Funky Faery-inspired Clothing - a must knit!

[Rune and Raccoon]

Senjo Clothing

When I saw this line of clothing it opened up a whole brainstorm of DIY-ness! "I can make that!" -or- "I want that!" I kept finding myself saying over and over again. So...what does this have to do with knitting? Well, my fellow crafta's I am taking on the challenge to reproduce the Yosei Bolero! I searched through my stash of knitting magazines for the perfect base pattern to alter - finding a tie-front bolero from the Summer 2007 Knit.1 mag. I have decided that all I have to alter are the sleeves (making them longer) and adding a dramaticly long pointed hood. Simple!

Has anyone else ever attempted alterations like these? If so, please do tell!

Discuss: pattern alterations, trials and errors  

[knitting_needle_ninja]

Those are awesome!

I can't say I have any pattern alteration stories, since I don't/can't use patterns. I'm either gifted or mentally challenged in that way, depending on how you look at it.  

[Rune and Raccoon]

ForestGreen

Oh my, I am in love with the site you posted. I wish I could help you out with the alterations but I'm just a beginning knitter and still can't make anything more complicated than a rectangle yet.

That's alright! The hood is coming along quite well. In fact it is sort of going to be a huge triangle! biggrin