I Designed and Knitted My Wedding Dress in 6 Weeks 

I planned our wedding, bought a house, went abroad to get married, came back, spent weeks renovating the house, moved, continued renovating whilst living at the new house. That was total 8 months of non stop work. Buying the dress was a challenge in itself, if I were to make one I'd have another mental breakdown to add to the several I had in the course of the last 8 months 😅

Young no children. We were all that driven once. At least everyone I knew was.

that is such a beautiful way to put it omg

Oh wow that’s so true. That dress will be associated with all those good memories to her

I knit and crochet a lot and have noticed that when I knit to get a project done quickly, I get that shoulder pain . This is beautiful. My youngest daughter is getting married in April and we're looking for lacy material for the bodice Perhaps we should look at a crochet top !

This is how I feel about knitting as well. Like putting love in food. Weaving love and blessings into the work.

Werry nice dress❤️

Beautiful ❤

I agree. I thought her dress was absolutely beautiful and she is a beautiful bride. The love that went into her doing all that work on creating her dress is amazing. I love it!!

Totally agree!

Well said

"in this age of extravagance and over indulgence", yes, yes, yes. Wedding today seem like movies sets rather a beautiful calm commemoration and promise of love and life.

​@raeleohana8797 And you know what I thought in the end? Although this wedding is so 'simple' it turns out to be much more like the perfect TV weddings than every other wedding I've seen. It's because of the light bulbs and all the small details done with love. Phantastic!

The dress is stunning, but so is the video. I am pretty convinced she did that all by herself as well. Kika, you are a true inspiration!

I loved the inclusion of her dad's music! Talent clearly runs in her family. :)

Hi, I was the 1k “liker” 😁 have a nice day

This video is so beautiful and memorable. I can't stop smiling 😄

Beautiful Dress Thank you for Sharing. This video. Just Amazing I do a lot of Crocheting 🧶. I see the. Amazing Work you put in to Your Wedding Dress. God bless you Anf thank you 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇮🇪🇮🇪🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶

This is crochet not knitting.. much different time line... knitting takes so much more time.. Edit. I hadn't watched to the end to see the hoop knitting.. Definitely doable with the skills. My Auntie use to crochet a dress every week.

Stunning.

@@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469 agreed my gran used to crochet dresses for me , my sisters and my cousins within a like a month

This IS knitting with some crochet! I’ve watched the whole video and I’ve been a knitted for over 55 yrs. I know what knitting is. Crochet is much fast and not as nice as knitting. I’ve done both.

@@jannoona123 open discussion is not always undermining, just because the conversation is uncomfortable, and friendly and open about skill sets and timeline does not qualify it as undermining.. and your negative impact came across after my edited response. I have done both crochet & knitting along with weaving... My son 39 years ago I knitted and crocheted his pants, hats, blankets, sweaters, all that I could. A wedding is a huge event, she's a blogger... with skill and drive.. We get to know what she chooses to share. She did a wonderful job with her dress. She eloquently expressed her changes and styles. She armed herself with skill, knowledge and reference materials. She has received many compliments from the reaches of folks who have no skill or understanding of this process, have little experience, and folks with tremendous knowledge and experience. Please stop thinking you are above undermining as reference it during your act of doing so... Find peace and blessings...

I remember in high school I crocheted a SWIM SUIT!!! I line it with white underwear, but jumped in and it stretched so bad, I ran to the locker room to change!!

Wow. I was born in the mid 80s and was never so blessed. I wish I learned something productive and creative. God bless you

Legacy knitting! 🤎

Aww, what an amazing & inspirational story. May all your days be bright with warmth, sunshine, happiness & lots of wholesome family love! 😊 🌹 💐

@@thetruthwillsetyoufree5567 me too! 1985 here. I live sewing, crocheting, playing the piano & making pottery. It's never too late to start. Best wishes!

@@mc1069 YES! Like eating, cooking, bathing, pay bills, sleep! She even painted a fence!

Stunning!! Congrats!!

Yes! When you consider the incalculable money spent on weddings, even wedding planners!!!, this couple has so many more blessed memories to cherish about their beginnings, than those who hire everything done for them! What beautiful ideas and efforts! Best wishes and cheers for your lives together!

This Rooba Iqbal 24 years ago love Freddie

It must be so much more comfortable than a traditional wedding dress too

I agree

Right..? For so many reasons... 😊

Same, if I ever marry again I will be watching this video for 6 weeks with my hook and round knitting needles!

Yeah, the drape is just stunning!

Are we watching the same video?

True❤

I thought that was the most important meaningful way to celebrate her dad and her day.. completely in awe of the music 🎶

That’s an awesome hack! I have chronic pain and am a patient outreach supervisor at work (and post stuff for patients here), and I’ll definitely pass this hack along and use it myself! Writing is very difficult for me, and while knitting isn’t quite as hard, I definitely have an upper limit. I think with more support, I won’t grip the needles so tightly, and fend off fatigue for longer! Thanks so much for commenting this. 😊

@@ChronicallyCurious yes please share, it’s such a huge help for me! Writing is harder for me than knitting too, it’s funny. I only find I grip too hard with smaller needles now. My shoulders and back don’t ache after knitting with the boppy too. I also use it on car trips when I’m passenger, it’s even helping my car sickness because I’m not sloshing around as much. It helps the pain of car trips quiet a bit. I hope you find you can knit longer with this hack.

@@dacktal75 Yeah, it’s the smaller needles for me too! I’m starting more lightweight yarns for hats and mittens and it’s a struggle because it takes so long to see any progress, and my hands get so cramped so quickly! But, I’m hopeful that this time next year I’ll be working on knitting some baby blankets, so I’m trying to get used to this more finicky size. 😊 Also, having a boppy already on hand will be helpful. 😅 Thanks so much, again!

Thanks so much for this hint. I was in a bad car accident a few years ago that left my left hand a bit crook - huge chunk of fingers and palm are total dead zones. Can't feel heat/pressure/anything. Weirdest feeling in the world. Sliced thru a major tendon too. I can ~use~ the hand, thankfully, but it when I do anything that requires repeated motions for a long chunk of time, my whole arm begins to cramp and it all just starts to hurt like blazes. Knitting became physical therapy for me but while it has immensely helped me improve my range of motion and use of my hand, the mix of the damage and rheumatoid arthritis play merry hell on my shoulder and wrist. Soon as I've finished this, I'm off to order a pillow and am hopeful it will help. (If not, eh, I've now got a comfy pillow!) I'm wondering if it would help with writing too. (Weirdly? My writing has always been pretty terrible. I'm ambidextrous but I've also broken both wrists and multiple parts of each hand over the years - I'm the queen of klutz 🙃- which has muddled up writing for years for me, but at least I can swap hands depending on what stupid thing I've most recently done BUT my calligraphy and illumination skills are pretty top notch. But since the accident, more than maybe 30 min and my shoulder is on fire and my hand starts to shake. And using ink instead of a 'real' pen makes that a rather.... splashy experience! Here's hoping a bit of a grip like this pillow will help mitigate the issue. I just need to make sure to get one that matches the ink I use.... lol. I'm knitting a sweater at the moment and anything that will let me knit longer than 10 minutes before wanting to wimp out would be amazing!

@@Magpiebard I really hope this works for you too! Trying to write with it is an excellent idea. I don’t know if you saw my reply to another commenter but I also use a boppy for when I’m traveling in the passenger seat, it helps stabilize my arms more and I’m not as fatigued with finding a spot to put them. I hope it affords you more time to knit your sweater.

I know why it is shown to me .... a sign from the universe....to believe in my re-union and marriage with my sweetheart. I have just finished knitting a pair of socks for him .... with a lot of love and good vibrations in each stitch 💞 All the best for you.

Same here, I don’t know how YT popped up this video to me.. but I am glad that it did. She is very sweet, talented wonderful person. God bless her.

Same for me too, perfect timing 🥰

As someone who knits and who follows her, happy that more ppl discovered her, this journey totally is worth watching!

Thank you so much!

I had the same exact thoughts!

Wouldn't it be awful though if a fat cousin borrowed it and stretched it all out of shape just before you got married 😁.

@@cyflym11 Did you really need to make such a nasty comment?? Geez, let's keep it positive here. And you should try being more sensitive cuz not everyone is a size 2.

@@malloryg4251 Oh don't be so pathetic, it was a joke. This bride is lovely and slim, the dress is knitted. You couldn't just lend it out to anyone and expect to get it back in the same state. You couldn't even have it altered to fit someone slimmer; so beautiful as it is it's not really going to be a family heirloom. You should try being less 'sensitive' and looking for things to be offended over.

@@cyflym11 jokes are meant to be funny ✌️

@@cyflym11 you rlly had to be that person didnt you

I completely agree with you. Simplicity and artistry.

fabulous dress fabulous wedding!

And speaks perfect fluent English too.

Charming voice, along with all her other amazing organizational and artistic talents!

I get what you're saying, but I feel like there's a way to say it without putting down other styles of dress 😊

@@ms.construed1305 No, "it's so much more than all the...dresses you see", is putting others down

Absolutely beautiful! Loved watching you lovely wedding!

I would have had to start knitting that dress by the time I was 2 years old and waited until I was 40 to get married. The dress is stunning!

Couldn't say it any better.

@@catharinakanninga-degraaf3575 What a compliment, you just made my day! I thank you so much! 😃💐

@@ThundermansThunder thank you mister Thunder Man.

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Congratulations putting together a beautiful wedding. Your dress was beautiful

The dress is tre chic. A perfect fit and beautifully crafted. Great, great work. You should be so proud.

You should have crocheted matching braces for your hubby.

@@cheekypiper512 😂

No! It got quite popular by the youth 😊 lot of people I know are learning how to knit and crochet

Yep many are wanting to make and design their own garments, it also depends on what part of the world you live in too, in the Shetland’s and in the North of the world where winters are long and the days are really short during that time, knitting/crochet keeps you occupied. Knitting is part of our family life Grandma would knit 6 Shetland lace shawls in a night to sell as they were popular with the tourist it was what put food on the table the next day. So Mom and me Aunty grew up knitting from a very very young age Mom was 3 when she learned to knit. I was 11 took me longer to get the knitting bug😹😹😹 Knitting is very popular in Japan as well, they have some wonderful patterns and I have fallen in love with Afghan/Tunisian knitting/crochet which is done with just a long hooked needle. It’s so good to see a new generation learning the art.

Oh goodness no! It's everywhere. Have you been on ravelry? I knit for my own children and now grandchildren, even the young girls I know are knitting and crocheting. :) It's very much alive and well and becoming even more popular as of late.

With the backlash against fast fashion, knitting and sewing are really popular. There are many Facebook groups for various types of knitting.

The most beautiful wedding dress I have ever seen. Simply fantastic. The bought ones usually look kitschy, overloaded and sometimes grotesque, like in a bad opera. 😂

Ditto

Agree❤

It came up in my feed randomly too. I clicked on it thinking I was going to skip to the end to see the final result but know I'm completely invested in the journey

@@marleeradford1277 Same here, I just left that part out! Too funny.

My same experience! I want to go back in time and have this be MY wedding experience. So much beauty and joy and love

Such a beautiful story! As children, we don't understand many of the nice things our parents or other people do for us, especially when it's made by hand.

​@@sapphirecamui6447 how true. We realize that (a little bit ) far too late.

Your breathtaking creation! Your ' fabric of dreams...' Your enchanting story! Thank you for. sharing yourself..

So beautiful! I have only heard of one person doing such a thing and it was the mother in law of the bride and she too was an extraordinarily talented person! Wishing you both great happiness! Aussie Lady

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My husband cousin crocheted her wedding dress and sewed all the bridesmaids dresses and her husband to be western suit and shirt plus matching shirts for the guys. She only got some help on the guys shirts from her aunt. She told all the braidmaids and the guys that they better not gain a whole bunch of weight. Because they be out of luck.

@@alissagonzales735 I was just thinking how much more stressful it's would be if she took on all the wedding party outfits too 😂

Similar thing happened to me 😁. I crocheted a top with rayon yarn and after following the pattern I thought "This is way too short, it's cropped" so I kept going. May have even needed to buy another skein of yarn. When it was complete I blocked it, but it was taking forever to dry, so I eventually hung it up. It stretched about 5 inches and is now a tunic! LOL 🤣 And to add insult to injury, when I wore it, it left a thick layer of lint everywhere.

This whole family next level. Beautiful and talented people

same

@@Eiramilah And me. I was going to just skim through to see what the dress looked like but I've sat here absolutely riveted through the whole thing. I haven't even touched my own knitting LOL.

Amazing beautiful bride

Right?! At first I thought "Meh. Nice idea, but that has to look really weird in the end" But it turned out so elegant and beatutiful!!