A Fear Conquered

How was everyone's holiday? I didn't mean to take an extended break from posting to this blog, but then, I suppose, I never intend to and yet...always seem to manage.



I finished Incognito for Ian's Christmas. It was a hit!

I asked him to "act naturally" for some photos...







Nicely done Ian...

and it fits Gus too!



Do you remember way,way back in the Autumn I was working on the Kauni Cardi? Yes? Well, it came time to cut the steeks back in October and I just couldn't quite bring myself to take the scissors to my knitting, so I set the project aside. I'd been telling people that the sewing machine was packed away due to the reno and I couldn't possibly dig it out and use it (that may have been a slight exaggeration). However, last week I decided since the year was ending it was time to clear out old projects and , if not finish them, then at least progress towards the end. One evening between Christmas and New Year's I thought I should take a look at where I was in the pattern (it was exactly where I'd left it, needing to run it through the sewing machine), and so, decided to unpack the sewing machine...

...and then well, just, perhaps, run the sections through the machine, which I did...

...and then, without even stopping to think (I'm clearly still exhausted from the reno) I grabbed the scissors and cut, cut, cut...

I hadn't even stopped to get the camera in order to document the momentous occasion.





so, that was that, steeks done, no problem.

Now, it's onwards to the sleeves...



I wonder what Yoda would stay, "Try not. Do!" I suppose.

On an unrelated note, let me show you one of the new calendars (I love calendars) that I have in the house:



Arthur Rackham - fabulous pictures - and my frind Bruce will find this one extra special..



He gets double the number of birthdays without aging an extra year! Sadly, November 9ths are out of luck this year.