I Have Been Released!!!!!!!!!!

Tonight I am no longer in hand-stitching hell:
The robe is done!!!!!  And before it was TWO weeks late! 

Of course, in the perverse nature of my crafting, the doll clothes I cut out of the same material:
also required hand-stitching, but at least it was much less.  The odd circle is a little doll beret, which has a little 2-inch piece of elastic in it to give it a little stretchiness to help hold it on, which is probably why most berets I have ever owned are knitted and have a built-in stretchiness.  Yarn is MUCH easier to work with than a 2-inch piece of elastic.  Since these are a gift for my niece's 6th birthday, I did try to keep the swearing down to a minimum, but I might not have made it if there had been any more hand stitching to contend with.

Projects 22 and 23 DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Comments

Meredith said…
You are on fire!!! And your niece will never know about the swearing. I have a niece just ten years younger than me, 36, it is so lovely when they are old enough and you can swear right in front of them.
Have a beautiful day,
Meredith
February 25, 2011 at 6:50 AM
RobinH said…
Whooo-hoo! Go, Toni! (And just think of swearing as the way to get the item properly intimidated so it doesn't give your niece any trouble!)
February 25, 2011 at 7:33 AM
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