Bah! I Have a Cold
Sunday was (hopefully) our last day of temperatures in the 90s. On Monday, I caught a cold. Not even slightly funny. I did manage to finish the third rope bowl from the 3/8-inch bowl, and I think I'm ready to move on to some smaller rope projects. The dressmaker's dummy (still in need of a name) had her first assignment, and made the facing a breeze! This is the third jacket I've made from this pattern, and on the first two jackets I had to stitch the facing many, many times to get it right. It has to be basted, then top-stitched. I hand-basted the yoke area, did massive pinning, and it got it right the very first try! That was worth the price right there. I'm down to just a few buttonholes, and can count another finished WIP. I'm aiming for 15 WIPs in a row, but the knitting ones are taking so long that I am going to incorporate sewing WIPs. I've been working diligently on the peach stole, which is about to finish o...