I HAVE been doing handwork lately, I've just been to lazy to post pictures of it. First, I finished the baby sweater I was working on-
I love how simple it is and I really liked the raglan degreases. Elegant and functional!
Last night I sat down and made a lace bookmark for a friend's birthday.
What you can't see is that the homemade starch I used worked beyond my WILDEST dreams, and the bookmark was stiff as a board. Maybe you can see it a bit better in this picture-
I was in Target the other day looking for something else, and I found these placemats on clearance-
They go really well with the dishcloths I made earlier this summer...
I also sat down last night and *shock* crocheted a bit and ended up with this darling flower-
I'm finding decoding crochet instructions easier and easier--I'm working on a doily now (yes I know, the madness continues) and enjoying it very much. The flower was actually supposed to be in the middle of the doily, but I thought that would sort of defeat the purpose of the doily which is to put things on it...
Anyone else working on something fun?
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The baby-sweater is beautiful! I find knitting instructions next-to-impossible to decode. I can usually wade through crochet and get it on the second or third read through (for things like placemats and doilies). I forgot to bring my crochet with me to school, so my hands are bored during readings.