I finished the handspun sweater tonight:
Buttons are from a bag of vintage buttons I got at a craft store a while ago.
Will take pictures of me wearing it when I get a chance, maybe this weekend.
In other news: I need to paint a new bowl for Alladin. His broke yesterday. I think we go through [...]
I went to Goodwill yesterday for an umbrella to make the frame of my parasol. The store had several used umbrellas, all for $2.99. Only one of them was a fully functional non-folding umbrella:
When I bought it, I thought it was pink, but John pointed out that it’s really more of a mauve (purple) color. [...]
I’ve reached the “vest” stage of the handspun sweater I’m making. Next is the sleeves, and since I have to sit down and think about it, I’m putting it away until Saturday. Possibly some random Saturday in 2011.
And I started crocheting this:
It is NOT a doily. I repeat: it is NOT a doily.
It is, in [...]
A car steering wheel cover is an essential.
So I made one.
100% cotton, mostly white with little bits of lime green and brown. Used an H hook and did 9 single crochets back and forth until it was about 34″ long. Then I wrapped it around and spent 30 minutes in 116 degree heat sewing it [...]
I’ve been knitting and crocheting lately. Big surprise, there, huh? I’ve been on something of a “hat jag,” where I’ve just taken some yarn and either needles or a hook and just…. worked on a hat. It started when I wanted a project to work on while walking, but then I just brought it indoors [...]