Blue Lagoon dress

So amidst my knitting projects I have something involving crochet and sewing going on. I'm taking a Draping class and for the final project I have to create...something. I chose to make a dress with crocheted flowers around the neckline and hip. Check it out:

These are pictures of the prototype, just made out of muslin:

A close-up:

These are the crocheted flowers that will be around the neck and hips. They're made with a G hook and LionBrand Incredible in Blue Shades.
Here's the top of the dress pinned together with the flowers. I'm not 100% sure I love the flowers how they are, the light blue seems weird in combination with the dark flowers...but I'm hoping that once the flowers around the hip is added, that it will bring it all together.
(see the little girl standing in the corner? She's my dress form for my functional project, I'm making a size 5 girls swim suit)


Side view of the dress, see the gradation of the blues? and I really like the princess line, it's very flattering.

It's my hopes that this dress will be my entry into the Boston Globe My Prom competition. I think if I like how the dress comes out (and I do already!) then I'm going to submit the design. I'll have to draw up three sketches of it and submit it, but if I get chosen I'll get a $500 budget and a high-schooler to make it for! That'll be fun, and look awesome in my portfolio. They're going to chose 4 designs and there aren't too too many schools who will be participating. I hope I get chosen, but truthfully, there are so many talented girls in my class alone that I'd be happy for them if they got picked too (although I really wanna win!). I'm definately going to have to get my Professor's help with the sketches. It's been so long since I took her illustration class that I'm worried I've forgotten how to draw(ok, ok, last semester, but that was like 6 months ago, and that's a long time to not draw).

So tomorrow I'll have more of an update. Hopefully I'll be able to get the skirt cut out and most, if not all of it sewn. I still have about 30 more flowers to make, not to mention sewing them all on afterwards.

I haven't updated in sooo long, I can't believe it. How disappointing :o( Knitting this semester has been a challenge. I've gotten the chance to get some in, but there have been weeks when I haven't had to oppotunity to play pick up sticks.
Currently I'm working on 2 main projects, with the log cabin blanket alway in the background. I started making the Irish Hiking Scarf in KnitPicks Wool of the Andes in Hush for Luis' mom for christmas, and I'm making Luis a pair of socks in KnitPicks Essential in Ash. The socks have proven interesting because I haven't been using just one pattern. I couldn't find a men's pattern that had the number of stitches I had cast on (80) and the heel shaping I wanted, so I've been taking from 2 different books and a website.

I've had to do a lot of sewing this semester, but nothing really fun. I made a pair of pants in Functional Clothing class, but in Draping it's mostly been muslin drafts. My draping project will be really fun though (hopefully..) because I am incorporating some crocheted flowered into the neckline and waist/hips.

But unfortunately my next couple of days is going to be consumed with Consumer Economics (Major Purchase research paper and an exam). Next post will be soon and include pictures!