current projects
Oct. 14th, 2009 12:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elizabeth_mnI find it a bit dull to post about things I've been working on without photos, but I'm posting anyway because I like feeling like I'm making progress on something.
I've been working on my Big Montana Tunic. I'm using Casacde 128, and yesterday I started on the 3rd ball of yarn (of 5). I like the way the lace pattern is looking. It's just complex enough to keep me interested but simple enough that I don't need to devote too much attention to it. I re-wrote the side shaping to pull it in a bit more at the waist. Not too much, since the look is pretty A-line, but since I have a pretty large difference between my waist and bust, I wanted to fit it a bit more so it didn't end up looking like a sack.
I also started (and almost finished, now) the Avaitrix hat for my little one. She absolutely will not keep a hat on her head if she can help it, so I realized I needed to make something with a chin strap. I was also worried about wool being too itchy for her until she gets a little older, so I used cotton. I got some beautiful, irregular, soft, slubby cotton in bright lime green last saturday and now I'm almost done knitting the strap. Then just another earflap and it is done. It's a bit big for her, but I think I will sew a little tuck in it that I can pick out later. Easier than ripping and re-knitting, and the hat will be more versatile.
I'm also making a little coat for her. I got some really pretty quilted fabric at Treadle and I'm planning a simple bound edge and big snaps to close. I used to have a way more uptight view of pre-quilted fabrics, but I've mellowed in vew of the practicality. I could not find a coat small enough for a 1-month-old anywhere. People probably assume that no one takes their 1-month-old baby out in cold weather.
Time still seems to be dragging on! And I still feel a little bummed about not having much time for crafting. But anything I can do while sitting down, with my little girl sleeping on my lap, has a chance of getting done, since that's how I spend so much of my time these days! I have so, so many ideas for projects I want to do, but I am trying not to think too much about stuff I can't get to for a while. It is a victory for me when I can get the household chores done, so knitting and sewing are icing on the cake.
I've been working on my Big Montana Tunic. I'm using Casacde 128, and yesterday I started on the 3rd ball of yarn (of 5). I like the way the lace pattern is looking. It's just complex enough to keep me interested but simple enough that I don't need to devote too much attention to it. I re-wrote the side shaping to pull it in a bit more at the waist. Not too much, since the look is pretty A-line, but since I have a pretty large difference between my waist and bust, I wanted to fit it a bit more so it didn't end up looking like a sack.
I also started (and almost finished, now) the Avaitrix hat for my little one. She absolutely will not keep a hat on her head if she can help it, so I realized I needed to make something with a chin strap. I was also worried about wool being too itchy for her until she gets a little older, so I used cotton. I got some beautiful, irregular, soft, slubby cotton in bright lime green last saturday and now I'm almost done knitting the strap. Then just another earflap and it is done. It's a bit big for her, but I think I will sew a little tuck in it that I can pick out later. Easier than ripping and re-knitting, and the hat will be more versatile.
I'm also making a little coat for her. I got some really pretty quilted fabric at Treadle and I'm planning a simple bound edge and big snaps to close. I used to have a way more uptight view of pre-quilted fabrics, but I've mellowed in vew of the practicality. I could not find a coat small enough for a 1-month-old anywhere. People probably assume that no one takes their 1-month-old baby out in cold weather.
Time still seems to be dragging on! And I still feel a little bummed about not having much time for crafting. But anything I can do while sitting down, with my little girl sleeping on my lap, has a chance of getting done, since that's how I spend so much of my time these days! I have so, so many ideas for projects I want to do, but I am trying not to think too much about stuff I can't get to for a while. It is a victory for me when I can get the household chores done, so knitting and sewing are icing on the cake.
