I made Tim this sweater. It was his Christmas present. I didn't understand that a beginning knitter should not take on a big, fitted project like this. There are so many parts that I knit, tired on, took out, and knit again. If I knew what I was doing I could have made three sweaters with all the stitches I knit. Oh well, I have always been a "jump in with both feet" kinda person. It was month late that I finished it, but it is done and looks good now.
One of my friends posted about the Ana White website- it is building stuff for beginners. I have wanted an entry bench and a place to store our shoes for along time- and she had a pattern. I built this cute bench and even sewed the cover for the cushion. Together with a couple of purse hooks and the beautiful mirror my Uncle Jeff built for our wedding present we now have a nice entry area. Uncle Jeff is a professional builder and his mirror makes my bench look a little shabby if you look close- but from this distance wood filler and dark paint cover a lot of sins :)
May not be recently but I built these cuties too :)
The kids and I made the door wreath for Valentines. We had a good, messy, time painting and hot glueing all the pieces together.
2 comments:
MY GOODNESS! Such cleverness!
The sweater turned out beautifully- very impressive.
ditto on the chest and door design. WOW!
Awesome bench!! I have a list from Ana White about a mile long..... I'm working on bed for Hailey right now. It's taking forever to fit it in around kids and other projects though.
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