- had a bowl of cereal and a cup of white tea with soy milk for breakfast
- am having veggie meatloaf for lunch
- am still on a black coffee kick
Bear Sweater
I finished the Baby Bobbi Bear sweater last night after work.
Originally, I was going drop stitches along the edges, re-knit them, and trim and weave in the ends of every row... but I didn't do that. To my work-addled brain, that seemed like too much work. So I chopped an inch off either end and wove the ends in (photo to right).
That made this tidy edge you see on the left. Then I picked up the stitches along the edge and knitted the button flap. I crocheted a loop for the button.
Perhaps this wasn't the most logical way to go (I don't even know what to call it) but it was fairly effective. I like the points on the sweater, it gives it visual interest. I'm not entirely happy with the button placement; I imagined it centered, but with the sweater style I ended with it wasn't possible without the button practically hanging off the edge, and I didn't want to just have a frog or toggle. Live and learn.
I have yet to wash Bobbi and his sweater, but I'm hoping the sweater will shape up a little. The bear nose is a catastrophe, but I'm going to let it go. If I ever make this bear again, I'm going to get a tiny embroidery hoop and use it on the head. Luckily, I will never have to see this bear again after Friday, when I am pawning it off on a co-worker who has a new baby. Not that I'm traumatized or anything, it's just that if I have this fella sit on my bookshelf, right where I can see it every day, I would feel compelled to fix it. What a mess that would be!
Last night, I:
- had miso soup and vegan cheese and crackers for dinner
- watched Best of Show
- finally chose my Knitting Olympics project
2 comments:
You chose your project!! What is it? You'll tell us tonite, right? Oooh, the suspense.
BBB's sweater is cute and I'll remember your suggestion about the nose when I get around to starting mine.
so what is the choice for the olympics?
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