The first of Matt’s mittens is just about done. I’m waiting for him to come home & try it on so I can make sure the thumb is long enough. I still need to get better at thumbs. My pick...
Jan 13, 2010
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…end up taking so long?I had a simple project to get out of the way today, a set of Ikea curtains in our bedroom needed to be hemmed because they were too long. I marked off where to trim the fi...
Jan 12, 2010
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One thing I’m hoping this Handmade 365 project will do it give me incentive to do some of the projects I’ve been sitting on around the house. This headboard slipcover is one such project.W...
Jan 11, 2010
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I’m almost done with one of Matt’s robot mittens but I’m too tired to finish tonight. I really can’t believe how fast these are working up. I’m not thrilled with the bunc...
Jan 10, 2010
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I finally started on Matt’s Robot Mittens today. They are just flying along & I am almost up to the thumb hole already. The gauge is bigger than the other mittens I’ve done which migh...
Jan 09, 2010
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Some days your really just want a quick fix project, something you can finish in an afternoon rather than a week or two. I’ve been wanting to knit Matt & I some reusable coffee cup sleeves ...
Jan 08, 2010
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Second set of mittens finished in 2010! And yes these are officially done right done to the ends being weaved in (I hate weaving in ends).I’m very proud of the way the decreased turned out on th...
Jan 07, 2010
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Here is the chart for the other side of the robot mittens. I used a binary code translator to spell out the word “robot.” I’m pretty happy with the layout except for maybe the third...
Jan 06, 2010
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Tonight I measured Matt hand & started charting the robot design for the front of his mittens. I got a lot of input from him for the shape, which he wanted to be quite square, & for the arms...
Jan 05, 2010
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I have this idea to make pins using tulle & beads to dress up t-shirts & sweaters so today I spent some time folding & sewing tulle. It may be a little more transparent than I envisione...
Jan 04, 2010
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