Knit Happens, Sew What?

Okay, so I'm a knitter and I'm 21. Most people would think that odd, especially since I've been knitting since I was about 15. But, you know, knitting is very therapeutic and I can make awesome gifts for people with my craft. I guess this'll become a blog about my different projects, my new ideas, and maybe some random fun stuff here and there. Very soon, I am planning on starting a whole project to make 1 hat for each of the original 151 Pokemon, so there will be updates on that!

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Time to brush off my Tumblr with my latest cosplay!

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you are so cute and your cosplays are amazing

Aw thank you!! :) I love knowing people like my cosplays! Makes me want to keep doing it!

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Ok so my favorite thing about your RWBY cosplay is how confident you look in those pictures and it makes me happy keep up the amazing work friend!

This made me smile so much, you have no idea! I'm not that confident of a person except when I'm in cosplay. I don't know, just something about being somebody else for a day makes me feel confident.

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you look cute as hell just fyi!!!!!

Oh my god, thank you so much!! :D Its been so long since I posted something, but I'm glad that it was this. Hopefully I'll have the whole thing done soon

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So I know its been a WHILE since I posted anything but I’m super proud of this cosplay so far!!! New Ruby cosplay from Volume 4 concept art is almost done!! YEAH!!!

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Dear Dad

Dear Dad,

We didn’t always get along and we didn’t always see eye to eye. I know we fought a lot and we said some things we didn’t mean. I regret saying a lot of things to you. I regret not doing a lot of things for you; like taking you for a drive in my new car or making you a Jedi costume.

But could you blame me really? You weren’t exactly the easiest person to live with. We both had strong and conflicting personalities that were designed to fight. You would purposefully get me upset to see a reaction out of me and then be shocked when you got one.

That doesn’t mean that I didn’t love you. You were my dad. You did a lot of good for me. You took me to tennis lessons and hockey games, you got me into baseball and football, you always encouraged me to continue my cosplay towards a possible career in costume design.

You did so much for me and yet there will be so much that I will miss experiencing with you. You’ll never get to walk me down the aisle when I get married or give me a father-daughter dance at the reception, you’ll never get to meet or hold your future grandchildren, we’ll never watch another football, baseball, or hockey game again.

You were taken far too soon from us. And its not fair. Shit doesn’t always happen for a reason. You always told me that life wasn’t fair and god fucking damnit you were right.

Love,

Your favorite middle child, Katie

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And the Rapunzel wig is done! And yes I also know that this is like my first post in months. My god was this an ordeal though. 6 identical wigs, 3 pairs of pantyhose, 3 tubes of insulation foam, a buttload of hot glue, a role of duct tape, and about $50 worth of fake flowers later and its done. Also factor in a lot of crying, a lot of trial and error and lots of time on the internet looking at pictures and tutorials.

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Hello! I'm planning on cosplaying Ruby Rose very soon and I saw that you did a very good job making yours. I want to know some things before getting started on mine. What fabrics did you use when making your alternate Ruby costume? Did you follow any patterns? How long did it take you to make? Anything else I need to know? Thank you! <3

Hi there! So sorry this took so long for me to get back to you! I don’t think I ever got the email saying you sent this and I haven’t had much time to go on Tumblr lately!

Anyways! So I’m really terrible when it comes to picking out fabric. I just go to the fabric store and feel a bunch of fabrics in the color I want and briefly look at what its made of before picking. Basically if it feels comfortable and it looks like what the character is wearing, I’ll buy it.

As for using patterns, yes and no. For the cape I used the following pattern:

http://www.fleecefun.com/free-long-cape-pattern.html

There’s a short and long version, I used the short version for mobility purposes. For the skirt and the petticoat I used Simplicity Pattern #1427 in the shortest version. For the petticoat however I did add a bunched up ring of tulle near the bottom for extra volume like in the mid-length version on the pattern.

The under the bust vest type thingy, I just took scrap fabric and draped/pinned it to my dress form until I got the look that I wanted and could cut out of the real fabric I was using. Then I just hammered in the grommets (lots of em) and laced it up with some 1/4″ red ribbon.

The scarf was made like an infinity scarf and is just wrapped around my neck twice, I used left over fabric from the skirt. The shirt underneath was a shirt I found on clearance where I work and the leggings were work out leggings from Walmart for like $10 and the boots used to be brown/plaid Sketchers boots that I painted and got new laces for.

All-in-all, alternate Ruby took me about 2 days cause I had all the fabric I needed already from a previous project and just needed to get to Walmart and find the right under shirt. Plus it helped that I had the cape and boots from her regular costume.

I hope this helps! If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to ask and I’ll be sure to check Tumblr more often.

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1, 2, 11, and 15 yo

Thank you Biffle!

1. My first cosplay was JD from Scrubs. All it took was a set of scrubs from Walmart, lots of hair gel, a clipboard, stethoscope and a nametage.

2. My favorite cosplay will always be Ruby Rose! So far I have 2 out of her 5 outfits done and will hopefully be finishing the others soon!

11. My Elsa cosplay definitely took me the longest. Mostly because of having to do a ton of things multiple times after screwing it up. Really it was the cape that took the longest though because the 30,000 rhinestones had to be glued on one at a time.

15. Currently I'm working on a casual Naoto cosplay, Ruby Rose's school uniform, Hikaru from Angelic Layer, Tsugumi from Soul Eater Not!, and Maka from Soul Eater. At least some part of each of these costumes is done so far.

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COSPLAYER QUESTIONS

1: What was your first cosplay?

2: Favorite thing to cosplay?

3: Have you ever been in a panel at a convention?

4: How many people do you think you met because of cosplaying?

5: What do you think makes a 'good cosplay'?

6: Have a cosplay blog?

7: Ever done a group cosplay?

8: Couple's cosplay?

9: When did you start cosplaying?

10: Would you consider yourself good at cosplaying?

11: Which cosplay took you the longest time to make?

12: Shortest time to make?

13: Do you like Genderbent/AU cosplays?

14: List all of your cosplays.

15: Are you currently working on something?

16: Would you, if given the chance, cosplay at school/work?

17: Do any of your IRL friends cosplay?

18: What does your family think of it?

19: Do you consider cosplay an art?

20: Have you ever had to get help with a cosplay?

21: Least favorite thing to cosplay?

22: Ever been in a cosplay contest?

23: First con that you cosplayed at?

24: What's your definition of 'cosplay'?

25: Favorite tumblr cosplay ask blog?

26: Ever cosplay an inanimate object?

27: Who is your cosplay headcanon of your favorite character?

28: What is your 'Cosplay First Aid Kit' (what you use to repair a cosplay)?

29: Would you go pro?

30: Who is your favorite professional cosplayer?

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And Lindsay's hair is done!

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I know I haven't been very active lately, but soon I will have some new stuff to post.

I guess the big reason for my inactivity is something that makes me really happy and that I never want to let go of. I may be jinxing it, but I really hope this is it.

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And so here is the start of a little Kdin Jenzen doll for con season! Got his hair and body done, just need to make his outfit now! Proud of how he came out

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And Ryuko Matoi is done for now! Will get around to making the glove and half scissor eventually, but otherwise happy!

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Just gonna say it again, I'm super happy still.

Here's hoping it never ends.

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And Naoto's female winter school uniform is finished!!! :D

Sew What Cosplay Facebook Page

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So Jack should be getting the box with the new RvB hats in it tomorrow for everyone and I'm kinda nervous about what Jack'll think about it atrocious Elite hat...