Sunday, July 01, 2007

More Suggestions

One of the things I neglected to include in my list of things that no-doubt are a result of my "suggestability" is my long list of WIPs/UFOs. And still I add another thing to my WIP. I hesitated to mention this in my last post in the event that it was just a passing whim, but here it is.

Mystery Stole 3
One of the PDX Bloggers (PDX=Portland, for the out-of-towners) asked if anyone was going to join the Mystery Stole 3 Knitalong. I would have been fine if I'd ignored the post, but I had to check it out. I knew I shouldn't with a bazillion yards of fabric in the sewing room with patterns "assigned," the hairpin lace loom sitting in the family room along with the Sasha skirt, etc. But I did.

Yesterday morning after staring at the pattern I'd printed out, I picked up the Sporfarm alpaca yarn I'd found at the in March (because it was laceweight and already wound into a center pull ball) and started knitting. The good news is that it is done in steps as the clues are published, so I can just put it down and work on other projects.

Clue 1, Chart 1 done


Clue 1, Chart 2 done


I'm seeing a ram in the pattern...

Patriotic Dogs
Tom has a dog shirt for Valentine's day, several for Christmas, and a even one for Halloween. He (jokingly, I think) commented that he didn't have a Fourth of July shirt. Well he does now.
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7 comments:

  1. N. Maria8:25 AM, July 01, 2007

    Wow, I really like the colors! You did a beautiful job....and now you have to wait until next Friday for the next clue. :(
    I'm almost finished with mine.

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  2. Sharon Sews8:01 PM, July 01, 2007

    I like Tom's new dog shirt! I wish my DH would wear something like that because it would be so much fun to find the fabric and sew the shirts

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  3. Patty5:19 AM, July 02, 2007

    Thanks, Sharon.

    I think I made Tom's first dog shirt on a whim many years ago. He really liked it and must have bugged me to make more. Now he really loves them. He's a great guy - and he cooks, too!

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  4. Patty5:30 AM, July 02, 2007

    It's probably a blessing that I have to wait. There's so much I want to do, I won't have to feel guilty about what I'm not doing when I'm feeding my lace obsession.

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  5. Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)2:40 PM, July 02, 2007

    Patty - I love the new dog shirt! Now all he needs is one for St. Patrick's Day, Columbus Day and Thanksgiving! *LOL*

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  6. Chris5:01 AM, July 04, 2007

    Thanks for the lovely comment, I LOVE your choice of yarn, bet it feels lovely!
    Roll on Friday for the next installment!
    You're a really good seamstress too, I'm fine doing machine embroidery but have definite problems sewing in a straight line!
    Love to the pooches

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  7. Joan12:01 PM, July 04, 2007

    Oh, love the patriotic dog shirt!

    I just joined MS 3 but haven;t started the clue yet due to urgent Harry Potter deadline projects. Have the yarn & beads tho'.

    Are you in Portland? My sis in TX just announced to me that she is moving to Portland, despite having never been there, or to ME even. LOL. But she is coming out next month and plans to a few days exploring Portland.

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