I made this one for my mother
This one is for my sister
And this is the detail of a dress I FINALLY finished.
Not shown are the unfinished projects, including a necklace for myself, a dress made out of a gorgeous Pendleton wool (I love the Pendleton outlet store in Camas!) and a dress out of a kind of linen-y, gauze-y, embroidered fabric I just bought. Not to mention the two piles of fabric intended for SCA garb…
Sulla writes a bi-whimly Torchwood fanfic story set called Excerpts From the Sekrit Diary of Ianto Jones. I can say with full conviction that I have NEVER laughed so hard at a piece of fanfic as I do at those entries of her’s. I promised her a shout-out and here it is.
She is a Canadian, living in Toronto. Somehow, we must convert her to “Blood Ties” fandom. I want to see Coreen’s diary!!!!!
And now I return you to your regularly scheduled mayhem.
I am not trying to make another silly Canadian reference here. I never saw this show when it was on the air and regret it a bit, but not enough to go find it on DVD or anything. I do have to ask one thing, though.
LESLIE NIELSON was in this? Wow, the useless things you learn from You Tube!
I do adore the Arrogant Worms, though, and will continue to seek their music on You Tube and elsewhere. Like Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie, they’ve saved me from many a nightmare about hitting puberty in Saskatchewan. (I kind of owe Brent Butt and his show “Corner Gas” something for that, too. And Denis McGrath for recommending “Little Mosque on the Prairie” which is where the healing started.)
But, as said, it’s all apropos of nothing and “The Daily Show” is on. Must go soak up all the humor I can from daily news.
And they did it the RIGHT way.
Here he is, in all his fuzzy glory. I have fixed the labels since taking the photo.
So, what’s the poor guy’s name?
It came from a newsletter that I’m sure I’ll delete without thinking about it so at least this way I’ll have the pattern saved if I ever want it.
American Flag Pattern
Any yarn will do, cotton works the best.
Size 6 (US) needles
Stripes are worked in garter st.
(knit all rows) and the blue field in seed st.
Cast on 72 sts, using red yarn.
K 5 rows.
Change to white and k 6 rows.
Change to red and k 6 rows.
Continue until you have 6 stripes (3 red, 3 white.)
Change to red and k 37 sts.
Attach blue and k 35 sts.
In the next row, begin the seed
st. in the blue section.
Continue as set, changing red and white every 6 rows until 12 stripes are done. Change to red and k 5 rows. BO as follows; BO knitwise 34 sts with the blue, change to red and continue binding off knitwise to last st.
For stars: Using one strand of white, embroider 30 stars in rows of 6 horizontally by 5 vertically. Then embroider 20 stars in between the 30 in rows of 5 across by 4 down. Use a cross-stitch design.
Sew in all ends.
Display with pride!
I think there may be some among my readers who may find <a href=”http://etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/03/dress-form-tutorial-want-to-make-exact.html”>this tutorial</a> useful.
One of the problems I have when sewing for myself (and I know I’m not alone in this) is that it’s next to impossible for me to check the fit of a garment. For one thing, I’m either looking down at it or at a reflection of it. And anytime I move to make an adjustment, it changes how the garment is hanging on me and then it changes the adjustment I’m going to make and in the end it just takes forever for me to get anything right.
I found instructions in a book for making a dress form out of an old t-shirt and old brown paper tape. This version, using duct tape, seems a little more efficient and certainly it’s made with more readily accessible supplies.
Now to find the time to actually make this!
This is a wrist warmer. I’m on the verge of carpal tunnel and read that keeping my wrists warm (especially in a cold office) helps slow down the progress. So I made a pair of these and there’re so adorable I’m going to make more, coordinating with many of my outfits. Hee hee!
I’m no model but I did make this jacket totally free-hand. And I’m damn proud of it!
And, because I love Brenna I will give her store a little free publicity. This was taken in the back room of her B Sharp Fabrics, where she caters to historical costumers. Now, obviously that’s not an historic costume I’m wearing, although I was there for a class on Viking garb at the time…
The Pacific Northwest According To Jeff Foxworthy
(or at least that’s the title it came with)
You know you’re from the Pacific Northwest if ..
1. You know the state flower (Mildew)
2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.
3. Use the statement “sun break” and know what it means.
4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the “Walk” Signal.
8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it is not a real mountain.
9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle’s Best, and Veneto’s.
10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye Salmon.
11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon, Yakima, and Willamette.
12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, and Thai food.
14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark – while only working eight-hour days.
15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
16. You are not fazed by “Today’s forecast: showers followed by rain,” and “Tomorrow’s forecast: rain followed by showers.”
17. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.
19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see them through the cloud cover.
20. You notice, “The mountain is out” when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.
21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.
22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60.
23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time.
26. You measure distance in hours.
27. You often switch from “heat” to “a/c” in the same day.
28. You design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.
29. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk Season (Fall).
30. You actually understood these jokes and will probably forward them!
