A Little Yarn On The Side

An entirely different project: I was "cleaning" the sewing room (I use the quotation marks so that you don't expect the sewing room to actually BE clean when I'm done--just less  messy) in order to have more room to work with the quilt, and I couldn't decide where to put this lavender fabric, and then it occurred to me that if I used  it, I didn't have to find a home for it.  So, I have a new spring pant set.  That works. I finished it up this morning, then was in a bit of a dither about what to work on in my last few bachelorette hours, and then there was that silly naggy voice that I've been ignoring all week that insisted  on doing some laundry and a bit of cleaning, so while I did some of the boring stuff, I set up Jeeves to do a couple towels: and the first half of a bag set I've been planning to make to put with our picnic supplies: Obviously, there will be a "clean" bag as well, though I'm not sure how much use it will get.  T...

Andy gets home late tomorrow night, so I have all of today and tomorrow to craft like a maniac.  Part of me--the one that caused all the stash issues and spends most of her time in "time out" for bad behavior--is so delighted with the floral jacket that I'm having to restrain myself from starting one out of a green home decorating fabric in my stash.  Oh sure, I  know that working with home decorating fabric was really hard and I may never want to do it again in my lifetime, but Problem-child Toni doesn't seem to know that.  To be fair, it really is a cute jacket, and the green would  make a fantastic jacket, but I think I need to pick something else for today.  Andy shouldn't have to come home to a wife who is in desperate need of sedation. So, I had decided earlier this year to try to make one thing for each season.  I decorate the house for seasons--spring, summer, fall, Christmas, and winter.  I started doing it when we first bought the hous...

Is it wrong that my own project makes me laugh every time I see it?

Today's lesson learned:  If you're unclear whether you need a 26-inch zipper or a 28-inch zipper, buy them BOTH and then return the one you don't use.  Unless you're trying to strike up a relationship at the returns counter for unknown reasons.

Riding on a high from finishing this  and this yesterday, I thought today would be a good day to start a new sewing project that I've been planning for at least a day or two.  But to do so, I needed to clear off some space on the sewing table, which meant finishing up some felt gift bags that were still in progress, or finding a place to stash them to get them out of the way, but where I would still be able to find them.  As we're all familiar with my track record on THAT score, it seemed wiser to finish them. Some younger friends of mine are having a baby, and they're sort of non-traditional.  Everything on their baby registry is black, so a cute little baby sweater seems a bit inappropriate.  Instead, I think I might be making the first baby "smack-talk" quilt in existence.  The first finished squares: If you can't quite read them, they say: No sleep for the big people My other stroller is a Porsche I'm with the band Dude, where's my binkie...

This a very simple scarf pattern involving exactly one pattern row.  This pattern is not copyrighted and you are free to share. Materials:  Pick the yarn and needles of your choice.  I'd recommend a large needle in relation to the yarn.  For example, for the example scarf I used a DK weight mohair blend with a size 8 needle.  For a worsted weight, I might use a size 9 or 10 needle.  For a fingering weight, maybe a size 6 needle.  The idea is to create a very drapey fabric.  I prefer lighter colored yarns for this scarf, but that's just my personal preference. Cast on 31 Rows 1 through 4:  Knit Rows 5, 7, 9, 11 - Knit 4, *(k2 tog) twice, (yo, K1) 3 times, yo, ssk twice, k1; Repeat from *, knit 3 Rows 6, 8, 10, 12 - Knit 3, purl to last 3 stitches, knit 3. Repeat rows 1 through 12 until desired length.  Finish by knitting 4 rows.  Bind off all stitches.

I view it as a personal victory that I have even been able to make headway on the April project of the month, since I've had more than my share of "help"  They're obviously taking it in turns to "assist" me.  Actually I shouldn't complain.  Andy is out of town on business right now, and they have taken it upon themselves to entertain/protect/instruct/snuggle me--mostly at 3:00 AM.  A little sewing help is a small thing compared to trying to convince two cats that it is NOT in my best interests to have anyone sleeping on my head.  Even with the obvious case of insomnia, the floral jacket is now 99% complete, and has just been hanging a bit before doing the final top-stitching and the 4 front buttonholes, and I even have buttons that I think will work nicely:  They are some extremely pointless buttons I bought some time ago before realizing that the silly things are dry clean only, but since this fabric is dry-clean only as well, I thought they were...