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And on the Fashionista Front...
Sep. 7th, 2008 11:48 amYesterday I ran a few errands, which ate up a lot of my day--one of the perils of carlessness. But I am missing my seam-ripper and hand sewing needles, which meant I really needed to get to a craft store to resupply. I declare, when I move I'm going to find about six seam rippers scattered about my apartment.
In the afternoon I walked down to the thrift shop at St. Teresa's. I didn't have any particular reason to go, except that I thought the exercise would be good for me (it's around 2 miles there and back) and after my mohair score earlier this week I was feeling lucky. They didn't have anything interesting in the craft shelf, so I did my usual tour of the women's clothes--and there I got lucky. There was a rayon dress of a style I already own (and like) in red-rose-on-black print. LOVE! The colors are such that it will work as fall-wear, and if I find a nice pair of slim-fitting black pants I might even be able to extend it into winter. (I realize that most people don't consider short-sleeved rayon dresses as winter wear, but I work in a room with two ovens, so...) And it only cost me $1.50. Bwahahaha!
I checked out the sweater rack next. I don't wear sweaters much anymore (see: room with two ovens, above), but I keep an eye out for ones that can be unraveled, felted, or otherwise be used as components. There were some wool sweaters, but none that I liked enough to want to unravel, and then I found IT. IT was a 100% cashmere sweater, and I (naturally) found it by touch. It was like...a kitten in garment form. And it was a lovely pale blue. And it was marked "Large". Now, I didn't expect it to fit me (I am somewhere north of Large) but it was $1 and I knew that if I absolutely could not fit into it (because if I could get into anything that warm and cuddly at all it was going straight into my 'comfy stuff to wear around the house' pile), I knew that it wouldn't be that hard for me to find a friend who wanted it. Also, did I mention that it was a cashmere sweater for $1?
So I got it home and as I was getting ready for bed I tried it on and....IT FITS. Against all odds, really. Except the length of the arms make me wonder if it isn't a men's large, which generally run larger than women's. I don't mind at all, as the Basic Sweater is kinda unisex anyway and once I add a string of pearls and some Chanel #5 no one will be the wiser. *bliss* My first cashmere sweater! Now I just need it to get really really cold so that I can wear it.
Meanwhile, I am now very behind on my housework. Time to post this, and see about excavating my floor--I have some sewing projects I want to get started, and as things currently stand I don't have enough book-free living space to lay out the fabric. *sigh*
In the afternoon I walked down to the thrift shop at St. Teresa's. I didn't have any particular reason to go, except that I thought the exercise would be good for me (it's around 2 miles there and back) and after my mohair score earlier this week I was feeling lucky. They didn't have anything interesting in the craft shelf, so I did my usual tour of the women's clothes--and there I got lucky. There was a rayon dress of a style I already own (and like) in red-rose-on-black print. LOVE! The colors are such that it will work as fall-wear, and if I find a nice pair of slim-fitting black pants I might even be able to extend it into winter. (I realize that most people don't consider short-sleeved rayon dresses as winter wear, but I work in a room with two ovens, so...) And it only cost me $1.50. Bwahahaha!
I checked out the sweater rack next. I don't wear sweaters much anymore (see: room with two ovens, above), but I keep an eye out for ones that can be unraveled, felted, or otherwise be used as components. There were some wool sweaters, but none that I liked enough to want to unravel, and then I found IT. IT was a 100% cashmere sweater, and I (naturally) found it by touch. It was like...a kitten in garment form. And it was a lovely pale blue. And it was marked "Large". Now, I didn't expect it to fit me (I am somewhere north of Large) but it was $1 and I knew that if I absolutely could not fit into it (because if I could get into anything that warm and cuddly at all it was going straight into my 'comfy stuff to wear around the house' pile), I knew that it wouldn't be that hard for me to find a friend who wanted it. Also, did I mention that it was a cashmere sweater for $1?
So I got it home and as I was getting ready for bed I tried it on and....IT FITS. Against all odds, really. Except the length of the arms make me wonder if it isn't a men's large, which generally run larger than women's. I don't mind at all, as the Basic Sweater is kinda unisex anyway and once I add a string of pearls and some Chanel #5 no one will be the wiser. *bliss* My first cashmere sweater! Now I just need it to get really really cold so that I can wear it.
Meanwhile, I am now very behind on my housework. Time to post this, and see about excavating my floor--I have some sewing projects I want to get started, and as things currently stand I don't have enough book-free living space to lay out the fabric. *sigh*
