Finished Costume

I love how my costume turned out. I am very happy with it. The components were: the sweater, lab coat, scarf, green pants, red converse, and glasses. Also the pens in the pocket, ID, and her ponytail. If I were to do this project again I would make functional buttons on the sweater instead of using velcro. It was stiff and would have looked better if I had buttoned it up. I also didn't like how long it was, but I was glad I had the perfect color. Because it was a size XXL it fit me weird around the shoulders, but you couldn't tell with the lab coat.
The lab coat was great. It had a breast pocket for pens and a lower pocket to attach the ID to. I would have wanted it clipped instead of attached with bobby pins, but I made it work. I think that it wouldn't have made much of a difference if I wore a collared shirt under the cardigan, but it would have been really hot to wear all those layers, so I am glad I didn't add that.
I also wish my shoes were more red than maroon, but I chose to go with my personal preference for the shoes I will be wearing on a regular basis. I also wish I knew someone with an inhaler that I could have used.
I don't know how much time I spent. There was the class field trip and making the cardigan in class. The scarf I worked on in class and at random times during the day, but it was the longest part. I shopped online for the shoes, printed the ID, and finally dressed for (and participated in) the fashion show. The money I spent was close to $70 ($30 on loom/knitting kit; $20 for yarn; $5 on the cardigan; $15 shoes).
The challenges I faced were minimum. I wasn't very pressed for time. I needed a lot of help from Sister Dooley with making my cardigan. I also was frustrated with my scarf when it started to curl. I had already started making it with a shorter width, but the curl made it 1/3 of the width. I also didn't put tassels on the scarf, which I would have done if I had more time.
I am proud that I finished this costume and put it all together, but I am most proud of my scarf. It was the second thing I ever knit on the loom, but the first that I actually finished. Now that I have a kit, I am going to use it a lot and experiment with it. I also learned how important the little things matter. They add up to complete the costume's final look. It pays to go the extra mile.
I am going to miss this class and challenging myself and coming closer to Sister Dooley and my classmates.

Costume Progress

I am finished with my sweater and I noticed that there is a bit of a purple stain, but it isn't very noticeable. I am happy the costume department had the kind of buttons I was looking for and that they were all matching. I wish I had made the buttons functional instead of using velcro, but I'm glad I learned how to do that. It was hard sewing the buttons on over the velcro.

I am getting the hang of knitting my scarf, but I still have a long way to go. I have to be very mindful of when to switch colors, because they aren't all the same length.

I am not going to wear a collared shirt under my cardigan or make/find a bow tie.

Starting Costume Project

I am following the outfit Osgood wears in the first episode she is in, which gives the best impression of who she is as a character (at least at that point in the plot). To start, I have glasses and green pants for my Osgood costume. I also ordered dark red, converse-style shoes (which were about $15, but I also didn't buy them solely for my costume)
I plan on using a white lab coat from the costume shop. I'll put pens in the pocket and clip on an id that I can print out really quick and easy.





















I already started making the scarf, which is fun. The loom/knitting kit was just over $30 and 6 different colored balls of yarn was around $20. I didn't buy the beige color, so I just ignore it and lengthen the colors around it to compensate. I use one or two different pictures as a reference of what color and length to use, but I don't know how long it will turn out to be. I want to wrap it around twice, but because I made it with a shorter width I will probably make it long enough to wrap three times, like in the picture, to give it a more full look.
I bought a shirt at Goodwill to turn into her cardigan. I already cut right through the front of it and sewed along it. I plan to use Velcro and then sew on buttons.
Because I work on the scarf at different times of the day, it shouldn't take me long to finish. The cardigan will take hardly any time left.
One thing I would like to make to add to my costume would be a bow tie, either red or a black, but that would require a collared shirt, which she wears under her cardigan anyway, but I thought I could get away without having one because the scarf could cover it up. So it will probably just depend on the time I have and the availability of a collared shirt.
I am so excited to see the finished look!

The Perfect Doctor Who Fan

My costume depicts a character from Doctor Who, named Osgood. She is basically in love with the Doctor, so she wears his iconic scarf (or bow tie). She wears glasses and a ponytail (also green pants in this picture).
Osgood works for a fictional military organization (UNified Intelligence Task-force), so she sometimes wears a lab coat, also the slightly iconic red converse.
Osgood is the slightly awkward, personal assistant of Kate Stuart, head of UNIT (in the picture on the left). She only appears in a few episodes, but left an impression on many Doctor Who fans.

The biggest part of her outfit is the scarf. It is based off the fourth Doctor's, which she brought a lot of popularity to for Doctor Who fans.
Because she is not in many episodes, she doesn't have many outfits, but each time she appears, she is wearing something that relates back to the Doctor.

Into a Dragon

After realizing that my Kingdom Hearts III Sora project was going to be somewhat too ambitious, I have decided on something a little more simple, but still very fun and in the cosplay setting. I want to do a hoodie and pants inspired by Toothless from the movie "How to train your Dragon".

There's a design online that I would like to base my creation around. I might tinker a bit with it to make bigger wings to have a cooler look, but I am still undecided because I would like it to be something everyday wearable as well.
Toothless is a very lovable character, so I dont necessarily want to look fierce in it.

This coming Saturday we will be going to fabric mart, so I will be able to get the materials there. It shouldn't be difficult, I now only need black color fabrics.

I now have the materials needed for my final project. Overall the cost was about $70 dollars. Which is pretty cheap considering that all websites that offer this hoodie price it around $200-300 dollars.

I will be following a Mcalls hoddie pattern which I will slightly alter to make the main construction of the hoodie. Afterwards, it will be up to me to make the ears, spikes, tail and wings patterns. I will be using batting to stuff the wings and tail.

Right now, I think time wise I should be fine. I also made sure to get extra fabric and batting because I will probably end up botching a couple of pieces.

The only thing I am missing right now would be the paint to make the small scale details that the hoodie shows in some parts.

I am really excited to start this project this coming week.