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Fri, 2009-12-11 15:10 — grandcarriage

More from the repair-retailor table.

One skinny raglan topdown cardigan, with almost no button band...buttons set on...not quite how I would have done, and not enough of them. No button holes. I reset all the buttons, re-spacing them so I could add the additional, Steeked the button holes and then whip stitched the openings with embroidery floss. Blocked it out last night. This morning, I picked it up and noticed that there were a LOT of dropped/split stitches. (When your eyesight is going, as was my client's, using a slightly fuzzy single wool blend probably wasn't the easiest to knit)... so I fixed that.

3+ hours, but I'm charging her for 3. Oh well. I have rent like everyone else.

Along with a baby blanket, I stayed up until 5:30 am. OY!

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Fri, 2009-12-11 16:34 — Joe-in Wyoming
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Oy, indeed. Hopefully, you

Oy, indeed. Hopefully, you won't have too many more of these all night stints. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.

Sat, 2009-12-12 16:34 — grandcarriage
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It was worth it. She was

It was worth it. She was overjoyed with the results.

Mon, 2009-12-14 15:53 — Joe-in Wyoming
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Judging from the post on the

Judging from the post on the blanket, I can see why! -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.