I finished it. What a great knit this was. I was really very wary of knitting with cotton because of the unkind words Brenda Dayne of Cast On has made of the fiber, but Blue Sky Alpaca Dyed Cotton is unbelievable to work with. I made the classic mistake of casting off too tightly around the neck, though, and, Brenda is right, cotton doesn't shrink. I love the dress, but it won't fit Norah for long. It barely fits her now--in fact, Brian commented that she looks a bit like Muscles Marinara in it. I am going to force her to wear it nonetheless. If you ever decide to make the pattern, go up a size.
Soulemama and Seedpod have inspired me to do a bit of birding in my back yard. I used the zoom lens on my camera to get up close looks at some of the truly beautiful birds that fly outside of my window every day. Unfortunately, I am not a quick shot, but I did get a couple of pretty photos:
And, well, in my eyes, there is nothing prettier than this:
and this:
1 comment:
love norah's pants. fly as hell.
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