Black Is The New Black!

Happy Friday-- Today I'm posting as part of the Shades of Me series put on Welcome to the Mouse House and Petit a Petit and Family. There are only two rules-- you have to put together an outfit in your color, and you have to sew something for yourself.

 I elbowed quite a few bloggers out of the way to snag myself a spot on the 'black' list, since that's what I wear anyways

 The main sewing I did for this outfit was refashioning the pants. I had picked up a pair of pants that fit perfectly, but were too long and too flared for my taste. (anyone's taste really). Here's a before:

I also made the hat and gloves just for this challenge. Most of the families hats are piled into our "It's freezing outside" bin that sits next to our front door. The hats are shared by the whole family, so it's nice to have one that's just for me.

 The hat is crochet with this beautiful faux-knit stitch. I love how the fabric is much thicker (I would say double or triple the thickness) of a knit hat, but it still has a streamlined look. The fingerless gloves are a simple 1x1 rib. You can get a no-knit fingerless glove tutorial here!

The bag, of course is the Tulika Tote.

The scarf is my absolutely favorite part of the outfit, and the only thing really has any color (sorry!). I wrote a little about making the scarf last year . It's gigantic, cuddly and cozy and I just love remember all the heart that went into it. I did weave in each and every end just for these pictures though!

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