Little Bubbles for my grandniece Lillian is finally finished, thanks to Mom's generous assistance with the zipper installation. Poor Mom was understandably aggravated with trying to align the stripes, since knits really want to pucker when you're sewing with them. She has informed me that from now on, I can go back to knitting buttonholes, since she ain't doing this for me again. (heh)Despite the WRONG PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS from Knitpicks (I'm supposed to always check their pattern errata page prior to embarking on a project? really? feh! bah! and boo! ...which is why the pink stripe across the chest looks oddly short ) I think this is pretty cute, don't you?
As someone else said on their knitting blog, the insanely thin garter stitch border wants to curl up, so I think that for the next sweater, I will be making a wider border around the cuffs and edges. (I've already finished the yoke for the next one...yippee!)
Now I just need to wrap the present for the birthday party on the 9th :-)
I was going to post more info about the upcoming radiation treatments, and tonight's dinner with my friend Walter at Uncle Nick's new(er) 8th Avenue location, but I am tired and it is late, so I will save those for another day, and actually skip the food photos tonight.
Little details like hems, zippers and button holes have always been what kept me from sewing more clothing!
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