By rights, this sweater should have been finished days ago. Life here at Purlingswine got in the way of all good intentions and knitting time was limited. But here it is in all its glory ….. Daughter #2 is happy with the results. She also liked the button I used — this was selected out of a giant tin of buttons that I inherited from my Grandmother. My Grammy was a highly resourseful woman who let nothing go to waste. There are all kinds of buttons in this tin — so many salvaged from garments and strung together with some thread. Come to think of it, all the buttons in the tin are used – hope the one I picked for Daughter #2 has good karma attached!
In other fiber related news — I am going to felt my Fuzzy Feet today. My knitting friend Peggy has generously offered to let me share her top loading washer with her today — she has finished some knitted bags that need to be felted so we are having a felting festival at her house later on today.
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I think if we inventoried all the buttons we have received in tins from our foremothers, the button industry would have to go out of business, because the truth is, there are more buttons in tins than the world will ever use up.
The boob holder turned out quite well. Do they give instructions for a middle aged version for those of us who wear our boobs closer to the navel?
Hehehe — that would be the midi-sweater. Does anyone else remember midi-skirts, or maxis for that matter? Gawd, I wanted a maxi-coat!
I have a huge, good-karma-infused bag of grandma’s (and even great grandma’s) buttons that I’m waiting to sort through with my girls. I love that kind of stuff.
The mini-sweater looks great and looks cute; glad she’s happy with it.
Looks great Ann. Will she be asking for another?
Perhaps we can adapt the boob pattern to give the old gals a lift? We might make our fortune on that one!