August 27, 2004
Well, the day started out
Well, the day started out well!
I got this in the mail finally :)
Inspiration is mine!!! I love this book, why didn't anyone tell me about it before? I'll have to get the sweater book now. I love the way it has all the sizes and all the gauges so you can use anything to knit with, more or less. As soon as I finish something, I'll start something from this book.
And yesterday I went to the local craft store for a sewing pattern, and I picked up a pattern leaflet. It was cheap enough ($2!) and I liked the cover cardi, nice and simple, and casual.
The recommended yarn is 50% wool and 50% acrylic, and really cheap, but for a casual around-the-house and toss-in-the-wash cardi, it'll do fine.
But after I got it home, I looked at the other pattern. And I looked at it again. And it's drawing me in, I must say.
I can feel my oath to not buy more yarn wavering. It's on special for 20% off until Sunday. It would be a crime not to buy it, wouldn't it? ;)
Then I got home, and put on a load of washing. After eleven years, and a month of tormenting me, my washing machine finally shit itself. I've been in denial for the past month, ignoring all the warning signs, hoping it would just carry on, but alas, she is dead. Being eleven years old, I doubt it's worth fixing, especially seeing as it appears to be both the water pump and the motor. So tomorrow I go forth to waste good money on a housework machine. But better that than hand washing!!
Then, as we were preparing to leave for Em's dancing lessons, I realised that I couldn't find two costumes I was taking to the studio for kids to try on. They were nowhere to be found. After spending 10 minutes of ripping the house apart, I called DH at work.
It was garbage night last night.
For some reason, he picked up the plastic bag containing the two completed costumes from the kitchen table, and took it out for the garbage men to collect this morning.
They're gone. So I now have to go and buy $60 worth of fabric to replace them and start them over.
The sewing will never end, I fear.
Comments
I love that book too! I use mine all the time. Be forewarned, however, that I've found the sizing on most of the garments to be a little large.
Posted by: Susan at August 28, 2004 09:18 AMAs a fellow Aussie, I have been lurking and reading your blog for a while now - but today's entry just made me cringe. Oh Donna! How terrible. You should make DH help with the sewing! Maybe he could model them whilst you adjust the hems ;-)
Posted by: Jacqueline at August 28, 2004 01:02 PM
Oh dear, I could just cry for you over the costumes! Why is it when men are "helpful" it comes back to bite US in the butt? Your making waves sock is stunning - I love the bright color.
Posted by: Bliss at August 28, 2004 09:14 AM