so much for 'resting up'....

I spent most of last week thoroughly exhausted.  My back has been playing up and when it gets like this I find it difficult to sleep...so, every day without exception, there was I was wide awake at 3.30am with back ache!!! 

I had planned to have a very quiet, go nowhere, do nothing weekend, but it seems I'm not too good at that!!!

So, to passed a few hours today I cut out view A of my Simplicity 1805 pattern that I ordered a few months ago.  

3 simple pieces, some striped jersey I had knocking about (bought months ago from good ole trusty Minerva Crafts) and at least 20,000 pins to stop the bugger slipping about!!!

I remembered to change my needle to a ball point one, I usually forget this type of thing then wonder why things go pear shaped! I also tried out some 'stretch stitches' on my ancient machine...now...I did carry on using them but I'm not sure I like how they look and as this was a 'muck about project' I also decided to have a go with my rolled hem foot...now there's a fiddly little thing!!!! but...ooooooo it does give a lovely neat hem!!! Just not too sure this was the project for it!!!  still, you live n learn and at least I've ended up with a wearable garmet.

If I make this up again I'll definitely be narrowing the neckline - this pattern is so wide its boarderline an 'off the shoulder' affair!!! And I'd make it a bit longer... but all in all, not to bad for a few hours work, trying new stitches n wotnot when I was supposed to be resting up!!!!

 lol - outrageous 'selfie' taking !!!

 amazed just how straight I managed to keep them there stripes!

 not that VERY wide neckline! the next one(s) will be much narrower