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Closing In
I knit for hours yesterday afternoon and evening. I’ve only got 35 rows left on the wrap. -
Approaching the End
I've been working on my cable-knit wrap since I finished the 17th century waistcoat. I'm on the last repeat of the pattern and have about sixty rows to go. Once I finish that, maybe I'll actually sew something. It's been awhile, and I think I want to use one of those 1940's patterns the guy next to me at work loaned me before he retires sometime ( Read more... ) -
2021 in Review
Since there weren’t a lot of events in 2021, I tried to spend time on more time-consuming projects. I still made some quick stuff, but I didn’t feel that I churned things out.
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Catching Up
Here's another project I'm delinquent in posting. It's a knitted quilt square from a pattern published by Weldon's in 1888.
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Skirt Catch-up
As always happens in January, I check over what I made last year to see whether I posted everything. As always happens, I found a few things I had omitted.
Here are some skirts I made over the summer and never posted.
Pleated skirts for the girls - no pattern used; they're just pleated rectangles attached to a waistband rectangle. The fabrics are ( Read more... ) -
Main Pattern Done
I finished the main patterned section of the waistcoat and started the top border. I just have 35 rows left to finish all the knitting for this lengthy project. Maybe the knitting will be done by the end of the year. The making up won’t be, but that’s negligible compared to the knitting. -
Progress
I’ve been knitting away on my waistcoat and am now inside 90 rows of finishing. -
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all!
