June 14, 2015 FINISHED! Those stripes were hellish but worth it for the extra pop of detail. The brooch is totally being used to hide some slight neck pulling, but it’s also very cute and on-point for the costume.

June 13, 2015 Just two more stripes and it’s done, but boy, are those stripes going to be a pain in my ass. I can do this.

June 12, 2015: The Revenge Finished the body of the dress! I’ve got a couple hours’ detail work to knock out (getting the pockets on, some minor piping), but it’s close, and that’s great!

June 12, 2015 Almost to the point I can call it a skirt. The fit is divine; the big trick is to not overestimate how much increase I need to get over my hips and butt. So, I did steady but small increases over a series of rows to get the fit right.

June 9, 2015 We no longer have a skirt because the proportions got fucked so I frogged everything and started over. What we have now is a very cute top half of a dress and the two pieces that will become pockets. It’s gonna rock.

June 6, 2015 We’ve got a skirt! The top will be attached at the waist and worked up. I’m going for a 60s look on the dress, so an a-line skirt with a sheath dress top. So far, so good.

May 30, 2015 Did someone say cute ass dress? Because this is gonna be a cute ass dress.