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I feel better now. The boys were very nice to me today, taking such a long nap that after forcing myself to get over my frustration, I was able to finish the neck on hottie #1. I've still got the final seaming and weaving in of ends to do, but then it's done! I also had time to block hottie #2. Making some progress on these has really revitalized me. Maybe I can make it these next three days until life gets back to normal here.

posted by alison at 5:38 pm | in hotties

Comments

The neck looks perfect. I always have a pair of socks going so I can turn to mindless knitting when I get frustrated with bigger projects. Hooray for long naps!

Posted by: Melissa at January 15, 2003 8:34 PM

Nice work Alison! Let's see those perfect buttons!

Posted by: Dava at January 15, 2003 8:51 PM

that is soooo cute and will make for one well-dressed hot-water bottle!!

Posted by: Mary at January 15, 2003 9:53 PM

you're going to have such schmancy hot water bottles!

(good luck surviving the next few days -- there's no way I could be any sort of serene with houseguests if I didn't get the chance to pick up needles every now & then!)

Posted by: daria at January 15, 2003 10:27 PM

This looks great, I love the colour you picked and the yarn looks good and fluffy!

Posted by: kerrie at January 16, 2003 4:48 AM

How pretty!!! Is it an actual ruffle, or does that happen when you cast off?

Posted by: Patricia at January 16, 2003 1:24 PM

Thanks everyone! I felt so much better after getting that neck done that I've happily moved on to seaming. No small feat for me!

Patricia, I'm not sure what you mean by an actual ruffle. This one was done by doing *K1, M1* all the way around for the last two rows, then casting off. And voila... ruffles!

Posted by: alison at January 16, 2003 4:58 PM

Often in a ruffled women's sweater, they will say "cast on 374 stitches", then you knit several rows, then reduce to 150 (or something, lol). Your explanation was exactly what I meant! Cool!

Posted by: Patricia at January 17, 2003 11:28 AM

Yikes! I see what you mean, Patricia. Somehow doing the ruffle towards the cast off edge, instead of beginnning at the cast on, seems much more humane.

Posted by: alison at January 17, 2003 11:59 AM