Update: Daddy Pants

So, I never got back to the pants a couple weeks ago. I did yesterday, though. I got everything done except for the snaps. They kinda look like pants.


I decided to quit while I was ahead and figure out the best way to do the snaps. I decided to work on some other things...like the quilt I started 3 years ago.


At this point the look a little like they did before I cut them apart...totally blown out in a very inappropriate place.

UFOs

I am finally finishing things!

The Fair Isle sweater and the blanket are at school and are being worked on from time to time.

I cleaned out eh craft room and found all of the UFOs (un-finished objects) and have started working on them...it's impressive how fast things go when they're halfway done already.

Olliver

So, the bear finally has a face...and a name. He is Olliver...Ollie for short.

His nose is a little funny, but I've been told that it's ok. It's been established that it is highly unlikely that baby is ever going to say, "No, mommy, I don't want your stupid bear." So, I just need to get over my perfectionist streak and move on with my day.

Daddy Pants

Ryan has a pair of jeans that he really likes. I let him wear them for a while when they started to blow out, but there comes a point where there's no turning back.

This is that point.



He was really upset, since they're his favorite pants. He asked if I could fix them. Well, no. There's no pretty (by which I mean you can wear them in public) way to fix a hole like that.

Could I make something else out of them?

Why, yes. I could.


I decided to make some baby pants. The good, old-fashioned kind that snap in the crotch...the way God intended.

I had to play around with the pattern, but I got that worked out and proceeded to cut into the flesh, I mean fabric, of his favorite pair of jeans.


This morning, I got everything cut out and started to sew. I forgot about the part where babies suck out your brains and screwed up a couple of minor things before I decided it was a good time to do something else (around the time I sewed the front together wrong sides out). I'll get back to it maybe this afternoon.


The pattern also has a little button down shirt. Maybe I can get Ryan to retire that blue shirt that barely has a neckband left...

Unstuck

I got needles to make Baby Bobbi Bear. He's actually become Paddington (with his black ears). Yes, I realize that he needs a face. I'm working on it.


I also took the opportunity to buy the needle I need while I was ordering yarn for some of my kids. So, the Fair Isle sweater might get back on track.

And...I took the blanket to school. So, on the rare occasion of some down time (study hall), I can work on that.

Yippee!

I'm Stuck

For those of you who wonder...I haven't been working on anything.

I need a circular needle to do the body of the sweater and size 9 double points to make the bear.

I could be working on the blanket (which is now grey, blue, and red), but it's kinda warm for it and I hate weaving in ends.

One of these days, I'll get ambitious and make my way over to the knitting store to grab the needles I need so I can continue.

Really.

Fair Isle Baby

Now that I know what color to make it...baby is getting the cute Fair Isle sweater from the Debbie Bliss book.


I was hoping to be making it in pink or purple, but since Blueberry would look pretty silly in a purple sweater I guess it will have to be these instead.



The main part of the sweater will be dark blue and the pattern on the yoke will have the light blue, red, and white.

Here's the first sleeve.


I have to see if I can find a size 5 circular to work on the rest. It's pretty hard to get 125 stitches on a 12 inch straight needle. So, until then I'm stuck. I might have to go back to the socks.