Tuesday, August 5, 2008

My, I love sewing

OK, even with the two boys hanging over me "helping" I managed to make two kitty collars, a blanket for SuperCuddly
And this.

Could it be any cuter? Man pants for Jack to swim in. I can't wait to see him in them. They look pretty skimpy in the pic, but they're the same as the prototype so they should be fine. Calvin's to follow with a SUBSTANTIALLY longer inseam. I really should have something for scale - they're TINY.

Have I mentioned my new love? I don't think so. Let me present Buzz, the Rocketeer. May we have a long and productive life together. I think Buzz is a bit older than me, but that's OK. He can still perform.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Recovery

Ah, long weekend. Is there a better way to spend one's time? (Well, of course there is, but if I wanted your opinion I'd give it to you.)

I recovered the waving lace socks, and I decided not to frog my clap. I really wanted to, but I think it's OK this way and I'm a fair way in. Plus it's just so pleasing to look and and feel.

The end is in sight for the tiger dress. I am officially on the last chart. OK, it's the huge and complicated one, but still. It's the last one. Interestingly, when I finished the chart last night, I couldn't make myself move on to the last one. I wonder what Freud would say about that? (Actually, it doesn't take Freud...) I want to have this done for KW on Sept 13, but that may be a bit of a pipe dream. We shall see.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Giving up is not aways bad

This is not good. I screwed up a few rows ago and made the classic and usually fatal move of taking it off the needles. Feh. I don't even feel like fixing it.


I have decided to rip out my clap and do it over on 4.5 mm needles. It's too loose and ain't going to get any tighter over time. Also, I'm going to make it a bit wider after the "it stretches lengthways, not widthways discussion". Big step for me. I'm not ususally good at do-overs.

Also - I'm going to put modern saddle shoulders in Jo's sweater if I can figure it out. Square sweaters with dropped shouldres are so 80's, man. If I'm going to re-do it, I should make it chic, n'est pas?

Goofy pic of Miko with le tigre. Matching the shaping is proving to be a huge trial, but I have matched up the top and bottom pattern pieces and fixed the tiger's nose. That's a load off.
Things to look forward to:
And the Alligator is done. The kids love it, of course so I can knit another one fore the SP Alligator Knitalong. That should be entertaining - wielding pointy sticks at work. Perhaps Dibbs would like to join our group? It would be an improvement over Tracy.Aren't these pleasing? They came with my Etsy fabric.