While restoring my iPod and then trying to get the wee beast to pay attention long enough to accept the 2 gigs of tunes I wanted to download onto it, I took a deep breath and got busy with the steeks. I um forgot about the alcohol. Which is a good thing anyway. Going to be a quick post today as I was handed a "learning" project which is all Greek to me right now but I need to be done by Tuesday. Snicker. Uh huh. Anyway, I thank everyone for their get well wishes, I am feeling much better now, and fortitude in facing the steeks. Geek 1, Steeks 0.
Set up and as ready to go as we will ever be:
Sewing like a mad woman, making sure to keep straight down each row of stitches. Two rows of sewing on either side of center stitch.
Deep breath. Here goes:
Voila! A neckline! Hey this isn’t so bad after all!
After 5 steeks sewed and 5 slashes with the scissor, we have what looks more like a vest and not the feared pile of tangled yarn pieces. Meets with Miss Sara’s approval:
I managed to 3-needle bind off one shoulder during my commute this morning. I’ll get the other one during lunch and hopefully whipstitch the hem. Directions, for what they are worth, call for it to be wetblocked before the whole i-cord thing. It definitely needs some blocking so I’ll probably do that tonight. I just hope it dries quickly! I’ll set it up in the bathroom with a fan flowing on it. Normally I would steam block it, but Alex killed my iron last week when it fell (unplugged and unused for several weeks) onto the concrete under thin carpet floor. Maybe I can borrow one from mom this way I can get an earlier start on the dreaded i-cord. Blech.
I must add, I love the sewing machine. I really have to pull this baby out and use it more often. She didn’t snag the knitting as Cate imagined. The auto pressure on the presser foot is fabulous and the setting on the needle to end in the up position or down position is super duper. I was really glad that I decided on it for my birthday present. With this newfound love of colorwork, it might be getting a lot of use on knits!
Gotta run..
Craft on!
11 responses so far ↓
1 pixie // Feb 23, 2006 at 11:22 am
YAY!! wowo!!
2 Carole // Feb 23, 2006 at 11:24 am
Good for you and it looks great! I’m so excited to see it on you!
3 Rachel H // Feb 23, 2006 at 11:36 am
As much as steeks scare me, they really are an amazing feat of design engineering. Your vest looks lovely.
4 --Deb // Feb 23, 2006 at 11:57 am
Yay!! It looks great–nice, steady hands!
5 margene // Feb 23, 2006 at 12:16 pm
You are really moving quickly! You might just wet steam it with a towel. That’s usually enough and then you can move on to the next step.
6 Claudia // Feb 23, 2006 at 12:25 pm
ooohhhh pretty pretty!
7 Janna // Feb 23, 2006 at 1:05 pm
Gorgeous (and brave) steeking! I can’t imagine cutting into my knitting on purpose…. And I am just so enchanted with Sara. She’s such a cutie and seems so happy to pose – neither of mine will cooperate that way! Makes me want to get a kitten….
8 JessaLu // Feb 23, 2006 at 1:49 pm
Lookin’ good!
9 Angelia // Feb 23, 2006 at 2:01 pm
Impressive. You mastered the scary steeks! If I ever knit anything that needs them, can I bring them to you to do?
10 Marina // Feb 23, 2006 at 4:17 pm
Was nothing to be afraid of after all, eh? Looking gorgeous!
11 Cassie // Feb 24, 2006 at 8:52 am
Wow. That’s all that I can say. Nerves of steel and a gorgeous piece of knitting.