old jeans and a t-shirt all day, for cleaning the house. I did pop this cardigan on over a smarter outfit, to go to a meeting in the morning, so I’m counting it!
On Day Seventeen my parents came to visit, and I wore my newly-finished Dr Seuss Cirque Dress! I blogged about this the other day, and I’m still keen to make and wear more versions of this dress.
Also – check out my radish harvest! This little lot went home with my parents, but I’ve got plenty more.
Day Eighteen: Grumperina’s Odessa Hat. There was hail. I’m so fed up with wearing woolly hats in the middle of May! Come on, weather. Sort yourself out!
Day Nineteen: I did wear the hat again, but I also wrapped myself up in my favourite clapotis. This one’s in Rowan Silky Tweed, which is smooth, soft, and NOT ITCHY. Hooray!
Day Twenty: Fleecy cowl tank top. I made this last year, and in fact this is last year’s photo because I completely forgot to take a new one. You can see some better photos of it on last year’s blog. I never did get around to making any of these to sell, or any more for myself, although I wear this one quite a lot.
Day Twenty-One: Emergency Bra! It’s not very often that I find myself in need of a white bra, most of my clothes being either black or very loud colours. This was the day I went to do some more massage therapy training, which required two of us to practice on each other, and also to look smart whilst doing so. Thankfully I remembered that I had this stashed away in a drawer – I made it back in 2011, on a Structured Lingerie course at the London College of Fashion.
I have to say that, three weeks in, I’m really not feeling the Me-Made love this year. Perhaps that’s because it’s been a bit of a tricky month (more on that another time), but I’m starting to feel as though I’m hunting for Me-Made thing to put on because I have to, not because I want to. Which begs the question, why aren’t I raring to wear the things I’ve made? I still have one complete wardrobe full of dresses that I haven’t sorted out yet, and that’s because I’m simply not wearing them right now. Maybe that’ll change if the weather ever perks up. Maybe I need to sew some different things that I will wear. But at the moment, my Me-Mades aren’t filling me with very much enthusiasm, which is rather a shame.