The jumper knitted up pretty fast due to the large needles and the holes were just the size I wanted them. Although it was a rather tedious process (4 straight days of knitting) I am pleased with the result. It looks messy in some places but this was to be expected when working with bin bags. Looking back now I wonder if it would have looked more effective in black, however the skirt is made from black bin bag and my last garment was all black so it's probably good I moved away from it.
The under skirt was the most challenging thing to construct. I had never made anything using a commercial pattern before so I was excited to try it but also quite apprehensive. I used the size 10 pattern which fits my mannequin and a black wool crepe material. I feel I followed the instructions well and I eventually came out with a skirt I'm rather happy with. The only issue is that I caught it on the waistband which created a small pleat but besides this and the tiny bit of hand sewing I need to do by the zip I'm very proud of what I have created.
The bin bag overlay was very simple. I just took a bin bag and cut it so it was about the right size and just began stretching it. I pulled at it to create the interesting textures that I had explored in my sample on a much larger scale. I ended up having two layers as the first piece I did wasn't quite as long as I wanted it so I put that on top of another piece. However I feel this enhances my design as it adds an element of layering to my design, as well as wrap, reveal and stretch.
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