Knitting

Mar. 25th, 2026 06:42 pm
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I knit two rows at lunch today. Sitting in the air conditioned hallway. There was no air in my room until probably 6th period--it was in the 90s today. But I enjoyed knitting, so yay!

And I love remote trading in Pokemon Go. I got an armored Mewtwo today! My pokefriend in Germany got a Galarian Articuno. You choose up to three pokemon and the person you're trading with picks which to give you. Very fun!

Done!

Mar. 24th, 2026 07:14 pm
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I finished the 30s dress! I need to go over it for little things, as usual, but it's done!

Shoulders!

Mar. 23rd, 2026 08:06 pm
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I wasn't thrilled with the shoulders on my 30s dress. The slit barely opened and my slopey shoulders were too slopey. I liked the mockup more and remembered that it had more gathers. So I opened the shoulder seams as much as I could without undoing hems and gathered the front more and gathered the back. Much better!

I need to do a little touchup where I couldn't machine sew. It's best to undo hems, but who really wants to do that when you can excessively fiddle?

Knitting...

Mar. 22nd, 2026 06:33 pm
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I'm almost done with the first shoulder. It's nice to have the energy to knit!

Of course, I go back to work tomorrow...

Yarn...

Mar. 21st, 2026 11:39 am
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I bought three skeins of yarn for the lacy sweater. One got me through just over half the back. The front is slightly less yarn than the back, so the next skein will easily get me through that. Then the lace peplum, cuffs, crocheted (ugh) neckline and belt and belt loops (also crochet, but I doubt I'll do that. I'll try...) are left. The peplum is almost as big as the back though. It's a half inch longer than the underarm measurement (or whatever I decide) and it's wider. The pattern calls for it to be the same width, but I'm two sizes bigger on my bottom half, so I downsized the top of the pattern and am leaving the peplum the same size, or maybe even a tiny bit bigger, so it's going to be 26 to 38 stitches bigger.


So I ordered another skein. It's always so hard to tell how much you need with old patterns!

Decision!

Mar. 20th, 2026 05:08 pm
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I held up the skirt pattern to me again. Floor length. I don't want to deal with taking a foot off of it, so I'm using the Melisandre/linen skirt pattern. It was exactly where I thought it was, neatly labeled 30s scalloped yoked skirt. I pinned the yoke pieces to the base, and pattern! I'm going to add a half inch to the side back pieces because the linen skirt does like to unsnap, but that's not worth a mockup.

Much easier!

More progress!

Mar. 20th, 2026 04:00 pm
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The left shoulder on the sweater is growing, and I wound the second 450 yard hank of lace weight yarn into a ball.

The 30s dress bodice is almost done. I have to hem the sleeves and finish the neckline binding. The pattern calls for facing the sleeves, but that was too stiff.

As expected, I needed to tweak it a little once I sewed it. It's too long waisted in front and I opened the sleeve seams a little more. It's basically a kimono sleeve, but it has a seam at the top and the sleeve is open over the shoulder.

I'll do the hand sewing tonight and start the skirt tomorrow. If it gives me any trouble, I'll just use the seahorse skirt or the 30s Melisandre/linen skirt. That one does have flare that the seahorse one doesn't. I don't think it will give me issues though, even though I did notice it has straight edges where the original drawing of the layout has curves. We'll see...

Progress!

Mar. 19th, 2026 07:36 pm
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I cut out the 30s dress bodice! I hope it fits as well as the mockup did...

I also finished the back of the lacy sweater! The neckline is bound off and I'm working on the left shoulder. Of course, there's a lace peplum that's sewn on, but the body of the back is done.

*yawn*

Mar. 18th, 2026 06:28 pm
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Even vacation days need naps. I'll start the dress tomorrow...

Sign

Mar. 17th, 2026 07:17 pm
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I made my sign for the next No Kings day today.

I knit a little.

I tried on my 30s dress muslin again. Maybe I'll start it tomorrow...

Success!

Mar. 16th, 2026 07:05 pm
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I bought cat toys today, and they like them!


Triple feathers on a wire and a thing with feathers that plugs in and wobbles on its own.

Sid loved the triple feathers so much that he jumped higher than I knew he could, landed on Tom and landed on and crushed a collapsible hut which I had to pop back into shape. Poppy was a fan too, if startled by his lump of a brother.

Will they still like them tomorrow? They are cats...

Spring break...

Mar. 15th, 2026 06:40 pm
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Spring break is so nice. But I'm so excited for cataract surgery that is just want it to be April 7th! And 21st. I'm just reminding myself to enjoy being off work!

Great start!

Mar. 14th, 2026 08:42 pm
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Amy was un town for a game board convention, so I went and we also went to dinner. So nice to see her!

Eyes!

Mar. 13th, 2026 06:01 pm
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My left eye surgery is April 7, right eye April 14. March 31 was the first available, but my retina appointment was the 27th, and that seemed close. I'm sure whatever report he sends to the surgeon will be quick, but waiting a week seems safer. And it's just a week!

I'm missing so much work this semester. Twelve days, at least. Oh well, every one has been needed. My first eye is scheduled the day after staff development day, the second one is during state testing.

I'm getting multi focal lenses inserted and will probably need reading glasses. Between surgeries, I'll wear my glasses with one lens popped out. That will be fun in middle school! Any bets on how many times I need to tell them why? ;)

Wow!

Mar. 12th, 2026 03:48 pm
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At the eye doctor, waiting on the surgery consultant. I don't have keratoconus! I have astigmatism and cataracts. I still have to see the retina specialist on the 27th, but I can have surgery and multi focal lenses!

This has been a lot!

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