I’m very pleased with it. And I did finish it on Twelfth Night! It’s still a little damp, but I couldn’t wait to share it.
Category: finished objects
Sunshine Blogger Award
Karen nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award! To be fair, she nominated every one who reads her blog. But I need blogspiration, so I’ll take it! There is also something about nominating 11 people so I will nominate the first 11 bloggers who read this (which is probably everyone)!
1. Dog or cat?
I like both. I’m more of a cat person but I aspire to also be a dog person.
2. What is your least favorite food that other people love?
Halva, pears, do people love those?
3. Where on Earth would you like to go but you know you never will? Why do you want to go there? Why will you not?
I would like to go to Egypt to see the pyramids but I probably never will. There are other places I would rather go, and Egypt feels a little scary.
4. What is your favorite household chore? Why? Make me love it too because I detest all of them.
I like doing the dishes. It’s rewarding to finish the job.
5. Your house is on fire. All living creatures will get out safely but you can only grab one sentimental item. What do you grab and why?
I’m assuming I’m wearing my wedding ring so I will grab the cd case that has all the cds full of pics of my boys when they were little.
6. Would you rather eat a slug or a spider?
No.
7. Do you prefer houseplants or cut flowers?
Houseplants. I love flowers but they always wilt and die and make me sad.
8. What is the absolute hardest thing you have ever had to do for another person?
When my Grandfather had dementia I had to hold him down to keep him from harming my mother and grandmother. I couldn’t let him up until the paramedics came. It was hard both physically and emotionally, but I knew if he had been in his right mind it’s what he would have wanted.
9. What was your favorite food as a child?
Black olives
10. Be honest, do you exercise as much as you should?
No.
11. . Have you ever met someone and you felt like you knew them? Did the relationship continue and did the feeling continue?
Yes and yes
Two hats down! Christmas knitting accomplished! Although I have three more Treads in the queue.
Hans and I volunteered at Global Gifts yesterday. We had fun!
Three on Thor’s Day
Chrisknits posted a Three on Thor’s Day and I decided to play along.
Did you know some of our days of the week are named after Germanic gods? You probably did. It goes like this:
Sunday – Sun day
Monday – Moon day
Tuesday – Tiwaz/Tyr’s Day
Wednesday – Woden/Odin’s Day
Thursday – Thunar/Thor’s Day
Friday – Frige/Frigga’s Day
Saturday – Saturn’s Day… (that’s a Roman god)
Here are my three Treads for Thor’s Day.
You can play along too. It can be Three for Thursday if you prefer. I missed Wednesday WIPs so this worked out for me.
By the way, three is the magic number.
Wobbly Wednesday
I’m still trying to get over the fatigue of this flu. I’m hoping this is my last day spent mostly in bed. I took a couple of days off work to rest.
Sarah sent me my project bag for completing The Weekender. Isn’t it wonderful? And she included a treasured skein of precious Garden Wool and Dye yarn. Thank you!
I finished my slippers and have felted them. They are blocking and drying now. They are looking pretty lumpy and I’m not thrilled with how I can still see the stitch work. But they fit and I’m sure at some point they’ll need a wash and felt up a bit more.
Today I’m thankful Bob is the cook and I don’t have to worry about Thanksgiving dinner. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving if you are celebrating!
See You on the Weekender!
I have an idea! What if we- this online knitting community – met up for a knitting holiday somewhere! We could plan and save and in a couple of years go on one of these Stitchtopia Knitting Holidays! Or some other one. It doesn’t have to be theirs. What do you think? Doable? Or worst idea ever?
Also, mildlygranola, I want my project bag. 😁
Studio Sunday
I made some pretty pink unicorn flannel pj pants for myself today. They are shorties because I could only get two yards of the fabric.
I broke the needle when I was serging in the elastic. I tried to fix it but the needle promptly broke again after I replaced it. So I clearly do not know what I am doing when it comes to the industrial communal machines. I will have to let my landlady know. I fudged the rest of the waistband with some zigzag stitching.
I don’t think I’ve mentioned this but I am going to let my studio go at the end of the year. I am going to miss it, but Bob and I want to buy a house that is not in the same neighborhood.
I also started recording my podcast today and I have an interview tomorrow with my first guest! Are you excited? I’m excited!
Weekender Update
We are enjoying a cool rainy Sunday here. I am so glad the hottest part of the year is over, also known as “Hell’s Front Porch” in Ohio.
First of all, you should know I am getting a lot of amusement out of Tompkin. Here he is in the neighbor’s pumpkin crate.
I also finished my jeans. Enjoy these photos my youngest graciously took for me.
These fit fairly well. I think they will fit better when I’ve lost a few more pounds.
I loved the waistband construction on them, but I struggled with it. I shouldn’t have gone with the horsehair for interfacing. It was too difficult to sew. It was too much for my little machine and I ended up using the industrial machine down the hall.
I broke a needle and bent a needle. Oops!
I am super happy with the jeans button kit. Well worth all those yen.
I’m pleased the jeans are wearable, especially since I probably spent as much time ripping out stitches as I did sewing. Pattern is Sound of Blues from Ottobre.
Next time I’ll use a fabric with more stretch, maybe some Ponte.
I found another skein of the green at my LYS and cast on my Weekender. Again, I struggled. It took me three times to get the tubular cast on right. I didn’t actually need waste yarn for this. There are multiple ways to do a tubular cast on, apparently. FYI!
I hope to get the front cast on and joined to the back before our trip. Then I can take Weekender to Canada with me for some sweet, sweet, stockinette vacation knitting.
Yesterday for Saturday-date Bob and I went to see Joker. That film is a work of art. Bob and I each got a new pair of hiking boots to celebrate our anniversary. One week from tomorrow will be 7 years! ❤️
Hey! Check it Out! Wednesday!
Do you think I can make Hey! Check it Out! Wednesday! a thing? Just kidding. It will never catch on like Wednesday WIPs.
But hey, check it out!
I finished my Lilac Heather Cumulus Blouse. It’s mostly great. This yarn is wonderful and it has great stitch definition. It fits well and is comfortable, and I love the color. The neckline… well, I saw this coming but carried on knitting anyway. I thought hopefully that the i-cord cast off was going to take up more space. I will have to wear a shirt under it. I’m sure the culprit is my yarn choice, but I love the yarn so I wouldn’t have changed it. I guess I should pay more attention to row gauge? But considering I only knit a 2 inch swatch, I got what I deserved. Pattern is Cumulus Blouse and yarn is Cestari Ash Lawn DK in Lilac Heather. Still happy.
Check out my new to me shoes! They are Baabuk and made in Portugal with local wool. I have terrible problem feet, and I go through a lot of shoes looking for “the one” pair that will make my feet happy. So far these are ticking all my boxes: wool, renewable resource, sustainably and ethically made, and I got them used (practically new) on Poshmark. They are super comfortable and like these so much I may purchase a pair of boots at some undetermined point in time in the future.
Check this out! I joined Seamwork (unlimited) at a special half off rate and got this style workshop. I really need it. When I was younger I didn’t have any problems knowing what I liked to wear or what looked good on me, and I changed my style frequently. Now that I’m older, I need a little help. I’ve already downloaded several patterns, but I’m making myself finish the workbook before I buy any fabric. First on my list to sew is Ace.
I have wanted a funnel neck ever since I saw Amelie, so that was probably 20 years ago!
I would love to have this done in time to take to Nova Scotia (1 week away!) but I would have to find a fabric I love locally. I will head over to Sew to Speak at some point just to see if she has any wool jersey or sweater fabric.
I also decided to make a Chip Jacket and Dexter Pants, and by that time I realized I just needed to join. I didn’t renew Ottobre, so that’s my rationalization.
I still need to finish my jeans, but I do have my zipper now. Maybe this weekend?
Unfortunately I’ve been feeling under the weather since Sunday. Today I finally accepted that I need to rest and get over whatever this is so I can have fun in Canada! My brain wants to go go go but my body is saying no no no.
Sock It To Me Monday
In the spirit of blogaraderie, I started knitting a sock just so I could blog about it today. “Sock It To Me Monday” was started by mildlygranola, and picked up by quiteayarnblog. Of course I wanted to join in! (I also wanted to start on a sock, since I’ve been talking about it for such a long time.)
I will restart them tonight, the correct way, and I’ll share more later (next Monday of course) once I have it really going.
Here’s me in my Marauder’s Map York. It’s not as comfortable as I want it to be, which has less to do with the pattern and more to do with the fabric I chose. I have noticed my sewing tends toward costume. I think the Seamwork collection planner will be good for me. It will help me think about what I really like to wear versus concepts that aren’t super wearable. I like the idea of this shirt. I think this pattern is better suited to a fabric with more drape. I also don’t like the neckline. I don’t see why you should use bias tape when you could make a facing. The sleeves are cool. I turned the cuff fabric around so I could read that part when I’m wearing it.
This is a photo from an advertisement that showed up in one of my social media feeds. I don’t remember the company. I saved it because I liked the look of it. I like the soft palette and three different patterns in similar colors. I’m going to print it out and put it in my collection planner for inspiration.
Itinerarium Maraudentium
I finished my Seamwork York Blouse. How did I fit the pattern on the fabric? You may ask. And I’m glad you did.
I cut the front on the bare minimum of fold needed. Then I cut the back on folded fabric as close to the selvage as possible.
After this, I used the center of the fabric to cut out the sleeves. I had to double it horizontally, which means I had to cut it into two pieces – one for each sleeve – and turn it around since the fabric is directional.
Then I cut the cuffs out of the other side of the fabric left after the front was cut on the fold. I even have fabric left!
I see Harry Potter themed project and notions bags in my future.
I didn’t want a tie at the back, so as I was looking through my buttons I found this clasp.
It looks perfect but it comes undone a little too easily. I’ll have to think about how I can improve it.
