Shirley | May 18, 2008
I am currently going through a phase where I can’t seem to finish anything.
I don’t have any photos for todays post, the weather is too dull to get a good shot of anything, but here is a list of some of the things that I will have to finish over the coming weeks:-
Cream Aran Jacket [...]
Shirley | March 22, 2008
I have finally finished the white aran cardigan, well I have knitted it and sewn it up and put the buttons on, but…..
It looks very dirty, even though I washed my hands until they were sore, the garment still looks dirty, so I am going to have to wash it. Keep your fingers crossed [...]
Shirley | March 16, 2008
I finally managed to finish the back of the white aran cardigan.
The back of any garment always takes the longest time to do.
I will start the pocket linings and the front today.
Hopefully, it won’t take much longer now to get it finished, although the sewing up will take a while.
I took a break from knitting [...]
Shirley | March 13, 2008
I got another order for a white cardigan. This time it is for a ladys 40″ aran cardigan.
I started knitting the rib for this last night and then I was out most of the day getting fertiliser for the garden. So I have not managed to get much of it done [...]
Shirley | March 12, 2008
Wow, I can’t believe it has been more than two weeks since my last post! Time does fly when you are having fun.
I have been knitting the whole time. I got another one of my favourite jumpers knitted for stock, and I have been spending rather a lot of money on [...]
Shirley | February 28, 2008
I finally finished sewing up the matinee jacket with the picot edge on Sunday night. I have only just managed to get the photo taken and uploaded.
I haven’t had time to deliver this to the customer yet, I just hope she doesn’t want more of them knitted. 3 was enough for me. [...]
Shirley | February 24, 2008
When I was younger I used to get my mother to sew up all of my knitted garments, then when I left home and got married, my mother in law used to sew everything for me.
One divorce later and I now have to sew up all of my garments myself.
I have actually come to enjoy [...]
