10.21.09
Not knitting
So with this breast feeding caper I have discovered a need for cardigans rather than jumpers in my wardrobe, so ever the ingenious one I decided to make one of my jumpers into a cardigan. This was a commercial cardigan knitted with a heavy cotton. i measured up the front, pinned some interfacing to it ran three lines of stitching into it with my sewing machine and then took a deep breath and cut. I had binding to finish the edge but i am very happy with the ragged edge I think it gives it some interest.
03.05.09
Trying again
I bought this lovely pattern from Cheezombie on Etsy. I think that he looks like Nigel from Creature comforts.
It was a well written pattern and he worked up nice and easy, it feels great to do a little knitting again. Hugo my little boy just loves him, he has the added benefit of being able to poke him in the eyes while he chews on his lips…
10.21.08
Not Blogfade…. Pregnant
I gotta say the thing no one told me about with being pregnant is the completely overwhelming exhaustion.
I don’t have the energy to do much anything, let alone knit.
Thus I am signing off for the time being.
The baby is due in early December so maybe next year 2009 I will be knitting again?
Thanks to those who read my blog, I will be back soon I promise.
08.31.08
sewing
I found these neat instructions for turning regular jeans into maternity jeans. I don’t know about the 30 minutes of sewing it as more like 2 hours for me! The finished result is very good, although i have a bit of a problems with the jeans riding down a bit, but i can put up with this for what is essentially a pair of maternity jeans for free!
http://patchworkprincess.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-to-tuesday-maternity-jeans.html
this is not her current blog but she links to the new blog from this one.
08.25.08
UFOlympics DNF
So I was a DNF in my own personal UFOlympics.
As I said before I knitted a pair of baby socks and a scarf for my mum, had i not done that i might have been more successful.
I finished the Zodiac grow bag, by putting on the press studs along the bottom (instead of a zip) and sewing buttons on at the top. I did a pretty bad job of knitting this item as the cotton shows the few places i had a brain fart and twisted a stitch or did a bad decrease, but I suspect the baby wont notice! I love the yellow buttons they are so cheerful and came from my grandma’s button collection. I did dint the floor with my hammering on of the press studs (it might be best not to mention that to DH…)
I sewed the handles on to my everlasting bag stopper. I used it on the weekend and I am super pleased with the bag, I should have finished it sooner!
I finished the knitting and sewed up the all in one baby jacket from my LYS’s pattern. I used another of my Grandma’s Buttons to finish it and I am very happy with the result, it is a shame my baby will probably be too big to wear this jacket next winter.
My DNF item was the socks for my mum. I did however, find the pattern I was using and had separated from the item, and I managed to do about 2 inches on the foot, so that is better than nothing. I am going to try and have these done before mum gets back from overseas in 7 weeks.
08.21.08
time is short
oh dear, why did i not realise the Olympics were so short…..
don’t like my chances on the UFO’s i have finished the knitting on one item, but i have to do the finishing on three…
08.11.08
attack of the USO’s
my Darling Husband put it nicely: “you seem to have been doing USO’s not UFO’s” A USO is apparently an un-started object, something I have the yarn for but have not yet started.
I thought that it was aptly put.
I have a small plan to finish 4 UFO’s for the UFO Olympics and what do I do?? I start a scarf for my mum and a pair of baby socks for my impending baby…..
oh dear.
