This was a dress that I saw on Hel Looks. As my mum is a knitter I showed her the picture as a sort of look-how-awesome-this-is situation & she said she could make it. In fact, she wanted to make it. After taking the picture to her friend in the wool shop they decided cotton/bamboo/wool would work best and to knit on a loop & with HUGE needles. Now I don't understand knitting (I know, bad textiles student) but when you ask me to saw off the end of two HUGE needles and then gaffa tape a piece of aquarium tubing to make a set of circle needles, now that I can do.
It's hard to walk in & I'm teaching my friends to pull threads through after they catch on things, but there's something powerful & yet sort of damsel-in-distress-help-I-can't-walk-here about it. Sort of like wearing DMs. Orders to my mum.
Also I want to sell my Blackmilk Atonomist leggings because they hang there & stare at me crying because I don't wear them enough so I want someone who loves them more to have them. & also I want some liquid leggings but funds are a tad tight after summer. If you're interested I'm thinking say...£30? But I'm open to offers. E-mail me: neonpeg@gmail.com
Sorry this post has taken so long. My friend asked me to guest with his band next week so we've been practicing like crazy & every cover I bring up (Bigmouth Strikes Again, The Smiths or Jezebel, Dizzee Rascal or Jerk It Out, The Caesars) they all hate. & having had my photography teacher tell me, when I confessed about the whole jumping-through-hoops/testing-the-waters thing when applying to University, he said I should just fuck it & start a band. If only I had talent.
Lets tick boxes
that dress is killer and for the price of some wool! can't complain. you're mum sounds like a dude. my gf tried to teach me to knit but i kept forgetting
ReplyDeleteYour Mum sounds cool :) I taught myself to knit and crochet from the internet but all I can do is squares, rectangles and bad circles. So I have a lot of scarves, blankets and oddly-shaped hats.
ReplyDeleteWhen I got to Bristol last year I joined knitting soc but the meetings were too far away so I started my own little knitting group. We mainly ate biscuits and tied my flatmate up in wool but it was really nice!
your mum is clearly a legend. as is that dress - i mean, seriously? SO HOT.
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Well your mum is amazing isn't she! That dress is bloody amazing!
ReplyDeleteyou mum sounds amazing & so is that dress!
ReplyDeletehope your guest slot with the band went ok & you agreed on songs...bigmouth strikes again would be a brilliant cover no doubt! ha, your photography teacher sounds great too :)
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