What Does A Maid Of Honor Have To Do?

If you are reading this article about being a Maid of honor, then congratulations. A dear friend who is getting married has chosen you to be by their side on their special wedding day. Being chosen as a Maid of Honor should not feel like a burden, you were chosen because you can be trusted to be the brides right hand man. Here is a list of the top 10 things you need to do to be the best Maid of Honor you can be.

1: Sit down with the Bride and make a list of the things she expects you to do. There is no point assuming anything when it comes to a Bride. The only way to know is to ask and make a list.

2: Contact all the Bridesmaids and give them your own contact details as well as introduce yourself if you don’t already know them. These other bridesmaids will need to be on the same page as you and creating a bond and trust will set the scene for you being the best Maid of Honor.

3: Plan the Bridal shower and bachelorette party. Don’t assume anything ask the Bride if you are to plan this and did she have any “ideas” already.

4: Rally the troops for the Dress shopping. It’s going to take a while. Make sure dress shopping is planned ahead with lot’s of time to include drinks and lunch break and hopefully ALL the bridesmaid at the same time. No one should be shopping Hangry. Make sure the bride sticks to her budget and everyone is well aware of their costs BEFORE you head out.

5: Co-ordinate any dress fittings that are required for the Bride and the Bridesmaids

6: Check on the Best man make sure he is doing all the things the Bride expects of him.

7: Make sure the Bride has everything under control. If she needs help licking 100 stamps then make sure you are available.

8: Write a kick ass speech that lasts no longer then 5 mins.

9: Ask the bride what your wedding day duties are, learn them, practice them and have it all organized BEFORE the wedding day. pack any small things you think the bride might need such as an Emergency bridal kit. lipstick, stain remover bad, bandaid, advil, breath freshner, tampons, deodorant, hair pins,sewing kit, safety pin. Etc etc.

10: Be there for your Bride. It’s her special day and any drama’s will pass. Don’t loose a friendship over one day.

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Stitch dictionaries are a fun way to learn new-to-you knitting stitch patterns or to take a deep dive into a particular technique. Debbie Tomkies offers 100 cable stitch designs and thoughts on how to incorporate them into projects in her Cable Knitting Stitch Dictionary.

Each stitch pattern is shown in a large swatch photo and with written and charted instructions. Any special stitches are included on the page. The stitches are rated on a difficulty scale of 1 to 3, and the pattern notes also indicate how many extra stitches you should add to a project if you’re going to work this cable (since cables pull the fabric closer together you need to compensate for that) as well as how many stitches and rows are in the repeat if you want to design a project yourself.

The cables are arranged into sections: classic cables, combinations, all-over panels, creative cables, motifs and panels and cabled edges and borders.

It’s fun to flip through the designs to think about projects you can add a single cable or two to or make with an allover cabled design. Or you could make swatches of different cables and sew them together into a pillow cover or a throw.

At the back of the book there’s a section on general cable knitting techniques, reading charts, working swatches and avoiding errors (though it mentions working the wrong number of rows between cable turns, it doesn’t share how to count rows between cables to avoid this mistake).

It also talks about how to design your own cables, combine cables in a project, choose the right yarn and needles and determine how many more stitches you need to cast on when working cables instead of stockinette stitch. There’s also a glossary of symbols and abbreviations you may find in cable knitting and other patterns.

The book provides a good overview of things you can do with cables, as well as some fun things you might not have tried like infinity cables and horizontal cables. It’s a great book for a designer who likes to work with cables or a knitter who wants to play with different stitches in their projects.

About the book: 176 pages, paperback, 100 stitch patterns. Published 2024 by David & Charles. Suggested retail price $26.99.

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