Okay, Nine Towels

Somehow I miscounted (which could explain some gauge issues), and I actually have 9 embroidered towels--not ten. Oh well. I have plenty more blank towels and nine is still a respectable amount. After washing out the stabilizer:There are some duplicates, so I didn't photograph all 9, but I'm generally pleased with the results. In the future I think I'd center better so the words aren't on the color stripes, and I'd do a different color thread on the green towel, but I'm learning. I've had my sewing/embroidery machine for 3 years now, and am just starting to get comfortable with the embroidery part. The instruction book made it QUITE complicated, and to be honest I've eliminated a few steps because they made it so difficult I would never had embroidered anything if I followed their advice. Now, if I ever endeavor to do embroidered buttonholes on anything, I will dig out their fussy instructions and follow them to the letter, but as I have only recently stopped loathing doing normal buttonholes, I don't see it happening in the near future.

In knitting news, the August scarf is doneand awaiting the weaving in of ends & a little blocking, and even better, I have resisted the urge to cast on something new and did several rows on the yoke sweaterwhile enjoying some sunshine with my little sidekickthough I just don't appreciate tummy rubs like he does.

Comments

toni in florida said…
What?! Only nine? AND a finished scarf? AND progress on another project? Is that ALL??

Yikes, watching your productivity makes me think I'm gonna have to start (or join, more likely) a chapter of Slackers-r-Us. Sigh.
August 19, 2009 at 6:15 AM
stitchin' girl said…
ha, ha, I am laughing at Toni's remarks - I was thinking something along those same lines!! I really like your towels. The scarf is really pretty - you are so jamming on you WIP's it puts me to shame :o)
August 19, 2009 at 8:28 AM
RobinH said…
Okay, I was so distracted by the shiny embroidery and the cute cat, I completely missed the knitting content. Very unlike me!

The scarf looks terrific! And the yoke sweater is very pretty- is this the first piece? It looks like it's going to be a front-and-back with raglan sleeves, as opposed to being in the round?

I'm swatching for a new sweater, but at the rate I'm going, the swatch will take approximately seventeen times as long as the sweater. Bah, swatches!
August 21, 2009 at 7:13 AM
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