Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Ladder stitch, anyone?



As soon as I sew together the pig wearing striped pants that I made (oh, sweet alpaca!) for my nephew, Jack I'm beginning a new project. The pig is a long-since overdue gift and a testament to my avoidance of all things unfinished. Folding an unfinished project carefully and laying it in a hand-woven basket seems to make all the difference in my guilt level. But now I have so many unfinished projects (hot-pink felted purse that needs felting, one and a half fingerless gloves in Noro, and the pig to name a few) I am mustering all my self-discipline and making myself finish one (just one, mind you) before beginning my next project.
Now that my startling confession is out of the way--on to the ladder stitch hat. My next feat will be a ladder stitch and cabled hat. Drum roll please...another rasta crown attempt. No spiritually significant triangles here, folks. Just pure, utilitarian dread wrangling.

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