Craftiness

[hardhatcat]

I’ve been sick of late and so has Eoin. This of course was for most of my holidays. I had planned to do a bunch of things and finish off some sewing projects, but that didn’t happen as I needed to clear out the craft room first and was too sick for that. But I did manage to do a bit of knitting, as I can at least do that while vege-ing out in front

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[anjea]

The gilet looks awesome, and perfect for the weather you're describing. I really like the hoodie pattern, too. My knitting skills are abysmal...so I'll just have to keep admiring your handiwork. :)

[hardhatcat]

My knitting skills were pretty average until i was working on an isolated site (i worked for a construction company at the time) and we had a spell of bad weather and were stuck at the site huts for about a week. So we all sat around unable to go anywhere and unable to work. I finished of a whole heap of UFOs i'd brought with me, improved my knitting skills and even had the blokes interested in knitting and needlework!

[jewells68]

That is a gorgeous sweater, I love the cables.

[hardhatcat]

It's nearly finished. I finished all the knitted components last night and started the assembly, although i think i want to rework the collar. I hate to unpick and redo bits but it will annoy me later on if i don't

[ofenjen]

Having seen you knit first hand, I'm sure you'll be done with the hoodie sweater in no time!

Love the first one. Even the zipper looks amazing.

[hardhatcat]

I've finished all the knitted component and just need to stitch it all together now. I think i'm going to have to unpick the collar though and re do it in slightly larger needles. i just feel it's going to be too tight to pull over his head at that age. I had having to redo stuff, but then it will annoy me later on if i don't

It looks even better on him. The ladies at child care even commented about it. (they know i knit). It was hard to get a match for the zip but i think it does well with the contrast colour. The zip is more of a tan than the collar and cuffs, but it goes well with the flecks of different colours in the main body of the jacket

[clumsy_chord]

The hoodie is gorgeous - can't wait to see your version :D I don't know what a gilet is, but it looks fantastic, anyway!

[hardhatcat]

i think a gilet is a fancy name for a sleeveless jacket. It's not a term i've used before but it's what it was called in the book

[hp5freak]

Very lovely work!!!

Naughty little man, swiping mummy's cable needle. Hope you find it soon!

[hardhatcat]

i think he hid it behind the couch. I'll just have to pull the couch out and have a look. Otherwise i'll just have to wait until it turns up again. He ran off with his dad's bus tickets ($50 worth) and we had no idea where they were, but they reappeared the next week!