the blue blog archives: sewing as I'm going

I've sewn up the chickie front and back panels. Looks like it'll be just the right width for me. Maybe my math skills are improving! I did find a minor problem though - apparently I knit one front panel about a 1/2 inch too short. Rather than ripping out the whole armhole shaping and reknitting (I AM getting sick of the stockinette!), I fudged the seam and made it fit. It's not noticeable at all, but I'll have to do some similar fudging on the button bands, so that the size difference doesn't show up again there. And my final problem is that I'm having a heck of a time deciding on buttons for this cardigan. I'm thinking I may want some toggle buttons, but haven't really seen any I like. I've still got the sleeves to finish, so I've got at least another week to flake out on the buttons.

That means I can proceed with the last sleeve (like my covering the bra strap pose?). Looks like I'm going straight from seaming overload to sleeve hell. Funny, for someone who declared a February finishing frenzy, I didn't really finish much! But I did do a ton of seaming though - banff, mya, chickie, blue, the sweatpants - and I sure am liking this new 'sew as you go' policy of mine. So look for some finished projects coming soon!

posted by alison at 7:36 am | in chickie , phildar folly

Comments

Oooooo, I like blue!

Posted by: Kerstin at March 1, 2004 8:30 AM

The blue is a little racy don't you think ;)? Love it, it looks really comfy.

P.S. Love your pattern in MagKnits and I think I'll be adding it to my long list of things to knit. Given that my husbnad loves soccer, I am sure that I will one day become a soccer mom so I will certainly need one of your sweaters :)

Posted by: Sharlyn at March 1, 2004 11:12 AM

The blue one is very cute, as is Chickie.

Playing devil's advocate, 1/2 inch is a lot to fudge. I'll admit, if it were me I'd rip it.

Posted by: claudia at March 1, 2004 11:40 AM

I like the blue... I also really like your pattern in Mag Knits. It is on the projects to make in the future list. Congrats!

Posted by: Laurin at March 1, 2004 11:54 AM

I love the way Giboulees looks on, can't wait to see it all finished, the hide the bra strap pose is a good one though!

Posted by: kerrie at March 1, 2004 12:07 PM

The hummus among us sweater is looking fab and I love that you eased that little smidge in and called it a day. Steam is your friend! Is there a great button shop in Boston? I hope there is because I do like the idea of toggles, tiny little toggles...cute!

Posted by: Silvia at March 1, 2004 1:34 PM

I love Tricot, Alison!
VERY cute!

...and you look smashing in that blue!

Posted by: Teresa at March 1, 2004 3:07 PM

Alison, you might want to try The Button Box in Needham, it is across the street from both a new yarn shop and an ice cream parlor and just a hop skip and a jump from a fantastic playground your boys would go crazy over.

Posted by: Amy at March 1, 2004 3:53 PM

I love tricot too, Alison! I cast on for it yesterday (albeit in very different colors!). Thanks for a perfect spring weather project.

I posted pics up on my blog today but it's only about 3 inches long so far.

Posted by: jody at March 1, 2004 4:09 PM

Alison, you would like the Button Box. Great fabric selection! Now I have to find out what playground Amy is talking about . . .

Posted by: Kerstin at March 1, 2004 9:18 PM

Beautiful as usual! And I was wondering when I would see a pattern by you. I really like Tricot.

In other news, I just finished banff this very minute, and my sweet husband says I look like an alien :( I'll post pictures tomorrow. It's very comfy, and I learned a lot about seaming.

Posted by: larissa at March 2, 2004 1:02 AM

[Whistles loudly.] Fun Blue shot!

Chickie looks wonderful in her partly-finished state. Good work on fudging that seam. Leave it to you to come up with a clever solution :-)

Posted by: Becky at March 2, 2004 1:18 AM

PS - Your Okey Dokey reminds me of Rolly Polly Ollie, I watch too much Playhouse Disney I think!

Posted by: kerrie at March 2, 2004 6:59 AM

Thanks everyone! I'm really loving blue. Can't wait until she's all done. I keep wanting to put her on every morning and then thinking, gotta finish that sleeve TONIGHT!

Claudia, you almost had me feeling like I need to rip out that seam and reknit that one panel, until Silvia said it was okay! ;) It's like a child who goes to whichever parent (or sister, in this case) will give him the answer he wants to hear. Hee, hee. But Becky, I don't believe for a second that you would have fudged the seam like that! Well, I'm happy to do some fudging so that you can enjoy a little vicarious imperfectionism. :)

Posted by: alison at March 2, 2004 11:24 AM