Good morning! First off, Clara has finished her Rebecca cardigan. The picture isn’t loading for me this morning, I hope you can see it. It is gorgeous.
Next, I taught my friend’s 11 year old daughter to knit last night. She was thrilled. It was a lot of fun. She had an instructional booklet, some yarn, and a Boyle circular needle set. I left her with a poem I’ve read that really helps teach the knit stitch, which is:
In the front door,
around the back,
through the window,
and off jumps Jack.
Isn’t that cute? Last night, I started something new. I figure I’ll show you progress bit by bit so you can see how it’s made.
It’s another best friend doll. What you see is the beginning of the body. I’m just about to shape the shoulders, then neck. Abigail’s fourth, and hopefully last birthday party of the summer is on Friday, so I need to get moving on it. I still haven’t made Olivia and Veronica their dolls, but they remain relatively patient.
Still plugging away on mom’s sweater. I’m a centimeter shy of the armhole shaping. I didn’t do too much work on it over the weekend because she said that she is going to do one of those body form things I told you about on Wednesday. If she really does it, it will be great, so I’m kind of holding out for awhile. I’m thinking about balling another skein and starting on the front to pass the time.
August 2nd, 2004 at 11:17 am
Hi Laura! After seeing that you’ve started yet ANOTHER Best Friends doll, I decided I’d look around my house, to see if I had a suitable (to me) color for the doll body, so I could start one too. Well!! I can’t believe it, but there is nothing I like in my whole stash, AND there is nothing I like either in my Aunt’s stash (the one that’s taking up residence in my livingroom).So, now I have to make a trip out tomorrow to look for ‘body’ yarn. I couldn’t go this evening, as I didn’t even want to try to convince my husband that I couldn’t find something to use in all this stuff, haha! My next-door neighbor has expressed an interest in learning to knit this fall. I bet you had alot of fun teaching your friend’s daughter to knit! Too bad you don’t live closer to my brother, he said his new wife would like to learn to knit!! Too bad I’m too far away too!! She is a real sweetie!Well, I’m anxious to see the next doll’s ‘personality’! I look forward to more photos of her!
August 2nd, 2004 at 12:19 pm
Where does your brother live? As for the yarn, do you really not have any scrap worsted weight laying around? That’s amazing!
August 2nd, 2004 at 12:36 pm
Oh, I have lots of scrap worsted around that I can use for the clothing for the doll, but none is the color I have in mind for the body, like pale peach or pink! Maybe after I make one in a real human looking color, I’ll feel like branching out into other colors. My brother and his wife live in Tukwila. A cousin is in Bothell, and so on. A good portion of the family seems to be out West!