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May 11, 2005
Good Morning Good Morning
I know it won't be to everyone's taste, but I think this little Sgt Pepper jacket is going to be cute. I started and ripped the back about three times because I hadn't done the maths correctly, so I changed tack and started with the sleeves. It's been a while since I knit something with full-length sleeves and now I remember why. But they're both done now, relatively blank canvases on which I can play with various kinds of frogging/cording/embellishment. Nicky Epstein's books live on the coffee table for now. I'm hoping to be sufficiently restrained with the embellishing that I'll end up with a summer-weight jacket that I can get lots of use from teaming with a plain old boring old t-shirt and jeans/jean skirt outfit. If I had had the foresight, I would have named Sally 'Josephine', and this could be her 'Napoleon'.
I'm using Debbie Bliss Cathay, which is lovely and soft, in black, white, red and blue. Although next to those stark primaries, the rather subtle duck-egg blue does tend to just look grey.
Posted by Anna at May 11, 2005 08:29 AM
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I cannot wait to see this done. Every time I check your blog I hope for another update on this project.
Posted by: Jacqueline at May 11, 2005 12:17 PM
Hey, just wondering what gauge your getting with the Cathay. As you know, I'm having issues with it. But you're looks really nice and even. I found I was getting really loose stitches especially when joining in a new ball.
What type of needle are you using? I was using bamboo.
Posted by: Adele at May 11, 2005 12:37 PM
So when you say Sgt Pepper, do you mean the jacket will be that kind of shape, or do you mean it will have epaulettes and shiny brass buttons? That could be kind of neat, but crazy.
Posted by: jodi at May 11, 2005 01:37 PM