A Little Yarn On The Side

And here it is, almost the end of August.  Whoops. But there has been some crafting!  On the successful crafting front, this: might be one of the few Pinterest projects which actually works.  You know how clothes slide off those plastic hangers?  Well, little drops of hot glue on them actually stops things from sliding off, and they don't attract lint like the velvet ones.  Don't worry, Pinterest is still Pinterest.  This: is my attempt at an ombre-shading dyed rope bowl.  I'm going to guess type of dye used is the key element that was left out of the instructions.  So I have a solid pink bowl. I also got the Begonia shawl finished for my friend's birthday,  and only 6-weeks late.  Look at MY speed.  And since I was blocking, I blocked mine as well--only 4 months after finishing the knitting.  I'd blame it on work (which is taking up an absurd amount of time), but I think we all know my general ability to proc...

I had the house to myself for the weekend, though working on Saturdays does put a big damper on weekends.  I got up early Sunday, repotted a plant, and was just doing dishes while finishing my coffee before going for a walk when I broke a stupid wine glass while washing it and the stem went RIGHT into my hand. This is probably a great time to mention that 1) I faint at the sight of blood, and 2) I was still in my pajamas, and 3) my car is a stick shift.  So, I had to call the ambulance, though at least this time I was downstairs. The thing I've noticed about doctors is that they have no idea how gross their profession can be,  Necessary?  Yes.  Fascinating?  I'm sure.  But if your patient has already told you that she gets very queasy around blood and needs to not see you putting in stitches, for the love of God, do NOT give her a play-by-play of what you are doing.  And do NOT then be shocked when the patient's heart rate has dropped from 60 ...

Yesterday was hot, so it was a perfect day for a cotton sundress: which I swear I took a picture of yesterday but it seems it was with an imaginary camera.  Anyway, I finished this blue dress in 2013 and wore it yesterday while out running errands.  It's a bit casual for work, but it is fabulous for 100+ temperatures.  So, I've made it another week with Me Made Days.  Do you think it's possible to make a shirt in a single day? I could have tried cutting out a cotton shirt or something yesterday, but instead the sewing room needed some tidying--especially after I rampaged through it looking for another ball of yarn to finish the THREE remaining rows on the current Begonia Swirl shawl.  I found the yarn, but then when I swear I was putting away the leftover rope from making the last bowl, I found myself working on this: To say it's going faster with just the rope would be an understatement.  This is cotton rope, and I've wanted to try an ombre dyi...

Yesterday I had a physical therapy appointment before work, which really limits the clothing options in general because skirts are completely out.  So maybe I can get through July and August with Me Made One-Random-Day-Of-The-Week.  Or maybe I could just figure out how this: could count as a fashion accessory.  Hat?  Purse?  Hm, what if I count purses for Me Made Monday?  You know, since I've finished exactly ONE.  But it could get me through this week....... We had a busy weekend.  Andy's birthday was on Saturday, so we celebrated on Sunday since one of us now works on Saturday.  But I did get in a little sewing time, and let me just tell you that I'm glad I learned the rope bowl technique with colored rope FIRST before adding fabric strips.  It's not actually difficult, but figuring out how to judge angles like this are a bit easier if that is the only thing one has to worry about.  The bowl was made from scraps from o...

So I had PLANNED to wear the shawl, but walked right out the door and forgot about it. Then it just didn't work out any other day, so I am wearing one of my VERY favorite pieces today.  It was a nightmare to make as the fabric ravelled badly, but I adore this jacket.

While there are really only 52 weeks in a year, it is starting to feel like there are 115 Me Made Mondays.  It wasn't too bad in the spring and winter, but summer is only really getting going and it's already difficult.  It has a lot to do with my personality.  Generally, I start thinking about what I'm going to wear just about the time I have gotten out of the shower and am realizing that naked is probably NOT the theme to go with for the day.  But I have a dinner to go to tonight after work, so all weekend I've been trying to think of what to wear that is both appropriate for work and dressy enough for the dinner, and what possible me-made item could work with such a scenario.  I'm thinking this: which is easily my favorite shawl (meaning I've actually worn it).  I finished this back in 2003, and I think it's the second shawl I made.  The pattern is Lotus Blossom Lace , and the great thing about this shawl is that the construction makes it easy to ...

Originally, I was going to stick to Me Made Monday and wear the pink sewing jacket I made years ago from this, but even inside with the air conditioning going, it was too hot.  Today, however, will only be in the 80s, so I decided it could be Me Made Tuesday and I'm wearing  which is the second-oldest sweater I have, but as I only fixed it a few years ago so that the neckline was wearable, it looks new still.  Honestly, I love this sweater, and for making it in high school, aside from not weaving in any ends, I did a pretty decent job on it.  Hope you all had a lovely holiday weekend.  I didn't spend as much time sewing as I thought I would, but we did a LOT of walking, got some flowers planted, I got some financial stuff taken care of, read a lot, stretched a lot, and relaxed.  I even made a bowl, using the leftover fabric from the wine-themed spicy-spiral runner I made for us, and I love how it turned out.  I'm not sure if anyone can tel...