So far, so good

I'm making a matching American Girl Doll sweater set for Brianna, the daughter of my oldest friend Cathy. (Liana is Liana Catherine; Brianna is Brianna Jacqueline). So far, I'm almost finished with the doll sweater, I just need to do the neckline and buttonhole parts. It's my first sweater, so I'm glad I got to practice on the doll sweater first, before I began work on the sweater for Brianna. This is the first time I've done precise seaming (my prior experience with seaming was on pieces that were so bulky and fluffy that if I was off a stitch or so, it wouldn't be noticed).

Here's a picture of the sweater, sewn and ready for the finishing touches:



I'm kind of proud of myself, it's looking pretty good. The sweater for Brianna is going to take a long time. It's made in sport-weight yarn, so I'll be working on it for a while. I guess if I'm going to be stuck in bed with a major pain flare, I might as well do something useful.

Cassandra's crazy scarf

I made this for my "granddaughter", Cassandra. She's Johanna's daughter; Johanna being Joe's eldest daughter. I figured a fluffy, soft boa-like scarf would be a nice Xmas gift for a girl of...ummm...9, 1o years old? She can even use it to keep warm in the cold New Hampshire winters.

I love quick knits. Of course, all the other Xmas presents I'm making aren't as easy. As the lady in Joann's told me: I'm a glutton for punishment.

So, here I am

This will be my blog about my knitting, canning, cooking, baking, etc. Keeping this stuff separate from my regular journal so that friends who like this kind of thing can play with me and those who couldn't care less don't have to scroll past it.

I hope to post my projects as well as recipes I've tried and liked as well as those that just didn't work.

I had no idea that I'd turn out to be such a Holly Homemaker, but there it is.