You’re probably tired of hearing about my Easter shawl by now, but this week, on the fourth Sunday of Easter, I was finally able to wear it. Words fail to describe this yarn knitted up, but oh is it lovely to wear! I like the pattern even more now that it is blocked as it lays nicely on the shoulders; I would like to knit it again sometime in a different yarn.

If you’ll excuse the windy Wyoming day, here also is a picture of my Easter dress with my new shawl.

I originally made this dress for Easter 2005, when Silly Boy was a newborn. This was back when I was using Wild Ginger software to draft many of my patterns, though all I can remember about this one is that it was a dress with shoulder princess seams. I had inserted invisible zippers into the front seams for nursing access; they opened from the bottom and while this worked, it was clumsy enough that I never wore the dress often. I wore it a handful of times while Silly Boy was a nursling, and once or twice while nursing Baby Boy.
Anyhow, being as the fabric is a swishy silk crepe de chine (fabric.com, probably), it just seemed wrong to leave the dress hanging in the back of my closet. I removed the front zippers and sewed those seams shut. I added waist darts and took in the side seams slightly because I no longer needed the extra ease for nursing. I also removed the sleeves, recut them, and set them again. They had been 3/4 sleeves but were always too snug on the forearm. My last step was to redo the hem, as the added darts had affected the hem. Now. . .finally. . .I have a dress that is worthy of the fabric.





















