Minor knitting stuff
No school today, so it’s me and the Boo. Hubby went to work late, since he had to go to the doctor again. His bandage is much smaller, so his finger is less protected, and apparently he banged the bejeebers out of it on the steering wheel this morning.
Worked on the doll some more. The button to the right is the button that my daughter chose as a belly button. I actually stayed up rather late working on this, because I decided the head was way too flat on the top, probably because I revised the pattern and… uh… apparently viewed the neck portion as the crown portion and therefore closed it off. Honestly, the pattern wasn’t very clear on what was what. Anyway, since Emily had already seen the head fully knitted, I decided I’d rather stay up late re-knitting it than have her come in in the morning to an unravelled head. I paid for that decision this morning, when my husband couldn’t find his antibiotics and got me up earlier than I would have liked to see if I’d done anything with them. We won’t go into the antics that ensued, but suffice to say that I’d just dug through the outside garbage when he discovered that they were in his jacket pocket. It’s funnier now than it was through my sleep haze.
I’ve been working on the second sock on and off. It’s been so cold I’ve thought of putting it aside to work on gloves instead. Somewhere, I managed to lose another #1 DPN. Hopefully no one will find it by sitting on it. Ouch.
Otherwise, it’s been a slow day. Ran out of ink and paper, had to run to Office Depot for more, as I’ve got more kits to go out and I’m guessing it would be good to, you know, include a pattern. We’re going to speech therapy later today, so we’ll hit the post office before that.
Hats up next for: TX, IA, and WA.
Definitely early to sleep for me tonight.
Everytime I see you post about knitting…
I can’t get over how quick you are! Much impressed, is me.
Makes me feel like a total knob….
And the more I see the doll? The more I’m in love with it. More kids should have moms like you. Thinking about trying to knit a doll of my own, now…. 🙂 If I do, I’ll try to find a way to send you a pic and let you see how it goes!
Everytime I see you post about knitting…
I can’t get over how quick you are! Much impressed, is me.
Makes me feel like a total knob….
And the more I see the doll? The more I’m in love with it. More kids should have moms like you. Thinking about trying to knit a doll of my own, now…. 🙂 If I do, I’ll try to find a way to send you a pic and let you see how it goes!
I must friend you. Your knittiness may kick me in the head and get me started up again. 🙂
Randomly, do you happen to know if it’s vinegar that you soak acrylic crappy yarn in to soften it up? Drew said I should ask you. I have a friend whose fur-acrylic coat got washed and turned it into a mess, and if it’s vinegar (or you know of something else) that will do the trick, you’ll be the hero! 🙂
The doll is awesome. 🙂 And I must learn socks.
I must friend you. Your knittiness may kick me in the head and get me started up again. 🙂
Randomly, do you happen to know if it’s vinegar that you soak acrylic crappy yarn in to soften it up? Drew said I should ask you. I have a friend whose fur-acrylic coat got washed and turned it into a mess, and if it’s vinegar (or you know of something else) that will do the trick, you’ll be the hero! 🙂
The doll is awesome. 🙂 And I must learn socks.
doll heads
My daughter, when she was little, had a boy doll that took a bottle and peed from the appropriate orifice. She was very fond of it and used to take it in the tub with her. One evening in a tussle with her sister, the head came off. Well, you can imagine. Even though we managed to cram the head back on immediately, I’ll never forget the look on her face of absolute horror.
doll heads
My daughter, when she was little, had a boy doll that took a bottle and peed from the appropriate orifice. She was very fond of it and used to take it in the tub with her. One evening in a tussle with her sister, the head came off. Well, you can imagine. Even though we managed to cram the head back on immediately, I’ll never forget the look on her face of absolute horror.
Hm. Much as I would like to be the font of all things fabric, I have to confess that I don’t know. When I need to get a bad smell out of something in the wash – for instance, if my daughter wets the bed as she does occasionally – I put a quarter cup of vinegar in with the rinse and that does the trick nicely. I think it helps the sheets feel a little softer, too, but I can’t swear to it. Based on that, I wouldn’t be surprised if it helped with the coat.
Thanks on the knitting! The doll is naked but complete, and I’ll be posting pics soon. It wasn’t that hard – basically, you knit a bunch of rectangles and sew them together.
Hm. Much as I would like to be the font of all things fabric, I have to confess that I don’t know. When I need to get a bad smell out of something in the wash – for instance, if my daughter wets the bed as she does occasionally – I put a quarter cup of vinegar in with the rinse and that does the trick nicely. I think it helps the sheets feel a little softer, too, but I can’t swear to it. Based on that, I wouldn’t be surprised if it helped with the coat.
Thanks on the knitting! The doll is naked but complete, and I’ll be posting pics soon. It wasn’t that hard – basically, you knit a bunch of rectangles and sew them together.
Ah. Well, I guess if she feels the coat is “ruined” already, throwing it in some vinegar isn’t going to hurt. *lol*
🙂 Still, though. Very cute.
Ah. Well, I guess if she feels the coat is “ruined” already, throwing it in some vinegar isn’t going to hurt. *lol*
🙂 Still, though. Very cute.