Archive for January, 2010
Sewing, knitting, baking oh my
Sit back and relax, I have a lot to show you (though, if you are on Flickr and follow my pics, you’ve probably seen all of these….).
First, lets go back to December. I was on vacation and finished a couple of items.
Almost knee high socks using Flat Feet. Purchased at MDS&W last [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2010 under knitting.
Comments: 6
Finito!
It took a couple of weeks, because I had some technical difficulties and then was REALLY chicken to put in buttonholes, but the shirt is done.
I learned a lot of things while making this shirt:
- Right side of fabric vs. wrong side (this came into play when I realized I had sewn 2 of the [...]
Posted: January 17th, 2010 under fabric, finished object, sewing.
Comments: 10
A new sewing venture
Up until this weekend, I hadn’t done much in the way of sewing other than skirts and baby quilt tops. I did do a halter top awhile back, but while it was ok, it was a smidge too small, the invisible zipper showed, and it was unwearable. I have been slightly afraid to [...]
Posted: January 10th, 2010 under knitting.
Comments: 4
Happy New Year!
I am home after 2 weeks of vacationing. We drove from NJ to FL (Boca Raton) with a small stop in VA, due to a snow storm that made the roads undrivable. We spent some time visiting with my mother in law, and then headed to Miami on Christmas Eve to board my [...]
Posted: January 2nd, 2010 under fair isle, finished object, knitting, steek, sweater, test knitting.
Comments: 8