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Knocking 'em out

Back at my home away from home I've fallen into a frenzy of creative activity.  There will be approximately two and one half weeks yet to spend here in Minneapolis so if there are things to get done, now is the time to get them done.

I can report the baby's reaction to her doll doppelganger because last evening I had a chance to see the two together.  And yes, it was a good idea to leave the eyes uncovered on the doll, even my daughter-in-law thought so.  My grand daughter spent some time last evening picking at the doll eyes and then trying to check my eyes as well.  Luckily for both of us my glasses impacted that investigation.  The baby girl doesn't seem frightened by the doll, and I look forward to making other clothes for it.

Additionally my daughter-in-law had asked me to make baby M a knit car.  It seemed to be a very reasonable request, but then I started looking online for a pattern.  Remarkably, there is a real paucity of free or for purchase automobile patterns, except this one.  So it was the car to knit.


Buttons will be used for the tires, but the head and tail lights will be embroidered instead of using sequins as pictured above.  The hot mess below is my version of this car off the needles.  It just needs to be stitched up and stuffed, hopefully completed tomorrow.

There are two orange sides and the hood, top and trunk.  The brown is the undercarriage and the
buttons are leaning there as well.

Since my conscience was cleared because projects that should be completed have now been completed, I did start the Fiddlehead mittens anew today. The charcoal is lovely and seems to work equally well with the other colours selected for the light gray version. Here's a nearly completed mitten, all that's left is a need to spend about 30 minutes to finish off the thumb.  (Again it fits my hand perfectly so I will be keeping this pair for sure.)

Fiddlehead #2
So as home item shopping and traveling winds down, my interest in knitting and the time needed to do it has increased.  Today I feel like the Louisville Slugger because I'm knocking 'em out!


Comments

  1. Unknown16 September 2014 at 13:50

    What a lovely mitten! If you leave the thumb off, it would be perfect for people who text a lot!

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  2. JFlag18 September 2014 at 09:08

    Good idea, but I should do better than just leaving 23 stitches live on waste yarn.

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