Remember my little charcoal Jade skirt? and how I mentioned I needed wanted it in a heap more colours? well, to cut to the chase, ta-da!
Pattern; the Jade skirt by Paprika Patterns. Now I’ve always said Vogue 1247 is my favourite pattern for a little winter skirt… well. It’s early days and I can’t say this pattern has usurped that princely position just yet, but it’s peeping over Vogue 1247’s shoulder, and sneaking its hand quietly up to the crown. It doesn’t have pockets, true; but it’s fun and cute and different from just about everything else out there, and for stretchy knits I reckon it comes pretty close to the perfect little winter skirt.
below; the lining perfectly matches my tights for some reason, oh yeah, because it’s cut from the leftovers
Fabric; a silk/cotton knit from KnitWit in a rich bordeaux purple, and lined with black stretch polyester, the same stuff I make all my tights from. It appears slightly browny-rusty coloured in these pictures but trust me, it’s really rich wine/purple. I initially honed in on this exact fabric in a very nice, mossy swampy green, then thought a bit more about the skirts I already have and the colour of tops I have… see, trying to plan a bit more, be more, what’s the buzzword of the moment? o yeah… intentional about this and not so spontaneous and frivolous and crazy impulsive. Sensible, even! So this is a very handy colour, new to my wardrobe but still toning in very nicely with tonnes of things in there quite beautifully, and I’m trying to push away naughty thoughts of zooming straight back over to KnitWit and snapping up some of that nice moss-green anyway. Still thinking about it, but trying not too. Semi successfully. I’m giving myself a month, and if I’m still dreaming about that mossy green, then I’m giving in; but in the meantime I’m going to be strong and RESIST.
Because there were faults in the fabric, the lady in KnitWit kindly gave me a little extra, so I still have enough left of this purply knit for a top of some kind, though probably with contrasting sleeves… so am giving some thought to black pleather, or even olive suedette or something like that.
In the meantime I have a zillion other things on my list too; gotta get cracking. Just too many ideas, and not enough time!
Details:
Skirt; Paprika Patterns Jade skirt, in reddish purple cotton/silk knit
Top; the twist top from Pattern Magic 1 by Tomoko Nakamichi, in bottle green ponte, details here
Bodysuit (under); Closet Case patterns Nettie; in paprika stretch polyester, details here
Tights; own design, black stretch polyester, details here, and my tutorial for making your own tights pattern here
Shoes; made by me, details here
That skirt has very cool front detail. I can see why you like it! The colour is lovely too. It reminds me of red wine and that can’t be bad!
I can see why the pattern is wrangling for the top spot! It’s interesting but still looks easy to wear. You do minis so well!
I have this pattern somewhere and I look at yours and get the “I wants”! I also have that exact same fabric from Knitwit, but rest easy, not going to copy you (well, maybe, the temptation is strong…). I love your whole outfit, and the look, just gorgeous.
I love this pattern ! It’s maque beautiful skirt !
thank you Liochka! 🙂
that skirt is very cute and I love the wine color – which I find works as a neutral for me (since I don’t wear tan or beige) You are tempting me to get this pattern 🙂
Beautiful as always Caroline – on trend, beautifully constructed and what a fit! You are always so amazing at fit as well.
thank you so much Kathleen! xx 🙂
Cute little skirt. Love the color.
Such a cute skirt! The colour is beautiful.
Ooh nice! Love the colors of the whole outfit but especially that skirt. It is such a nice design made up… so very tempting…
I like the pattern more and more, it’s true, it is so different and interesting! The color is great, in my mind everything purply is great, but this skirt has a top position on the list!
It’s easy to see why this skirt is bumping out the V1247 as it is so awesomely cute, yet elegant with a twist of unusual. Oh, how you must miss those pockets though. Can pockets be added to this somehow? Top is a perfect choice with this terrific skirt! 🙂
A great colour for such a cute skirt.
Great skirt – I have this pattern on my pined list and just bought some of the knitwit silk cotton in blue. The green and brick red really appealed to me as well. Lovely to see it made up.
Looking lovely! And it looks perfect with that draped top!
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