while i don’t *hate* mending, i do find it really boring, so i feel inordinately proud of myself when i do get around to it. my beloved power house of a gingham shirt has had a small rip in the shoulder for over a month now, and i finally got around to sewing it up. so while i was there, i thought, hey, why not add a little something extra?
speaking of embroidery, have you guys seen meredith‘s most recent sweater makeover? because it is GORGEOUS.
the slow news day sweater is finally blocking, two weeks after i finished knitting it. i tried to shape it down as much as possible when it was wet. i hope it isn’t too massive on me, and that i like it. it would be such a bummer to pull it all out.
i made myself a necklace this weekend. i’ve dabbled in jewelry here and there, never with any kind of seriousness. this is definitely the most wearable piece i’ve made, and it’s got me kind of excited. i’ll take some pictures of what it looks like on later!
and: my package from kessa!
lots of fun goodies, including a rooibos strawberry blend tea, some sweet little cookie cutters, candies (one not pictured because it got all ate up before pictures happened!), some fingering weight yarn, a kusudama, some cute napkins (i love gingko leaves!), and most importantly: the shawl kessa made me! i owe you modeled pictures! sometimes it’s easier to be behind the camera than in front of it.
do you guys add anything to boring chores to make them more fun? have you made anything out of your usual skill set recently?
That’s a neat idea for mending a shirt. Maybe I should do that with the boys’ jeans . . . they have holes galore in the knees. A little red stitching would look cool.
i’m so slow at mending anything. apparently, its good for the soul. i should probably try harder.
currently making a wreath out of felted wool. I don’t know if I’ll make another one but its pretty cool.
i can’t wait to see it!
I have to say it felt so odd to see Finnish things in one of your photos. It’s not everyday I see them in an American blog. I don’t know what it says about me that the first thing I recognized from that photo were the Geisha chocolates. They are my favorite.
I love your idea of mending a shirt with a nicely contrasting yarn. I have to keep that in mind for the next time I need to mend something. And I love the sweater makeover you linked!
^_^ the geisha chocolates were delicious! and isn’t that sweater makeover just lovely? i swooned a bit.
The red/orange looks fantastic against the gingham design and the sweater makeover linked is so lovely! I hope you like the bits and pieces in the package… I tried to assemble things that are “very Finnish” and they are a bit Christmas-themed because I bought most of them while I was shopping for Christmas presents.
Would love to see the shawl modeled on you.
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