Last weekend I went to an estate sale and found an antique White sewing machine. Complete with sewing desk, all the original attachments and tools, even the original instruction manual. And it works! It is from around the 1940′s and is in pristine condition.
The left photo is the desk closed with the sewing machine folded down into the desk. On the right, it’s open.
I love it. It currently is living in Tiffany’s garage.
Now, if I only knew how to sew…
Moving on
I finished up two projects this week. Yes, you read that right. Two. All done, all blocked.
The first were John’s socks. I made these for a man who comes into my work 2 times a day, 7 days a week. He is from Paisley in Scotland and remembers when all of his socks were handmade. Therefore, I made him a pair. Finished just in time for the cold weather to hit.
I gave them to him on Tuesday. He was wearing them yesterday and I have to say, I was a little proud.
I just finished this cowl this morning. It is the Spiral Cowl pattern on Ravelry. It was super easy. I had it done in about 2 days of knitting time. However, I used some of my hand spun yarn that I specifically spun for this pattern. It was a beautiful merino roving in this awesome purple color. I got it from the Yarn Barn in Lawrence, KS about a year ago.
I took this picture this morning in full sun. It does not do the color of the yarn justice.
I took this picture a few days ago and even though it is not finished, you can see what a pretty color it is.
Even in this picture it looks more blue than purple.
Doesn’t matter. I can’t wait for it to get cold enough to wear it. I think it will clash excellently with my red hair.
