Collared
I finally finished the collar. What a slog! It wouldn't have been so bad except for having to move all the fabric back and forth. But now I feel nearer to victory. I decided to block the collar out before attaching the sleeves, thinking it might be easier to do while there is less structure in the garment (and that it might take less time to dry, since I like to wet/cold block) -- and because there just isn't enough time for me to attach the sleeves tonight before I head off to bed.
Hopefully this weekend will prove to be a fruitful one. I love Chicago's version of The Daily Candy. Very handy when you're lazy and looking for interesting things to do or buy in Chicagoland. This weekend there's a big sample sale at the Merchandise Mart. I've never actually been in the Mart before -- it's supposed to be the largest commercial building in the world. Even if we don't buy anything, the trip itself will be an interesting adventure.
And last but not least, I have finally recovered the email from my unhappy desktop computer -- so I can announce a winner for my Where in the World contest. I got around 25 entries and 5 of them had the right answers -- a big round of applause for Holly (1) , Ursula (2), Anna (3) , Danielle (4) and Jorun (5). Since I don't have yarn to give to everyone (I wish I did). I have to pick someone at random. So I numbered the correct guessers (see the numbers in parentheses next to their names above) and I asked my husband (without telling him why) to pick a random number between one and five. John's selection was 4, so I'll be sending Danielle the sock yarn.
Thanks again to everyone who played along. This was definitely a lot of fun, and I will have to come up with another contest some time in the future!
Such impeccable work! I can't wait to see your finished Butterfly.
I am really enjoying the progress of your butterfly - can't wait to see a photo of you wearing it! Great idea to block the collar on it's own - makes it so much easier.
From the picture I can see that you were smart and didn't pin out the back of the collar way too wide, like a certain person did (the first time). cough.
I hope you can help me.... I'm knitting "butterfly" Like you, but on witch side did pick up the stitches for the collar??? From the rigth side ( like the pattern says ) Or from the back ( the inside ) side? I hope you understand what I meen?
BTW I love the colour of your butterfly and I am going to blog it the same way you are, I've been wondering how to do it, and you solved my problem. Thanks a lot.