Needles & Hooks

There is a “free book” shelf at work that I’ve grabbed a few novels from. Last week I hit the jackpot when someone left a pile of old knitting and crochet books. I snatched them up and the crowning glory was the Holiday 1986 issue of Vogue Knitting. Among a selection of very dated and scary sweaters requiring shoulder pads larger than my head, I found a few children’s patterns that made me realize that kid’s stuff is pretty timeless. Almost.

Because I came upon this:

In addition to the hood and the pom-poms on the sweater, the pants are knit as well. Opinion is heavily divided among people I’ve shown it to. Some think it borders on child abuse. I think it’s cute in a “A Christmas Story” kind of way. I don’t think I’d ever make a kid wear it. What do you think? Huggable? Horrible? Current Results Free Web Polls

And please, feel free to leave me detailed comments on this one!

I took a bunch of photos last night. The display board works great, but now that I’ve uploaded the photos to my computer, I see that I have some lighting issues. I try not to use the flash because the pieces get washed out, but this time, there wasn’t enough ambient light to see the details. So, the only photos that came out well enough were of the Star Bunting (the color is lighter — the blue projects didn’t show up at all).

Here’s the full bunting:

Here’s a close-up of the head portion.

Tonight I’ll sew on the velcro closings that I got over the weekend and then I just have to mail it off. Baby is due in 3 weeks, so I should just make it.

I also worked more on my sister’s sweater. I’ve got over 4 inches done. The pictures don’t show the detail well, so you’ll just have to wait to see it. But check back later, because I did have one other great photo come out from last night, but I need to present it properly. And then I’ll try to retake the photos that didn’t do well. I’m wearing the B&B Sweater today.