Well it's been a very busy weekend. Bill and I had his niece, her husband, and two children for a visit from Tennessee. We picked them up at the Kansas City Airport on Thursday, and will be taking them back to go home tomorrow.
It's been a great visit, and Bill and I have learned we do not have a child proof home from having a 19 month old test it. However, we do have four very patient, understanding pets that got along well with the wee little tot.
I had hoped to have my Modular Tomten Jacket completed for Conner so that he could wear it while he was here, but I didn't purchase enough yarn, and while I was able to order enough to finish, it didn't come in, so it's still on my needles. Even if the yarn had made it in, I haven't had much time to do any knitting this weekend, so it's likely I wouldn't have finished it if I had received the yarn. The good news though is that I only have a portion of the hood to finish, along with the sleeves. It's all in garter stitch, so once I receive the yarn, it should only be a matter of a couple nights work; then I can get it off in the mail and he'll have it to wear for a portion of the spring, and all of next fall/winter.
Here are a couple photos of my progress.
It's been a great visit, and Bill and I have learned we do not have a child proof home from having a 19 month old test it. However, we do have four very patient, understanding pets that got along well with the wee little tot.
I had hoped to have my Modular Tomten Jacket completed for Conner so that he could wear it while he was here, but I didn't purchase enough yarn, and while I was able to order enough to finish, it didn't come in, so it's still on my needles. Even if the yarn had made it in, I haven't had much time to do any knitting this weekend, so it's likely I wouldn't have finished it if I had received the yarn. The good news though is that I only have a portion of the hood to finish, along with the sleeves. It's all in garter stitch, so once I receive the yarn, it should only be a matter of a couple nights work; then I can get it off in the mail and he'll have it to wear for a portion of the spring, and all of next fall/winter.
Here are a couple photos of my progress.
This has been a fun project; I will definitely be making more for Christmas and birthdays.
Well gotta head off to bed. I have one last day tomorrow to spend with them before they head home, then it's back to work for me. I have many projects to get finished up.
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I read your very helpful post on the tomten sleeves on Ravelry and how kind of you to take the time to try and explain the decreases to the poster.
I would love to try my hand at a tomtem but have always lacked the confidence to forge ahead when there's so much 'adjusting' to the pattern which is usually the way our EZ wrote them....that is, leaving quite a bit of 'figuring it out' to the knitter.
Your tomten is looking great and what a nice color!
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