So I haven't quite made a sweater yet, but...

Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS · 2007-10-27T01:31:52+00:00

... in the past few months, I made the baby blue jeans but lost steam when it came to sewing all the details on after a number of false starts that I had to rip out.I have done a dozen or so dishcloths in a basic pattern, bamboo stitch, a few picture-type patterns, and a few ultra-simple lace patterns. I have a strip of 2-1/2 contiguous dishcloths I am assembling for a potential afghan.I finished a triangle shawl out of regular acrylic worsted weight yarn in lime green, kelly green, and gold stripes (because I had a bunch of it in a big box of yarn I bought for cheap) with a different stripe pattern for the border, but it was a trifle too small so I sewed the edges up to make a poncho so I didn't have to keep hanging onto it for dear life, and a half-circle shawl of spring green, sage green, and a sort of cranberryish color Lion Brand so-called "Homespun" yarn (same reason as above)and right now I am still working on my first tessellated fish for a tesselated fish afghan making an irreparable mistake. I have started at least 4-5 times and keep messing up, so I put it down until I feel like I have enough patience to try it again.And last but not least, I am making a dog sweater for my 14YO dog from a very basic pattern in a Leisure Arts pamphlet. Then my 8-month-old puppy is demanding equal time (she thinks the whole world revolves around her), even though she has a nice fleece-and-Supplex hooded doggie coat for early morning walks because she has hair, not fur, that I cut shorter to avoid tangles and therefore would get cold easily -- she loves to snuggle with me and wrap up with me in the poncho or shawl, too.After making the poncho and the shawl, I am pretty sure that I have the stamina to do a sweater, which is very encouraging, but I want to try to master this unprintable adjective of a tessellated fish pattern first. Then I will have to decide what to do about fitting the pattern and what style I really want.I bought yarn to make socks, but I got overwhelmed...

Oct 27, 2007 23 Replies

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enigma 18 years ago

Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply wrote in news:4723aa3e$0$79868$ snipped-for-privacy@news.sonic.net:

i'm sorry i didn't think to suggest it sooner. it's a wonderful trick.

now i must go back to looking for two missing patterns, my Fiber Trends felted boots & my felted kitty from The Knitting Needle

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i *just* saw the boots in my office, but i can't find it & the kitty should be in the basket with it's yarn, but it's not. arg! fairies! ;) lee

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Katherine 18 years ago

You are DEFINITELY ready to do a sweater. Keep us posted on your progress.

Higs, Katherine

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen 18 years ago

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Not Likely 18 years ago

LOL This hit me funny, thanks for the laugh! ;o)

*hugs* Gemini

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