My weekend schedule changed a while back, so Sundays are not always blog days. I haven’t really settled into a new rhythm yet. . . .
I have finished several things, some fresh and some long latent.
white tam
pink
Firstly, I finished and mailed in to Cast On magazine, the 2 versions of my Galaxy Tam. The pattern I e-mailed in a few days later.
Also, I finished a second little “hoot!”, by Ysolda Teague.
hoot! #1
hoot! #2
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One is for my DS, away at university.
The other is for his girlfriend. She said of hers that it is “adorbs”. (I translated that to mean “adorable”.) 🙂
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And then, I FINALLY seamed up a knit/felted bag I started about 1 1/2 years ago. I don’t think the shape and size will be adequate for a daily bag, so I’m not sure what I’ll do with it. (It measures about 10″ – 12″ across, and 5″ – 6″ tall in the middle, where the stuff would sit.) Yarn is Poems; design is my own.
"back" side
"front" side
I’ve had some more requests for repairs; this time for unusual gloves.
Glove from Latvia, here with hoot-owl
The first pair were a gift to me, purchased by an old friend when she traveled to Latvia one summer. I’ve let my son wear them for a couple of winters, and one thumb developed a hole. This past week I mended that.
Thumb "Before"
Thumb "After"
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The second pair are Norwegian. I haven’t started to work on the repairs yet, but I’ve enjoyed studying them.
Norwegian gloves. Thumbs replaced by another knitter.
Finger with a hole. Notice the spare color carried between stripes up by twisting strands.
See how the ends are NOT woven in -- just knotted and left! Amazing.
