Working Through

I’m continuing to work through my “almost finished” pile in my sewing room. I’m doing a bit of alternating between finishing one thing (or two!) and then getting a part of a longer project done. Last night after I finished a pair of longies and matching hat for Nerdy Gerdy Boutique, that had been sitting, waiting for finishing touches for about a month and a half, I started a Christmas present. I cannot share what that is for obvious reasons, but I can say that it’s turning out much better than I had hoped, and I’m looking forward to making a bunch more of these! I think.

Just for fun, though, I should really share the longies that I finished, and the little matching hat to go with them. They’re just little ones. Size small. Awhile back I promised myself that I was really going to work on learning how to do the “fair isle” technique in knitting better. Knut really wants me to make him a Norwegian sweater, and I feel like I need to perfect this technique just a bit more before I take on a project that…expensive. This is not the first time I’ve tried this technique, but it’s the first time I’ve done it and it’s a bit presentable.

I’m putting this in my store as “second” which means it’s second quality. It’s discounted that way. There is nothing technically wrong with it, but as I’m not as experienced with this technique, I feel as though the stitches pucker here and there when it is stretched. I’ve done some more projects with this technique, and I continue to improve, and I think I’ve figured out how to fix that problem. Managing the tension of 2 strings of yarn is a bit trickier than just one! I’d love to get this to someone who wants a deal, and doesn’t mind things that probably only the maker would notice about it. It’s been awhile since something new hit the store, and it feels good to keep that going.