Springtime Floral Doily

While waiting on a fresh baby to arrive so I can size 1 project and waiting on smaller hooks for the sweater, I have finally been working on my floral 3-D motif doily.  I have all the motifs done now.

(When these pics were taken, I didn't have quite

enough daffodils made.  But they're done now.)

So now all I have to do is iron/block the doily

Then sew on the roses

And the daffodils

And the flowerets

And the butterflies (which also need their bodies and antennas)

And I will be done!

It will look a like this except for a couple

more daffodils and butterflies with

some black bodies and antennae.

This doily pattern is from my book,

Vintage Floral Doilies

by Elizabeth Ann White

New Project Reveal

Friends, I have frogged the burgundy sweater AGAIN.
I re-sized it, and
it was STILL 3" too big.
So I'm putting that on hold until
I get a smaller hook.

So, I thought I would give you a glimpse
of a different  project:

Color Experiments 1 & 2

More to follow on these in the future.

More will be upcoming in the
SWEATER SAGA
as well!

Frog-It Friday

 Well, remember this?

Let's see if I'm making progress.

The PK doily is complete.  Check.

The beige sweater is complete.  Check.

Only 2 left, right?

WRONG!

See this little girl?

Well, I'm unsatisfied with the color combo.

So, instead of suffering through something

I'm not thrilled with, I decided to

FROG IT!

I mean, after all, there are SO many projects

that ARE thrilling.  And a hobby is supposed

to be FUN, not a drudgery.

So...you've got to know when to rip them, right?

I may just do that to the last one too.  ;)

However, my project list isn't any smaller.

Currently, I'm working on 2 baby gifts, 1 burgundy sweater, 

AND

which I REALLY do want to finish.

But I wasn't doing so well on the rose

motif sizing and quit in frustration.

I'm not over it yet.

So...

Glutton for Punishment

Friends, you would think after taking 2-3 years

to make 1 sweater, I would not be quick to

start another.  But...

I found this beautiful burgundy thread.

 Somewhere in between these pictures is the

beautiful color.  I wish my camera were

more true to real life.

And I have another beautiful Kay Meadors' pattern to use with it.

So...

I feel compelled to begin again.

As a matter of fact, I've already started.

But I ran into a glitch.

I made the small and it is TOO big for me.

And there is no extra small.

So...

I have to figure out the counts for extra small.

At 1st I was wondering how I could ever do this,

but I've discovered a pattern in the size-growth.

So I will soon be ripping out what I have

and trying again with the new count.

Beige Pullover Thread Crochet Sweater

I can hardly believe I am finished!

After 3 years, off and on:

I love it!

The neckline was warpy, but I redesigned it
a little, and now it lays flat.

Insert SMILE! 

So close...

Well, I THOUGHT I was going to do a Ta-daa! today.

But I'm not satisfied with the neckline.

It is a little bunchy.

So...I'm taking it back out and reworking it

until it lays flat.  I've worked too hard, too long

on this project to be unsatisfied with the

end results.

Maybe tomorrow...

Almost Finished!!!

Friends, I am almost done with my beige sweater!  I am working on the trim.  I'm not sure, but I think this thing has been in the works for about 3 years.  The pattern is VERY repetitive, and  I have not enjoyed that until recently.  So I worked on it only after I would finish being 'sick of the pattern'! 

Now, with all my busyness, my brain likes the repetitiveness because it doesn't have to THINK! 

So...stay tuned for a Ta-daa!