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WIP Wednesday 6/3/09

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

I haven’t been posting much because about a week and a half ago I fell from the third step of a ladder and landed flat on my back on the tile floor. Luckily I didn’t break anything this time but I have definitely been sore. I am actually more sore now than I was the first few days after I did it. Yes, I am a klutz. And I haven’t been running either. I tried once and it wasn’t good so I figured I better wait for a bit. All this makes me cranky and therefore I do not post. Who feels like posting when you’re cranky? Also, it kills my tailbone if I sit for long and that surely cuts down on the time I spend at the computer. It has greatly increased the spring cleaning going on around here though. One can get a lot of cleaning done while standing, which is the most comfortable right now.

The plain vanilla socks are finally past the gusset decreases. I really like this Trekking colorway!

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I made a pair of mittens from some handpsun that has been in my yarn cabinet forever. The handspun is a Rambouillet and Angora blend and the mittens feel heavenly when on your hands. I have decided I need to make a better effort to knit up all this handspun, so you’ll be seeing a lot more handspun projects.

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Pattern: Made Up
Yarn: Ranbouillet/Angora handspun
Needles: US size 6 & 8
Started: 5/24/09
Finished: 5/31/09

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The car seat organizer is finished and in use in Michael’s truck. He likes it quite  a bit. I originally got the pattern to make this for my car, but I made one for him first and now I don’t feel like making it again for myself. Maybe in a month or so I’ll feel like it.

Pattern: Simplicity 3731 Car Organizer
Material: Patriots from Joann’s

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I finished the pajama pants too. I like these quite a bit but they are a little big. I will make one size down the next time I make them, and there will be a next time for sure.

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Pattern: Apartment Pants from Betsy Ross Patterns
Material: Fun skull pattern from Joann’s

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My goals for this week….. to have my tailbone stop hurting!

Happy Wednesday!

WIP Wednesday 5/20/09

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

The little sundress is finished but I still haven’t mailed it yet.

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Pattern: The Two Summer Sundress
Yarn: Cotton Ease
Fabric: Lilac floral from JoAnn’s
Needles: US size 7
Started: 5/11/09
Finished: 5/15/09

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A fun and fast knit. I can’t wait to hear if it fits or not as it looks a tad small to me.

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The little bit of sewing I did on the sundress gave me the sewing bug again. The next sewing project is a car organizer that attaches to the back of your car seat. It is for Michael. Can you guess his favorite football team? Did I make that too easy to guess?

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It’s been cut out a good long time and he keeps asking about it, so I guess it’s time to start sewing it.

I  didn’t make it to the gussets of the socks so they don’t look much different. We’ll try for that goal again this week. I did make another sock yarn square though.

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I now have eight of them done so I still have a long way to go. I should probably start blocking them as I make them so I don’t have to do them all at once.

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No major goals for me this week except for finishing up the car organizer so that I can start a pair of pajama pants I want to make myself.

Happy Wednesday!

WIP Wednesday 05/13/09

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

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A few years back I won some fiber from a contest Jane was having. This was such a joy to spin!

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Fiber: Blue Faced Leicester
Source: A gift from Jane
Colorway: Blue/Pink
Yardage: 494 yards
Weight: 3.9 ounces
Ply: 2
WPI: 15

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I am really pleased with how this yarn came out.

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As usual, I have no plans for it. A scarf would be nice because it’s so soft.

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I started The Two Summer Sundress for Alexis. The pattern suggests making the next size up but when I had Amanda measure Alexis’s chest I decided to make the size that was closest to her measurements. Now that the bodice is done, I think I should have followed the directions and went one size up. It looks really small. Ah well. I’m not too worried about it though because eventually Addison will grow into it and it was pretty easy to make. I plan on getting this sewn and in the mail this week.

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The plain vanilla  socks have grown a little bit. I’d like to get to the gussets this week. That should be doable if I am not glued to my wheel like I have been. We shall see…

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Happy Wednesday!

WIP Wednesday 04/22/09

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

I finished weaving in the ends of the Vogue cardigan yesterday and then went shopping for buttons. Last night I got the buttons sewed on and it’s blocking now. I’m not sure if I like it or not. It was a little snug when I tried it on before blocking and not very flattering. Hopefully that will change when it’s dry. Maybe I should have made the bigger size. The last cotton sweater I made grows a lot when I wear it and so I went smaller with this one to compensate for that. It remains to be seen if this was a good idea or not. Either way I’ll get some pictures of it on when the sun comes back out and it dries. It’s wet and damp here right now, so it’s not drying very fast.

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I finished up the No-Purl Monkey socks over the weekend.

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Pattern: No-Purl Monkey Socks
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Merino in the Earth colorway
Needles:  2.25 mm
Started: 2/21/09
Finished 4/18/09

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This was my first time using Cherry Tree Hill sock yarn even though it  has been in my stash a long time. I really liked it a lot and look forward to using it again. Luckily I have a couple more skeins in the stash waiting for when the time is right. It is so soft!

Other than a sock yarn square I started last night, I have nothing else on the needles right now. I am betting that won’t last very long.

Happy Wednesday!

Wip Wednesday 04/08/09

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

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I finished up the cardigan fronts days ago and I have managed to sew up one shoulder seam since then. I am never fond of the sewing up part. My goal for this week is to stop procrastinating and finish the sweater already.

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While I was procrastinating, I made a sock yarn square. I haven’t made one in a while and rather enjoyed it. No goals on this project. I make squares when the mood strikes me and someday I’ll have enough of them to make a really cool blanket.

I finished up the gussets of the no-purl monkey socks but didn’t get much further than that. I’ll spare you yet another picture of them 1 inch bigger. You’re welcome.

We also won’t talk about the bathroom progress this past week. Michael is on vacation next week though so I have a feeling things are going to move ahead quite a bit faster next week than they have been.

Happy hump day!