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Pants! (Almost) January 23, 2010
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I stopped by the craft store today to buy ribbon, and noticed a display of dishtowels. For some reason (and despite needing another project like I need a hole in the head), they looked like the perfect material for baby pants, so I chose a bunch and brought them home. H got a few new pairs of 6-12 mos or 9 mos pants for Christmas, but all of his 6 month ones have suddenly turned into capris, so it’s a timely project. I decided to make lined pants with an elastic waist. I used one of the pairs that currently fits to cut the pieces.
I love the linings (from my stash, no less) and I think I did a really nice job sewing them in. The sewing was easy but I didn’t pay good attention on the first pair and had to rip out 6 of the eleven seams. Dumb mistakes. The second pair flew, but the machine woke up H (oops). I got him settled back on the couch and then gave up for the night with only one pair done.
The only sad part is that they of course don’t fit – too narrow at the top. I’m mulling possible fixes – a panel down each of the sides of the legs would do it. The only question is whether to go buy more dishcloths, or to substitute something (fabric? ribbon?).
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Knitting helper January 20, 2010
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I’m still knitting away on the little green cabled vest. H used to be content to sit and watch knitting, but recently must have a hand on anything happening nearby (car keys, bag strap, and now circular needles all included).
Knitting definitely seems to be a task where “many hands make light work” does not apply. Still, adorable:
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That tree January 15, 2010
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A memorial photo for the scrapbooks of the evergreen in our rock wall (dead center):
Kevin hated it from the beginning, but I argued for clemency. Taking a page out of the leather’s book, though, it suddenly effectively doubled in size in a few months. Hmm. Chop away! He dug out the roots (they hadn’t yet compromised the rock wall, but why borrow trouble?). But now it looks so empty. Any recommendations for a slim, max-five-foot plant?
(In other exciting tree news, our neighbours took the treacherous birch down! It was so pretty, especially covered in snow or with its yellow fall leaves, but the top quarter died last winter and it developed a rather pronounced tilt towards our family room. We’d been eyeing it for months, then it dropped a 15-foot branch in our yard in December. It cleared the roofline, but was a bit too close for comfort and there was still a lot of dead tree left overhanging our yard. Our neighbors’ neighbors were having tree work done, so Kevin went over that day to talk to them about it around new years, and they got an appointment set up immediately. We’ve very appreciative – they’re good neighbours.)
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