Mending and knitting for Valentine's love

It’s a Valentines post and I start it with HATE. You read it: HATE! In this Valentine’s post you will find soft pink items but no cute heart shaped gifts only broken skirts and i-cords full of mistakes.

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Let me explain.
I am one of these persons that has a huge wardrobe full of skirts and cardigans, dresses, and sweaters, but many of these garments are waiting for daylight. Instead I am constantly wearing the same I guess six or seven skirts in heavy rotation. During winter my most loved skirt is made from a very thick and stiff woven fabric. It reaches my calves, has pleats and huge pockets. And I have it three times :-DDD One in black, one in red and a soft pink one. These skirts live in my wardrobe for many years and I already have them altered to be bigger and smaller (before I new how to sew). But I still love them very much. I can wear thick tights beneath them, and I do not need to carry a bag, I simply put my sell phone and key in one of the deep pockets. Perfect for a snowy hike in the forest. Often, I wear them with calf high boots and that’s how the disaster took place. The hem of the pink skirt got caught in the buckle of the boots and ripped a tiny bit. I ignored it…. Wore the skirt and boots and it ripped again and again. And now I cannot wear it any longer as the complete hem is loose – cryyyyyyy.

Now the hate/love part of the Valentines post comes.
I hate to hand sew, no idea why, but I really really dislike it, say I hate it. So mending is something I intellectually like, but practically seldom do. I walk around the skirt, look at the hem. I put it on the sewing shelf, I search for the fitting thread. But nothing gets done. Nothing. And I hate myself for being so lazy and for not getting this task done.
Here the love parts start.

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Two weeks ago @marblely wrote a post about altering trousers with an invisible hem. And as so often I loved her clear explanation and photos. She always inspires me to care for my (or my mothers or my husbands) beloved garments and to mend them. Without her, there would be a lot of trousers from my mother still too long and some socks would have holes in them and and and. So, I dedicate this first part of the Valentines post to @marblely because…. Wootwoooooooot I mended the pink skirt with an invisible hem (funnily in German this invisible hem is called witches stitch).
Thank you so much @marblely for being here and writing your wonderful posts, for being my role model to try mending and for showing me the techniques <3 <3 I will think of you when I wear my beloved skirt <3

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But this is not all…. My Valentine’s post has another recipient: @muscara for always helping me with my crude knitting and crypto questions. I ask and she helps, always <3 This time I wanted to knit an i-cord bind off on an improvised wrap cardigan and I wanted to knit the tie for this cardigan in one go. I visualized knitting the i-cord for one front proceeding with the life stitches of the cardigan and then knitting the i-cord for the second front in one go, without sewing (read above: I hate hand sewing). And she found a solution 🎉 Thank you so much for having so much patience and for having so good ideas <3

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The hate part only relates to my own shortcomings: the i-cord I knitted looks as if moths has eaten it or as if a dog has mistaken it for a chewing toy. I guess I lost more stitches than I knitted (ok… I may exaggerate a bit), but honestly it does not look good. And the idea to cast off stockinette with an i-cord was also not my best: it rolls up and I fear is not wearable… I need to think about this (should I hope blocking will remedy the rolling, should I unravel and knit a ribbing, or should I sew the hem into the inside of the cardigan…?)

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So, dear needleworkers this is my very un-valentine Valentines post. But I thought appreciation need not necessarily be a pink heart, but to be on the safe side:
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Thank you @crosheille for initiating and @muscara and @marblely for hosting the #needleworkmonday. If you want to see more beautiful projects with yarn, fabric and most of all needles, follow @needleworkmonday. Or even better grab your needles and keyboard and join the #needleworkmonday community.

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My dear dear @neumannsalva, thank you so so much for the Valentine dedication <3 <3 <3 I am very humbled and happy! And I am so happy that you mended your skirt. I love the fabric and the design!!! You look so pretty in it and it looks brand new! Does it feel good to be able to continue wearing it? I always think it is such a waste to stop wearing a favourite garment because of something that can be fixed somewhat, although it may take more time and requires the right mood. I am really happy and glad for you! Happy Valentine's Day my dear <3

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Happy you like the skirt and I really mean it. Your post about the invisible ham was so timely. I read it and knew I had to try myself. It was so sad this skirt resided on my mending shelf and did not get any wear. Although I have this skirt (and its tow other sisters) for years I have not stopped loving it. Perhaps you remember my search of a sewing pattern which resembles this skirt... but still I have not managed to make one which fits as well (argh... sewing and fitting is still not easy for me).
So, thank you again for giving me this little push to finally get the hem done...
I even researched that it could be made with the sewing machine, but one needs a special sewing foot.

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Awesomr skirt, looks good on you. And, happy to both admins your Valentines needlework appreciation to them.

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Thank youuuu, I am also very happy I could repair the skirt and our admins are always so diligent and helpful.

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Thank you :) I love to help people! And the icord is something quite new to me, too - I learnt it some months ago. So it was a coincidence that I knew about it.

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But what a helpful coincidence... only the rolling of the hem 😱

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Hi neumannsalva, seeing you with the skirt made me want to make one for myself too, but sewing is not my specialty. It is really beautiful and looks great on you. Happy Valentine´s day

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THe skirt is really practical, I can hide thick tight under it and the huge pockets are also very nice. I still hope I will find a similar pattern and make another one for me... and I am sure you could also do it <3
thank you for the wonderful compliment and a Happy Valentine's Day to you too

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I really love how you presented your appreciation in this post. You always find clever ways to entertain us.

I love this style of skirt on you. So happy for the pink skirt being able to get out and get some air now that it’s mended.

I always love hearing how new skills and techniques are learned and used from reading each other’s posts. We are truly learning and growing as a community.

Thank you so much for entry. You are right, appreciation doesn’t have to be a pink heart :)

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This was such a coincidence that @marblely wrote about the invisible seam and I had this skirt which was in need of exactly this seam... and the same with the i-cord, which @muscara exactly now learned. I guess they both timed it, so that I could write the Valentine’s post 😂 (I am joking) I really love how supportive our community is and so the Valentine’s topic came naturally.
I hope you will have a possibility to celebrate Valentine’s Day in real live. I normally go out with my husband for dinner, but this will not be possible... not sure if we will cook something together this time or try to fetch something (restaurants are allowed to cook, but you have to pick it up)...

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Mending is not my favorite task, either, but I end up doing a lot of it. The skirts you described sound very comfortable and practical as well. It's always nice to own a few garments that get worn over and over just because one likes them so much.

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I have a book about mending and I love how they repair jeans with sashiko stitches or how they re-knit holes in knitted sweaters and and and... but in real life the repairs I need to do are seldom such lovely and stylish ones :-DDD But I feel with you with the mending <3

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