When the sky starts to get a bit
more rainy, the leaves begin to turn color, and the ghosties, ghouls,
and goblins start coming out to play.
This month, we'll be doing a make-a-long in the form of a Witch Hat!
You can sew this by machine, or by hand. By machine is ideal.
This video goes through the addendum to the materials list, and the
"light" version of this hat.
(Also, don't at me cause in the video I spelled addendum wrong. It was 4am when I finished editing this video. I think we need to live with a few imperfections)
We have some cottagecore vibes and
construction instructions for you, for those early fall and first half
of October vibes.
So, grab your cozy drink of choice, grab your scraps, and let's get
stitching!
Join me in seeing the process of how to make this GIANT HAT!
I need a
broad brimmed hat to keep the sun off in the summer, and this dark brown
felt hat certainly does the job!
You can style a broad hat like this many ways, adding flowers, greebles,
and it certainly gives some Cad Bane vibes (Star wars for you
cosplayers out there)
I know this is a fast one, but it gives you a peek into the process.
I'm here to bring you this sewing mini series, loosely based on the Fallout video game franchise, in a two part series of
making, and drafting my own cosplay based on the Fallout series of
games, but more inspired in the styles of a Siren Suit from the 1940s.
So, Grab your Nuka Cola, and come with me on this sewing and pattern
drafting adventure!
In this video there are a few sewing tips, including some info for first
time serger users.
Teaser project trailer:
Part 1: Drafting, Game design from Fallout 4 vs Siren Suit design, Design elements
Part 2: Construction and reveal with cinematic ending
Time to Crawl out Through the Fallout, and everything will be Okey Dokey!
On this segment, of the Wheel of Time Craft-Along Challenge, we're going
to take you through the basic pattern, and knitting details, for the
final construction of the knitted version of my Aes Sedai shawl.
This includes fiber types, knitting techniques and design elements.
Remember, you can use whatever materials you have available to you, and
you do not have to spin your own yarn for this project.
Based on the original book series by Robert Jordan, and hopefully the
shawls will be seen in the TV series Wheel of Time in the second season.
To join in the challenge, and to be added to the playlist, please use #WoTcraftalong
Added acknowledgement: Thank you to Bernadette Banner for the
inspiration, getting me to look into the show, find the books (again)
and for the inspiration to wanting to do this project.
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The knitting pattern is as forward:
cast on 3 stitches
knit row
knit 1, knit forward back increase, knit forward back increase, turn
you should have 5 stitches on your needles at this point
knit 1, and knit forward back increase to the end of the row, turn your
work around
you should have 9 stitches on the needles
**knit 3, place stitch marker, yarn over increase, knit till you have 3
stitches left, yarn over, add stitch marker, knit to the end of row,
turn
knit 3, after marker purl row to next marker, knit last 3 stitches, turn
Repeat series of instructions from ** till your shawl is as big as you
want it
Knit last 3 rows all the way across rows when you are happy with the
size
I wanted to get you a better diagram of the elements of the Aes Sedai shawl, as described from the books, and I'm hoping they will be in the show at some point.
For those of you who are making one of your own, just remember there is no time limit to this craft along this time.
To showcase your work, please use the hashtag #wotcraftalong
For those of you in the Costube community who want to make one, if you are making one, through the usual channels on Discord, if you are interested, please @ me so I can set a realistic timeframe for reveals if you would like to add one to my reveal video.
If you are on Instagram, please use the hashtag #wotcraftalong so I can find your work.
If you are a Youtuber, and making one of these shawls for your own cosplay, please tag me on Youtube so I can also find your work.
Also keep in mind, you can use mixed methods of any material. You can weave, knit, crochet, or sew to make one.
You can use natural fiber, or acrylics. You could even make one out of scraps, using patchwork techniques for quilting to make your shawl.
If anyone has questions, or needs a bit of help, please comment below.
For reference I used a very, very barebones basic knitting pattern to make it.
Edit: I have since added several videos on YouTube, for the construction, spinning, knitting pattern, and information regarding the books and the premise of the TV show on Prime.
Come join me on the journey, by watching the videos below (in construction sequence order):
Introduction to the challenge, tv show, and books:
Knit-with-me livestream:
Construction of the White Flame of Tar Valon pin:
Knitting Pattern (in video description), final construction and reveal in the snow:
