the blue blog archives: mother's day

Hey ma, happy mother's day - your shrug is all done! Now you have to come visit us to get it.

And here's a picture of the back. Neat pattern, huh? Just a long rectangle sewn cleverly together to make this cool shape. I really like it. If I didn't already have a poncho of my own....

While I resign myself to having no nyc shrug of my own, I can enjoy my new big, slouchy, beachy Burda top.

I love it! The big sleeves are so fun to wear. I just want to hug myself the whole time I've got it on. The fabric was a gift from my mom and the pattern book a gift from my mother-in-law, so thanks moms!

posted by alison at 12:03 am | in ponch-o-long , sew biggie , sew blue sundays

Comments

It's a mom packed entry today! Quite timely, I'd say!
Can a girl have too many ponchos/shrugs? I think not!
Happy Mother's Day x2!

Posted by: sandy at May 8, 2004 11:20 PM

i love the shrug! so cute. and your burda top is lovely. happy mother's day.

Posted by: rachel m at May 9, 2004 9:10 AM

Alison, cute shrug. Happy Mother's Day! times two.

Posted by: claudia at May 9, 2004 12:51 PM

Wooza! great shrug!
Your top makes me think 'hello summer!' It's great!
Happy Mother's Day to you!

Posted by: Sarah Elizabeth at May 9, 2004 12:59 PM

What a fun beachy top! I love it! and I know your mom is going to love the shrug. Such a nice gift.

Posted by: Karen Heinig at May 9, 2004 3:10 PM

Happy Mother's Day Alison!

Posted by: Jackie at May 9, 2004 7:29 PM

Happy Mom's Day, Alison! And doesn't that flowery top look great on you? If I pretend I'm your Mom, could you knit *me* a shrug? ;-)

Posted by: Marg at May 9, 2004 8:02 PM

Gorgeous shrug and what a bright colourful Burda top, perfect for summer. Hope you had a great Mothers Day..

Posted by: kerrie at May 10, 2004 3:57 AM

Alison, I love your shrug! In fact, I love everything that you knit. How can I get the pattern to make one for myself? Thanks

Posted by: Sue at May 10, 2004 8:24 AM

How cute is your top! Darned cute. I love the bell sleeves. I've been trying to wear them for years, but have an uncanny ability to drag them through stuff...coffee, dinner. You of course would never do such a thing and look unscathed and lovely.

Posted by: Stephanie at May 10, 2004 8:40 AM

Great shrug. Your mom is sure to love it. As someone who is scared to use a sewing machine, I'm extremely impressed by your top. It turned out lovely.

Posted by: Christina at May 10, 2004 9:47 AM

Love that type of shrug construction. I was playing with strips of paper the other day to see ways to make stuff up, and that was one option, fun to see it for real :) Yours looks so comfy, must be tough to give away!

Posted by: Amy at May 10, 2004 10:34 AM

Happy Mother's Day, Alison. Your projects look great. Your mom will love her shrug.

Check out my blog for a finished 'Spring Fling'.

Posted by: lynette at May 10, 2004 10:58 AM

She sews, she knits! Fantastic shrug and superspringy Burda. Way to go.

Posted by: Ann at May 10, 2004 3:40 PM

Thanks everyone for the congrats on my finished projects and the kind mother's day wishes. For mother's day, I caught myself a wicked bad cold and have been mostly in bed since then. So sorry for the delay in responding to comments and emails. I do appreciate all your comments, though! :)

Sue, the pattern was a store pattern from KnitNY, that was free if you buy the yarn for the shrug there. Planning a trip to NYC anytime soon? If you want to recreate the poncho, I'd suggest cutting out a paper rectangle and trying out different ways to sew it together to create the shape you like/want/are trying to copy. I have had to do that with both ponchos I've knit, just in order to understand what was going on - I'm not so good with the spatial thinking. ;0)

Posted by: alison at May 12, 2004 8:19 AM

Thanks Alison. I sent an email to KnitNY and hope to hear from them. I am a beginner so making pattern is not something that I know how to do. You do beautiful work and I enjoy reading your blog! :-)

Posted by: Sue at May 12, 2004 1:58 PM