I'm joining Kat & the Unravelers today for Unraveled Wednesday!
KNITTING:
Where it started:
Where it's been:
Where it's at:
Whew!! I stuck a fork in it and moved on to the Santa portion of the stocking! I may or may not embroider/duplicate stitch facial features on them later… TBD (Santa, too). I ended up knitting the kids from the original pattern chart, with a couple of tweaks: the faces are longer & rectangular (instead of skeletal), there's a neck, and the girls have flippy little hair-dos. I also knit the girls' clothing in different colors — those are MDK Atlas leftovers from the 5-Point Bomber — Pear & Mallard, and the boys' shirts are in Lapis.
There are a ton of wonky stitches to straighten out, and you do not want to see the back of my work right now!! Lordy, I may have to take a moment and weave in some ends because it's anxiety-inducing! I'm so glad to be moving forward, though.
READING:
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. There hasn't been much reading going on.
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I was going to drive over to Marshfield today with Ali & the kids to visit my Aunt Arlene — my mom's elder sister — she's 93 years old and currently residing at an assisted living facility where she's recovering from a fall/ankle injury. I had to cancel. The kids are still recovering from whatever they had, so there's that; my car is in the shop getting a new wheel bearing (oh yay) (not); and it's going to be 10,000F degrees outside (minus 9900). The temp & humidity both rose so fast this morning that all our windows fogged up inside! Not a great day to go anywhere! So, anyway, I sent some flowers to Arlene and talked to her this morning. Someone usually takes her home most weekends for an afternoon, so we'll probably plan to visit then — it would be a lot better for the kiddos (& everyone) there, anyway.
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Oh my – that’s a lot of knitting and unknitting on the stocking (who is Sonia??), but it is looking good. Hope the Santa portion is a bit easier! I think I’m going to listen to 7 Moons rather than read…time will tell…
I think the stocking looks perfect and I’m glad you’re satisfied enough to move forward. I think sending flowers to your aunt sounds lovely and I bet she will really enjoy them.
I really like what you’ve done with the “kids” on the stocking, and I think you’re very wise to move on and see what needs doing later. (Because maybe after a little more “real estate” you’ll decide that nothing actually needs doing. . . ) And it is so hot. So. Freaking. Steamy. Hot. Stay cool and order flowers! XO
The third time is the charm! (And with all those iterations to compare, the second one was a bit creepy.) But you’ve remedied the problem and I hope Santa is easily completed. We are blessed with delightfully cool weather for the latter part of August, so I hope your heat and humidity end soon. Best wishes to all the sick kids and Aunt Arlene!
Sending healing vibes to your Aunt Arlene.
The stocking looks great. I have knit eight of a similar Intarsia Christmas stockings. They are a labor of love. Sending flowers and talking to your aunt is very thoughtful. We are in the middle of a string of 100+ degree days. It’s miserable.
I think the stocking kids are looking a lot better (I wasn’t going to say it before, but the previous iteration made me think of scary clowns). I admire your persistence on this project! I hope your aunt has an easy recovery, and I’m sure she will appreciate you all keeping your germs to yourselves!
Persistence = Perfection, Vicki! I love this final iteration! The “kids” look awesome! I have taken that same approach to end weaving on my mitered squares blanket… too many is anxiety inducing! There is great joy in a tidy back!
I hope your aunt is better soon! (and those kids as well!)
I’m so impressed with the “kids” on the stocking – your try, try, and try again paid off! (and have you thought about maybe sewing a lining for the whole thing so you don’t have to weave in ANY ends?!)
Much better with the faces on the stocking! Intarsia is truly not my favorite knitting style.
Have you read Tom Lake by Ann Patchett? I loved it! (Did I already tell you this? Today I’m evangelizing about it on FB, so it’s on my mind again.)