I’ve been saving this one for when I had nothing to post about:

Recently I decided to tackle some of the projects I had lying about, waiting for some adjustment or sewing to be done. This is an off-the-shoulder top I made out of a skein of Colinette ribbon and some Katia cotton ribbon. I bought the Colinette a couple of years ago at a fair or show, and the guy who sold it to me swore there was enough to make a small top. So I tried knitting a fitted tube to which I planned to attach straps. The yarn ran out after only fifteen cm or so. I don’t look great in boob tubes, so I frogged it and decided I’d have to combine it with another tape yarn.

Off-the-shoulder tops were all the rage, so I knit the Colinette into a simple band to go around the shoulders, and dug up a singlet top pattern for the body. Then I crocheted little donuts, inside which I placed little mirrors, so it has a kind of eastern flavour.

Obviously off-the-shoulder tops can’t be worn with a bra. Unfortunately the knitted fabric is a bit heavy to wear without a bra. The front gapes pornographically if you lean forward. I decided I’d just have to add straps so I could wear a bra. It’s taken me over a year to get around to it, but at last it is finished. Right when the weather is much too cold for wearing off-the-shoulder tops. Oh well.

I also finished off the Thneed (was I blogging at the time I was knitting that?). And I found someone who it suited perfectly to give it to. She’s been chanting ‘I have a need for a Thneed’ ever since, so I think she likes it 🙂

The one project in the finishing pile that didn’t get done was the sari silk pillows. All I have to do is sew in the zippers. But that involves sewing.

Current wips? Well, I have just reached the heel of the second Pomatomus sock (going down). The beau’s socks are midway through the foot (going up). I haven’t touched the Zhivago top since I posted about it last week. But I did darn the holes in my my Dad’s handknit socks. I think I need to knit him several more pairs, so he stops being so precious about wearing out the old ones.

What else? Did I mention previously that someone offered me a spinning wheel?