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july 2, 2004
seaming with my eyes closed The phildar baby sweater is quickly taking shape. I was worried about all the seaming in such a dark yarn - it's wicked hard to see those seams! - but surprisingly, I haven't had any problems at all. I'm seaming blind, but since the stitches are so even (after some necessary and extreme steam blocking), I can't help but dig out the right loops. It's like I'm just zipping up the sides.
I will be slowing down from my original 20 second knitalong pace, though. Mostly to avoid getting to all that embroidery and backstitch seaming on the giraffe patch, I think. Mike's Hard Lemonade just recommended itself as the perfect source of liquid courage for the final finishing. Look what was written on the inside of the cap from my bottle earlier this week.
Now, let's check out Kerrie's progress, shall we? --> this way posted by alison at 8:53 am | in
baby (sweater) factory II
Comments
I love your model! The jacket looks so cute in navy.. Posted by: kerrie at July 2, 2004 9:37 AMOK, for just a moment I thought...damn that's a funny looking baby. It's the morning. What can I say? Posted by: claudia at July 2, 2004 9:48 AMVery cute. I really like the navy. I want a navy sweater but have been swayed away by the thought of seaming it. Your sweater looks so nice, I may give it a go. Have a great 4th! Posted by: froggy at July 2, 2004 11:37 AMSo now you're hitting the hard lemonade, eh? I cannot believe you got that bottle cap! We're taking off to NH for a week starting the 10th. Is that next weekend? Already? Can we visit Fiber Loft later in the month? We'll hit two stores and make a day of it. Don't go without me! Posted by: Kerstin at July 3, 2004 3:55 PMThat sweater is gorgeous!! I can see it getting a lot of wear. My big question is where you managed to find the Phildar yarn and pattern, because it seems to be pretty tough to source. I'm a little confused about why Mike's would put the word GIRAFFE under a bottle cap, but I'm not going to question the karma. Posted by: Susan at July 3, 2004 5:26 PMWonderful sweater, beautifully done! And your tea set is adorable. It is amazing how much that handle and blocking improves them isn't it! Posted by: marti at July 5, 2004 3:29 PM |
