Sunday, 5 October 2008

With apologies to Frank Sinatra and the Tarax ad...

That old Simplicity that I think is swell,
That old Simplicity others sew so well.
No darts, no zippers, no notions to be seen -
That Built-By-Wendy that looks like a dream!

That old Simplicity that looked like such a breeze,
That old Simplicity has me on my knees.
Elasticated sleeves don't suit my bulk,
And that green I've chosen - I look like The Hulk!

That old Simplicity will not have me stumped!
The ship may be sinking but I will stay afloat!
That four-piece pattern will come alive!
Yes that old Simplicity
three
eight
three
five!

j

5 comments:

Jodie said...

yeah baby !!! and elasticated sleeves suit no one over the age of eight.

Liesl said...

I love it!!!

But where are the pictures? We need pictures!! :)

trash said...

Thank Heavens someone had the nerve to go public with this.

I hate Simplicity patterns!

There I said it.

I don't care how easy they are supposed to be those instructions never seem to make sense.


thanks ms BB

mellowbeing said...

Heh, I love the ode to a pattern. That's so cute. How is it coming along? I hope to see pictures of the finished top!

Bird Bath said...

choice! would love to see the results...
I gave it a try - but it's been languishing in the the fix-up basket since Autumn.