Sunday, July 25, 2010

Simplicity 3775, How do I love thee?

I know that there is concern out there about the clinginess/figure flattering abilities of a knit dress.  One worries that every lump or bump will be visible, and that knit dresses are only for those with perfect figures.  Well, I have for you today conclusive evidence that this is not the case!
Here is my bump, at 17 weeks (yesterday!).  We're coming along...  I made the dress nearly a year ago.  You can see all the details here.
But standing up straight and without my hand under the belly, and where is that bump??  I would also add that this dress was easy to make and forgiving to fit, as knits tend to be.  It is also as comfortable as my PJs.

Ladies, if it can hide a 17 week pregnancy, it can hide whatever you've got!  Go make yourself a knit dress!

25 comments:

BeccaA said...

Congratulations! You look adorable in this dress, and it does hide 17 weeks quite well. Great fabric and dress.

Andrea @ TheTrainToCrazy.com said...

You look amazing! Contgrats!

gwensews said...

You look fabulous. Pregnancy agrees with you! The dress is totally cute!

Heather said...

Awww...how sweet! Gotta love those baby bumps! I agree with you on knit dresses! That's about as close as you can get to the perfect garment. Comfy and stylish!

Michelle said...

Very funny! Yes, it is hiding your "bump" very well! I love knit dresses, and wear them all the time...regardless of my lumpiness ;)

Marybeth said...

Too funny! You look great!

Eugenia said...

Such a pretty dress and it's great that it works so well now that you have a bump! You look lovely in it.

Anonymous said...

Amen, sister! I was just thinking that a knit dress would be a nice mind break. Your baby looks cute in the dress too. :)

Sam Rose said...

It does hide the belly, but hooray for a picture of the baby belly!!

Ann Made Studio said...

Congratulations :) and you look amazing in this dress.

Myrna said...

LOL - great demo. Thanks. You look fabulous.

Pam said...

I forgot how much I love that dress!! Wonderful material:)

Myra said...

That came out great, and you do not look 17 weeks. I look that way at 7 weeks :)

meli88a said...

oh, you are so cute! And the dress too. :)

Mary Nanna said...

Nice work, you look radiant!

Linda L said...

Cute dress and congrats on the pregnancy.

Kitschy Coo said...

You're adorable. That is all :)

Sewtellme said...

Yay!!!!! Congratulations. I'm 21 weeks today. My maternity wardwrobe consists almost exclusively of knit dresses for precisely this reason; no constriction and they "grow" with you. Congrats again. So exciting!

Victoria said...

You look lovely in this dress! You've got that great expecting mother's glow!

Angela said...

Too cute! That's amazing... I have this pattern... I need to go make it! :)

Debra Martin said...

You look beautiful. Great dress!

:)Deb M.

The Slapdash Sewist said...

It is a great pattern! I love knit dresses--fitting is a very approximate kind of thing with knits.

Kathi said...

You look great! The dress is really cute with your 17 week belly! My last pregnancy was twins -- 17 weeks was a little more than that! Well, I didn't gain a huge amount, but it was so solid and hard to move around because there were TWO in there!

michal said...

looks like a great dress. I myself was practically a mountain at that stage... no dress coud hide it...:-)

amber said...

This is why I love knit dresses so much - they grow and shrink with you. Nice to see that this is still the case even with a baby bump. :)