I think I owe you an update with pictures

[green_martha]

Yeah, I've been a lazy bum about documenting my progress lately. Or maybe lack of progress, given how little I got accomplished everyday. Winter is for hibernation, I tell ya. And by winter, I mean the time of the year when it's dark, cold, wet and potentially snowing, like right now :

The Home Geek pretends it's spring, but I don't believe him. Besides, everyone knows this city we live in only knows two seasons : winter and summer. And inbetween them you have periods where it's summer one day, and winter the other. Spring and autumn ? They're just concepts.

(Truth is, I've been stressed as hell and running around from one bank to the next one, and the heavy cleaning and tidying up the mess did not happen all by itself)

Thanks to the power outage at work and the day off tomorrow, I do have some things to show you !

Let's list all the things I *love* about this sweater... the yarn, the needles, the thickness of the knitted fabric, the color, the stripes, how warm and soft it feels... In short, I love this project. It's coming along well... not really quickly, but I can see some progress,a nd I didn't expect to be done with my first sweater in a week, anyway. I think I'll go back to something smaller after that.


The Kitty got all laced in ! With details from the lace applique and the bows on the chemise and matching drawers.
While tidying up the flat to slowly get it in shape for the move, I found some pretty black fabric remnants I'm going to use for this project. The black embroidered batiste fromBertille's underwear set will go for the petticoat, and I'm wondering what to do with the black velvet. A collet maybe ?

Comments

[lorelei01.livejournal.com]

I love the pink sweater! The colors are great! The cat of course is so cute it hurts. ;-) Sorry you've been stressed out lately, hope things lighten up soon.

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

Things will get better once we've signed for the loan.... eeer okay, stop fooling myself : things will get better once we've signed ALL paperwork for the house and have moved in.

Thanks for the compliments :) I really love love love the wool (and it was dirt cheap), and I'm glad I'm achieving the desired effect with the Goth Kitty.

[editrene.livejournal.com]

That must be the best-dressed stuffed cat in the whole of France!

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

Dressed ? It doesn't even have a complete set of underclothes yet ! :)