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September 30, 2005

Fall

This morning when I walked Bella Schmoo McGee, it was a little chilly outside. Hoo. Ray. I've never wanted it to be fall so badly in my life! I'm usually a summer girl, but right now, I want chilliness and closed toe shoes and sweaters. And fireplaces. And scarves.

But, until then, I'll settle for chilly mornings, and having to wear a sweater sometimes. Speaking of sweaters, I'm almost done with Bell Sleeve #2 on the Cutaway! Here's a picture of Sleeve #1 and the Body hanging out together.

They're lurking in a shady corner on campus. They must be troublemakers.

I'm really excited about how this is going to look, although the sleeves are rolling quite a bit at the bottom. Does anyone have any advice for a simple nonrolling sleeve bottom? I was thinking of unraveling the cast-on edge and just doing a few rows of ribbing, or garter stitch, but other ideas are welcome. And requested.

In finished object news, here's something I finished a while ago. I cast it off and promptly put it in the mail for my mom, and she just sent me this picture of her modeling it:

How cute is my mom?

And here's another something that I finished last weekend - a purse using fabulous fabric from Hawaii that High Energy Jenny brought me:

I know it looks crooked, but it really isn't.
The purse, she didn't want to sit up straight for the picture.

I used the super easy Jordy bag pattern - you can find it on craftster.org if you search for "jordy bag". I still need some practice sewing in a straight line, and cutting in a straight line, but I'm getting there. I don't know that I'll ever sew wearable clothes, but it's nice to make a sewing project here and there.

So, there you have it. This weekend: show tonight -- I Am the World Trade Center and Boulevard. Tomorrow, there will be knitting. And running. And watching of Lost. And hopefully some chilly weather. And maybe a finished Cutaway? I know I've said that before...

Posted by carrie at 06:22 PM | Comments (19)