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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Easter Wreath is Done
I was inspired to make this wreath by one I saw on Pinterest. I'd love to share that one with you but that picture was on Flickr and non-share-able. I screwed up a purple bow but I think it looks okay bow-less. I can't believe I'm putting an Easter wreath on the door and we have 6 more inches of snow in the forecast. The hardest part of the project was finding a plain cross. I got the last one at Joann's Fabrics for a dollar. I wish the Hobby Lobby was closer to my house because I'm sure they would have had some really nice ones up there.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Fair Isle Class
Before Homework |
After Homework |
The second part of the class was more difficult....incorporating in two more steeks for the arm holes and figuring out where to do decreases and in what color. Mind you I never heard of a steek until Saturday morning and now I have three of them in one project :) Turns out a steek is just a crap area of the sweater that isn't seen when finished (from the outside anyway) and is eventually cut into and it doesn't unravel. It's where all the color changes begin and end. Exact locations of the color changes in the steek don't really matter because what goes on in the steek stays in the steek...It's like Vegas. The decreases were more critical and had to be done in the right place in the right color. At that point, I was about ready to say poke me with a fork, I'm done :) Sitting next to the class over-achiever helped. So now I'm about ready to join shoulder seams, cut the arm hole steek and pick up stitches for the sleeves. Hoping to get to that tonight before the puck drops tonight and the Bruins wipe the ice with the Canadiens. Win 13, successful shoulder seams and sleeves tonight!! I hope :)
Even the wrong side looks cool. |
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