yarnstuffs

Blocking is great but also the Temptation of waiting...

That project with those small mistakes in them that make you feel bad everytime you see them? Proof that even in this machine and AI driven world, you can still make something wonderful by hand.

Those stitches you dropped? Great practice for remaining calm and problem solving, even when you need a break to do so!

That project you have been staring at, but find too difficult to start? It's always nice to have a goal, and even better to take a chance and trust yourself!

It also applies to feathers and especially fur! In the hierarchy of moth tastiness vintage furs are very high on the list. They like fluffy things better than smooth tightly spun things, and they like dirty things better than material that's clean and full of sizing, so old furs are extremely edible as well as full of hiding places. And they will eat feathers, I've seen it :(

My two most recent crochet projects - I’m very proud of these, particularly the one on the left (which took so much planning and trial and error), because they're my own designs!

I'm most of the way through writing a pattern for that one, but I have stalled out on finishing it unfortunately :/ - maybe someday

Well, I still have 3 skeins of yarn left over, but I am done for now.

The original plan was to make trousers, but I don't think I want to do that anymore. Instead, I want to make the Bog Coat! Except, of course, the iconic pattern requires a fuckoff huge peace of fabric, and I do not have that. I have 2 narrow stripes. So I'm using the term "bog coat" to mean "simple T-shaped jacket with minimal sewing".

This is roughly what I thought I might do (sorry no schematic sketch but you get the idea):

But I still haven't washed the fabric, so depending on how much width I lose, I will have to revise that. I initially wasn't too sure about the horizontal stripes, but the more I think about it, the more I like it.

That leaves just one problem. Namely, lining.

I should probably line the jacket, both for structure, and because I think it will continue to shed (weaving made a mess like you wouldn't believe). But what to use?

My most trusted fabric store has a lyocell twill that looks interesting. It's smooth but not too shiny, and quite heavy; the listing says it's 160g/m². But supposedly still flowy. There's really nothing speaking against it, other than me being irrationally prejudiced against viscose fabrics.

I have narrowed it down to these colours that I can't chose between:

Listed as "ocre", a light sandy yellow.

Listed as "cinnamon", reddish brown.

And these 2 shades of green, one lighter, one darker.

BUT! Then I found this amazing checkered flannel, that is just. I mean look at it. Can you imagine it in combination with the green wool. Iron age vibes off the charts.

Pros: so cozy, would look cool I think. Cons: Cotton is really not great for the environment, and this is so cheap it can't have been produced ethically, the listing says this is printed??? tf, why isn't it woven.

So, in conclusion, help me chose?

I'm gonna go with the cinnamon, I think it will work best against the green. Moss and earth :)