sewing Blythe socks, part two

My number one jam this month has been making little Blythe socks. I have made... so many, it's sickening. I want to estimate I've made about 75 pairs in many varying lengths and colors.

One reason I made so many is that I've wanted to re-enforce my hand-sewing skills and just practice a lot, with the aim to increase my comfort level with sewing in general. Another reason is that I want to send a bunch of them to my bestie L, who also collects Blythes. Her doll family and mine are comparable in number, so I want to send lots of colors and various lengths to beef up her sock supply. So many tiny plastic feet to cover...

The power I feel is unholy. Immeasurable. When I think about how I can just make socks to match any outfit if I want to, I turn into a demon and begin howling at the moon.

My girls' sock collection is motley, you know? Many of the pairs I have are a decade old, at least, and naturally my aesthetic tastes have meandered a bit over the years. It's really nice to have this infusion of new options.

I've also been working on tights, which is a step up in terms of difficulty and time. I'll post about that soon!

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acnh drip

I had a nice, chill birthday! I bought that rotary cutter set I linked in my last post and it's a game-changer for me. Sewing clips have saved me already.

I'm still hyperfixated on sewing (😅) but I wanted to divert course momentarily to post a compendium of some of my favorite outfits I've worn in Animal Crossing New Horizons.

Which I'm still playing! Not with 100% regularity, but in months-long bursts with breaks in between. I'm actually a year behind in the game, so it's August 2021 on my island. I don't know about y'all, but the way so many people had virtually complete islands decorated to the max with all the hard-to-attain items just two weeks after the game was released actually killed my own motivation and desire to play. So I didn't for months at a time, between smaller periods of energy/inspiration. Thus I got quite behind. But I got back into it again during the fall/winter, and I got very into adding to my Amiibo card collection, and got into screenshotting my dressups every day.

So: some ACNH drip! I named each fit.

This dressup screenshotting tendency of mine is likely brought to you by how much I still, to this day, miss Poupeegirl. (Of course there's Bentewee and also there was the Dolly Collection app. I did both for a few months, but it's not the same experience as Poupeegirl, imo.) I think Poupeegirl heavily influenced the way I dress my Blythes. I even mentioned it as an influence here several years back.

Must say my favorite dressup items in ACNH include the berry beret, the mustard pleather ankle booties, the lavender glasses (both round and hexagon frames), the ballet shoes (any color), and the basket purse. My island rep's almost always in double braids.

All right, I'm off to do more sewing.

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Taurus szn

My birthday's this coming Saturday. Good golly, I'm getting long in the tooth. I think you would not guess my age if you looked at me (although you might clock the ever-present dark circles under my eyes and wonder if I had recently taken a 2x4 to the face -- no, that's just how I look, permanently: severely malnourished, and/or haunted).

Anyway, it's been some years since I posted a wish list here. I thought I'd do so, since it seemed fun and I'm feeling post-y.

( iron | mini ironing board | lavender rotary cutter set | pastel highlighters | cloud-shaped mini cutter | grid print memo pads | lavender pen/pencil case | BL Metamorphosis vol. 2 | Fender guitar pick set | shell pink Fender x Kyser capo )

One gander at this image and you can tell what my fixations are: sewing, stationery (for journaling purposes mainly), and playing the guitar. I think you can also tell I like lavender/lilac right now. In that way it's kind of like a map of my brain!

I didn't actually ask for all of these things from those who always treat me. I've already bought the pink capo for myself, and will probably scoop the lavender rotary cutting set with the gift card my grandma always gives for birthdays. I asked for my dad to re-string my acoustic guitar as my gift and am stoked about that.

I've been a little too spendy this past month, between buying fabric and stationery supplies, so mostly I'm hoping to have a frugal May!

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