What I'm Wearing | Paneled Pencil Skirt + Cable Knit Sweater!
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I absolutely adore sweaters and pencil skirts. It's such a great way to quickly look pulled together and polished.
The sweater is from my closet. And the skirt is Vogue 8603. I originally made a denim pencil skirt from this pattern a few years ago.
When I bought this sweater knit fabric from Mood Fabrics.com, I had something else in mind for it. But as it turns out from time to time, an online fabric purchase is exactly what you thought it would be. I wanted to use the fabric for an actual sweater. But it felt too heavy for the pullover sweater that I had in mind. But nevertheless, I made it work into some entirely different. This paneled skirt.
I used the sweater knit and black ponteroma knit from my stash. I still added a zipper, but omitted the vent. Instead of this being a total loss and just another piece of fabric clogging up my stash, I "made it work". I think it was a great save and cool wardrobe addition for this fall.
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40 comments
Awesome skirt and like the pairing with a cable sweater.
ReplyDeleteI love the panels, I might need to get this pattern and whip up a skirt for myself!
ReplyDeleteThanks DWJ... you should!
DeleteNice skirt I love the effect of the panels against the black.
ReplyDeleteThanks Opal!
DeleteI love that skirt! Very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThanks Far!
DeleteGorgeous panel in the skirt! The colours really pop against the black sides.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karin!
DeleteI totally love this, and I totally might copy lol!
ReplyDeleteThanks Candice... you should!
DeleteYou did make it work and it rocks.
ReplyDeleteThanks velosewer!
DeleteWell done Erica...I love the colors!
ReplyDeleteThanks Monica!
DeleteFantastic look and I love the paneled skirt. Your shoes are the perfect special piece.
ReplyDeleteThanks Crystal!
DeleteToo cute Erica! What a very creative skirt! Love the combinations because you could wear this with so many colors! Great choices here!
ReplyDeleteThanks Myra!
DeleteLove the simplicity of the skirt. It pops! Also, those shoes are so perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love the skirt!
ReplyDeleteThanks Missmelanie!
DeleteI love this fabric in this skirt. I would never have put the two together.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah!
DeleteGorgeous skirt! I love how you paired it with the sweather...it really brings out the colors in the panel portion.
ReplyDeleteThanks Levone!
DeleteLove this combo. Great use of the colorful knit fabric.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda!
DeleteI just pinned a panelled pencil skirt the other day, I thought it would be a great way to use up smaller bits of fabric. Yours looks great, it will work with so many tops.
ReplyDeleteThanks Allison!
ReplyDeleteI love this skirt pattern too. Love the combination of fabrics with the blue sweater. Great look.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gail!
DeleteHey Erica! I'm doing some Sunday blog reading so you'll see multiple comments from me today!! Anyway, I love the idea of the knit skirt! I saw a beautiful version in one of these mail order catalogs that randomly show it in my mailbox and I thought I'd make a super easy one-seam quicky version out of a heavy stretchy sweater knit. I was also thinking about making a version similar to yours with ponte and faux leather!Yes, m'ammm! lol Though I've never worked with faux leather before. That being said I love your version!
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Thanks Su!
DeleteThis skirt is great!!!!! Love it
ReplyDeleteThanks Neeno!
DeleteYou look fantastic. What a fun skirt!!! You hair is giving me so much life. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dr. Reginia!
DeleteI really like the idea of the sweater panel. I am adding this to my inspiration board :-) work it girl!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Angelina!
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