Well you know me, I am not afraid of anything! So, I spent 2 1/2 hours almost taking the whole thing apart and adjusted the tensions and came up with this. It is now able to fit a body!
This girl (aren't they all nowadays?) was staying in a little villa for the weekend and modeled it. It does still require a stick pin of sorts to finish it off, but it fits.
If my butt wasn't quite as wide as it is, it probably would be good, but having said that, I am giving it to one of my granddaughters. I tell you that patterns just do not turn out quite what the knitter expected, or they make mistakes in their writings. Anyway it does look pretty good in real life.
The next photo was the model on Lionbrand pattern, and there is no way this girl is above a size 2!
Also not included was a rear view of her skinny body. Wholooks like this and is this size? She must have been six foot two!
I have made a few prayer shawls, which have been sold, that was good as I have no idea what I would have done with them. I have one which I use and others would have just taken up space.
I am surprised how many women don't know how to knit simple stitches, so next year, there will be a knitting group here in Florida. Lots of sales, and lots of students to make simple, but effective things.
The prayer shawls were inspired from seeing photos of the Sandy Hook murders, and women wearing them. It was fitting.
I have knit at least 10 pairs of socks! Gave most of them away. Socks for men, who now tell me that they think of me every night that they put them on! Oh swell for me!
This pair is what my sweetie got. Left overs of course, but he doesn't care as long as he has them. I even cut off the cuff of a pair and added new feet to them as the cuff take such a long time to knit....it seems to me anyway, so making the feet is half way done!
We have had so much fun here, but our days are down to single digits as by Friday the season is over at the Pineapple Villas.
We are down to the final eight, from the winter count of 20 of us. Yes, spring must be just around the corner. There have been double digit temperatures in Canada, and we count the days till we return to the cottage.
I tell you, we better get going as my sweetie has started doing a few things around our unit, fixing things here and there and complaining that he should have brought tools!
Time to go from here. We are heading south for a couple of weeks to a more holiday atmosphere and then we should be back in Canada.
6 comments :
well I can at least knit a simple prayer shawl although I just call it a shawl - it was my first attempt at knitting about 6 years ago and it turned out closer to afghan size LOL but I like it. Glad you have been able to sell some of the stuff you made. It is funny isn't it how so many of the girls seem to be a size 0 some eat a lot and others seem to hardly touch their food.
Pretty yarn you used for that shrug! Like many girls of my generation, I was taught to knit when I was about 8 or so. Enjoy your last weeks in the sun!
The shrug looks wonderful Nanci. And good on you for pulling those stitches and re-doing it. (I’m so lazy I would have been looking for a 6 year old to give it to )
Enjoy your journey to the cottage...I look forward to seeing where you’re going on the way!
The last two days have had fabulous temperatures, but by the week-end we are back down to 0*. The sun shone yesterday and we walked with light jackets on. It was wonderful. Spring is coming, our snow is nearly gone here in the south.
Love that prayer shawl. As I don't go south, perhaps I should think about knitting one. I hate doing socks. I get to the heel and stop!
Lovely knitting - you've been really busy. I'm glad you get to enjoy the lovely weather. Have a nice last few days and I'm looking forward to seeing what you sew when you are back at the cottage.
People buy prayer shawls? That thought never occurred to me. We have a knitting group at church. We make shawls which we give to the pastor, and she hands them out to people who are sick or suffering some sort of tragedy. Where do you find people who buy them?
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