Knitting vs Sewing

Probably it is obvious that I like knitting better than sewing. Knitting gives me a sense of accomplishment. Mistakes in knitting can be easily corrected and knitting is so portable! Whenever I go to my MIL’s place, I bring my knitting bag with me; as DS can easily stay there for hours, I would die of boredom otherwise.

My sewing library is much bigger than my knitting library and so is my sewing stash. But I have to confess than my sewing skill is not at my expectation at all. I can draw sketch, make prototypes that look like my sketches; I can draft pattern and drape fabric on a dressform; I can make a perfectly fitted prototype. But when it comes to the actual act of putting the pieces together — sewing, I’m at loss. Most of my sewing projects end in frustration.

My latest failure is a viscose jersey dress. The bright green color is lovely, the fit and shape are perfect. I drafted the pattern based on a RTW dress. But the gusset destroyed the whole project. I should have known that I don’t have the skill to sew a gusset on a serger…