Monday, March 17, 2008

wip weekend

A. flew on Saturday to Brazil for a conference, which means I had more spare time for crafting this weekend. I didn't finish anything but got a lot of things started instead...

winded up this beautiful yarn - Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend - so soft and in the most amazing colorway (from Paula's shop). It's begging to be turned into a scarf, and I already picked a pattern.





started and frogged a Chérie Amour. I had specifically purchased the right yarn for this project (handpainted.com Merino Bulky in Wine Red), but after a couple of repeats into the body lace and I realized this would not be a garment I would use very often. So I decided to make a Buttony sweater instead, inspired by this lovely version



the Gathered Pullover is almost done ! The cabling turned out beautiful and I almost decided to leave this as a vest, but will be making a short sleeved version instead (although I think I will make another one as a vest later on)







something I rarely do (bad knitter, I know ...). I swatched for a future project, only because I've heard that Katia merino yarns tend to grow a bit after they're washed. Indeed it grew, enough to make me use a smaller needle size.



traced several sewing patterns for spring. Dresses and tops, mostly.



and on my desk right now .. a wip for the next batch of bookcovers. Not sure when the next shop update will be, since I have several wholesale orders I must get done in the next following weeks, but hopefully it will be soon. Sometimes I really wish the days were more than 24 hours long.



actually I did get something finished :) Baked these apple muffins and realized that silicone molds are so much more practical than normal ones (the gingerbread ones were a gift from M. sometime ago. Very cute, right ?)


8 comments:

Kat said...

I agree, we should petition for 36-hour days. Your gathered sweater looks wonderful!

Umbigo said...

que bolinhos apetitosos. e as formas de silicone são realmente mt práticas. só é chato qd começam a ganhar uma oleosidade que não sai com nada, nem na máquina.

Billy said...

As formas de silicone são óptimas para tudo, excepto para o "petit gateau", que tem de ficar molhado por dentro. O bolo desfaz-se todo quando se tenta tirar! :(

Ah, e adorei a toalha com o padrão "lenço dos namorados"! Também tenho chávenas e lençóis da mesma colecção, algures enfiados em caixotes na arrecadação dos pais... chuif! Saudades!

Anonymous said...

All your WIP's look great! Can't wait to see the finished objects.

Anonymous said...

The gathered pullover is absolutely wonderful !

corticite aguda said...

Adoro o tecido com motivos dos lenços dos namorados. Será que me podes dizer onde é que posso encontrar à venda?? Obrigada. Beijinhos.

Mindy said...

your gathered pullover is fantastic!! great job! I can't wait to see it done!

Canuck said...

I have dozens of started projects - how do you get into the finishing mode?
:)