Sunday, November 9, 2025

And Away They Go

 

Well, some of them. They hauled three big loads of logs out of here yesterday but still have more to move so they'll be back. Argh.




I was once again stuck in the house all day so I made good use of the time by sewing down those facings on Bon Ami. Twice. 



 The collar ribbing went off without a hitch but those sleeves facings. Oh, my. What a trial that was. When Arne said cover the cut edges I did just that and made a very ugly ridge. It wasn't only unsightly, it was uncomfortable. 


The sleeves reminded me of the Rainbow Bright costume my sister made for her daughter years ago. Sausage arms. I was pretty panicked at that point. 




So I watched the video once again, realized my mistake and ripped it all out and started over. The hero of the day was this thing. I could put it into the sleeve and use it like a darning tool to get the facing nice and flat. 





And speaking of darning tools, why didn't you tell me how wonderful these things are for finishing off socks? I just bought one and it's quite the game changer. All my toes are now nice and neat. 




Poor Bon Ami deserved a nice rest after all that drama so I gave her a good soak in a warm tub. Now she's on a drying board where hopefully she'll be dry enough to wear once the weather cools down. I hear it's coming. It's 70 today but it might be in the 40's on Tuesday. 







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4 comments:

  1. BonnyNovember 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM

    Bon Ami is beautiful and I hope you get a chance to wear it soon. I may have to get myself a darning egg soon. I'll take an inexpensive tool that will help me get my sock toes neater. I may even darn some heels with it. Thanks for the recommendation!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM

    Our weather must be coming to you. We had 24F this morning but by Tuesday it's supposed to be low 60's. I have a darning egg but I never thought of using it to finish socks. I Kitchener mine, is that what you do and how do you use the egg?
    Bon Ami looks fabulous.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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    1. AraigneeNovember 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM

      I don't Kitchener. I just knit down to 8 stitches and then pull the yarn through them. I use the egg to weave the ends in. It opens up the fabric so you can make a nicer, flatter weave. Mine tended to get bunchy before.

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  3. JaneNovember 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM

    The sweater looks beautiful. I forgot all about Rainbow Brite and her sausage arms. My daughter had a Rainbow Brite doll back in the day. I know about the darning egg but what is that other tool?

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