Well She Did It!

My daughter headed off for a bridal shower last night having finished the whole outfit she's supposed to wear to the wedding on Saturday. That's not too bad for someone who hadn't even purchased the material for the dress until Monday midday. She sewed a dress, knitted a shrug, and even made her own necklace and earrings. The whole outfit looked like it came from some fancy boutique and it was far nicer than anything she could find in any stores around here. Here I figured she'd still be knitting away on the shrug tomorrow...

While she hemmed I spun Dorset yarn. I am almost finished with spinning the yarn for a sweater for my son. It's been a much longer project than Abby's dress, and in fact if I'd spent all the hours spinning that she did sewing, knitting, beading, I still couldn't have done it all. Double ply relatively fine yarn simply takes a lot of time. The good news is that shortly I'll be able to put yarn in a dye pot and then think about the actual knitting. Only think about, however, because no pattern has been decided upon by the recipient. So once I finish this yarn I can go back to the thick and thin bulky I need for a knitting project for me. Of course I could go work on the skirt I cut out for myself several weeks ago... If I can find it that is. Our computer room/sewing room is in a confusing state since the guys have been hard at work getting DSL put in this week. Abby (fortunately for her) sews in her own room, I don't have that luxury which is one reason I've been spinning, not sewing. Of course this week she was using my machine which meant I couldn't.