Let me present the lamest excuse ever for not finishing my WIPs.
I have at least 2 things lined up, knitting done. BUT I HAVE NO SEWING NEEDLE! Don't look at me. I blame it on the needle-eating monster in this house. It's lurking somewhere in the dark. I know it. Monsters scare me so instead of trying to hunt it down I went shopping. So from today on I no longer have an excuse. That is, if the monster doesn't strike again.....
And I went more shopping, at amazon last week. I thought I could use a treat. For my birthday. Tomorrow. Arriving just in time:
I am instantly and absolutely enamoured with all these books. There are several things I want to make - and some things I HAVE to make, like the cover sweater of Yarnplay. The Mason*Dixon is even a lot more than I expected - I love the projects, I love the layout, I love the whole book, I love all three of them!!
Many years ago I took a quilting-course. I had the ambition of making a BIG bedspread. Some day. But the sewing machine and me, - my neck to be more specific, turned out to be far from good friends. I just couldn't handle it. So I gave up on the whole idea - until now - finding the mitered square blanket in the Mason*Dixon book:
There will be a bedspread. Eventually.
One square pr. month: in 6 1/2 years.
One square pr. week: in 1 1/2 years.
One square pr. day (definitely not!): in 11 1/2 weeks. (Or: in my dreams!)
Isn't it just lovely?
Posted at 05:04 pm by karen
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shobhana
October 5, 2006 12:44 AM PDT
ooh! i can't wait to see your Poppy! |
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hpny knits
October 5, 2006 12:17 AM PDT
they are addictive- you'll be surprised. |
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Cheryl
October 4, 2006 01:52 PM PDT
Happy Birthday!! I've never seen that yarnplay book before, I'm so glad you posted it, I just love the cover sweater! |
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Bente B
October 4, 2006 10:20 AM PDT
Gratulerer med dagen *klem*
Den Yarnplay-boken så spennende ut, hadde aldri sett den før. Genseren på forsiden var LEKKER!!!!! Det mitered square-teppet er bare så flott, har sett så mange lekre versjoner av det på Mason-Dixon KAL-bloggen!! Muskat var et godt valg til teppet.... Nå fikk jeg lyst til å herme ;) |
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Kirsti
October 4, 2006 09:22 AM PDT
Gratulerer med dagen!
'Jeg liker veldig godt det garnet, men ikke til klær. Smart å bruke det til teppe! Nydelige farger!
Jeg sikler og på den mason*dixon boken!
Gleder meg til å se dine to ferdige prosjekter! To ferdige og bare ett startet opp - det er altså nettoavgang!? |
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Strikkelise
October 4, 2006 08:04 AM PDT
Happy birthday! Looks like you are going to have a very beautiful bedspread (eventually). |
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Marie
October 3, 2006 08:40 PM PDT
Happy early birthday!! But I really wish you hadn't brought that Yarnplay book to my attention, because it looks very very tempting. |
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