What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Kick Up Your Heels! The Semester's Almost Over

Dress:  Cabbages and Roses
Shirt:  Rivamonti
Tights:  Hue
Boots:  La Canadienne

What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Same Dress, Day 2

Shirt:  Les Copains (Trend)
Dress:  Comme des Garcons
Tights:  Wolford
Boots:  Aquaitalia

What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Same Haircut, Different Styling

Jacket:  Gucci (mom-me-down)
Dress:  Comme des Garcons
Tank top (not really seen):  Hanro
Tights:  Wolford
Boots: Aquaitalia
Scarf:  no label

What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Totally Professorial

Dress: Junya Watanabe
Stockings:  wool without a name
Boots:  Aquaitalia

What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Casually Subversive

Hoodie:  Brooklyn Industries (from back when they made things in the USA)
T-Shirt:  3 Dots
Skirt:  Comme des Garcons
Stockings:  don't know the make, but they're wool
Boots:  Aquaitalia

Not Five Minutes Later

I bought this pattern...

Now it's time to knit.

Sublimating Rage/Grief/Fear Through Making

I know I don't need to say what so many of us have expressed over the past few days, but it has been heartening to read so many posts and comments about the election* and know that we are there for each other and readying ourselves for the battle ahead.

Other than the potential loss of liberty we're all facing, I've been obsessed with making things and planning them out.  To that end I've recently purchased the following patterns.  Sure, I have a lot of patterns already, but if I really transform the big feelings I have right now into completed projects, I'm gonna whip through that stash tout de suite!

I finally did it and bought this culottes pattern.  Everyone seems to be offering discounts, and since I'm not engaging in most types of retail therapy, this feels pretty good.

Andrea Mowry of Drea Renee Knits offered a 50% discount on one of her self-published patterns, and this one had been in my Favourites folder on Ravelry for awhile.  Can't help but think the name "Sheltered" is appropriate here.

Photo by Andrea Mowry

And then, I got an unexpected gift of this pattern from Olive Knits for commenting on her Instagram post about how we were going to make the world a better place after the election.  As if there weren't enough things to make me cry; at least they're tears of gratitude.

Photo by Marie Greene

I have another cowl that's waiting to be blocked as well as some wrist warmers and a cape/shrug that are almost done.  Last weekend I made the West Water Tunic by Sam Lamb (photos to follow, really), and this weekend I'll be working on another sewing project (a holiday gift).  Plus, I think I just might cast on for these legwarmers with the YOTH Mother yarn I picked up at Squam in June...

Photo Interweave LLC

In fact, I'm going to buy the book November Knits because I took it out of the library and there were at least ten patterns I wanted to knit from it.  Of course I'll be trying to get the book through my local bookstore (although I just saw it was on deep discount from Interweave itself...).

And yes, I've already given to the ACLU, and the ladyfriend set up a monthly donation to the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto because we're all going to need some mental health help.

*To the person who commented on Fringe Association recently about having survived 8 years of Obama, I want to say, "Oh, you survived providing health care for those who had none (like my son), social services for those who needed them (maybe even you), and getting us out of a recession caused by Dubya and his cronies?"  I had other choice words, but I'll practice restraint.  I didn't say anything on the Fringe Association blog because it wasn't the place to do so.  I want to respect Karen's space.  She handled it well.

What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: See One, Play One

Hat:  No label
Sweater:  unknown (no label)
Skirt:  Maria Calderara
Tights:  Wolford
Boots:  Aquaitalia

What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Disbelief

Dress:  Yohji Yamamoto
Shirt:  Rivamonti
Tights:  Wolford
Boots:  Aquaitalia

What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: I Knew These Colours Would Look Great Together!

Sweater:  Self-drafted patter,n knit by yours truly
Skirt:  Brooklyn skirt from Seamwork magazine, sewn by yours truly
Tights:  Hue
Boots: La Canadienne

What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Retro Traveler

Dress: Lauren by Ralph Lauren
Coat:  Water Off a Duck's Back
Hat:  Eric Javits
Boots: La Canadienne