Pepita update updated

Finally finished the coveralls in time for the baby shower.  These things require many hours of endless garter stitch knitting and some concentration.  The top part down to the crotch is knit in the round on circular needles and then the legs and feet are knit magic loop technique.  It's a very easy technique but I noticed that I keep pulling the needles out a lot.  Could be the reason it took me so long to knit.  I knit the whole bottom twice. LOL It is a relief to finish and start knitting  the Awsome Possum gloves for my secret sister and daughter.  This knitting is endless!  And I love it!

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Awesome-Possum gloves

I had a great time at the Creativfestival in Toronto recently.  A friend and myself took a bus trip to Toronto to see what all the talk was about.  We were looking for some yarn that was unique, different.  It didn't take us very long until we found Cathy Binns booth.  She was selling possum yarn called Supreme Possum Merino.  A blend of 40% possum fur, 50% merino wool and 10% silk.  Wow soft, fuzzy and quite unique.  She had a single of what she had spun on her table and it reminded me of maybe alpaca on the spool.  We bought some of this great stuff which came with a pattern for Awesome-Possum Gloves if one wanted it.  I wanted it!  There was on display on the table a pair of these elegant gloves and they reminded me of my "secret sister"  who is a real elegant lady.  I also bought a ball of red yarn for my daughter who is all hyped up about the colour red these days.





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Meanwhile back at the lake... pepita updated

This coverall is coming along nicely.  I'm down to the first leg now, I use the word down because it's knit top down.  Lots of plain garter stitch knitting is boring enough. The legs are knit magic loop and this is my first time trying this method.  A lot easier than I thought thanks to this video .
Now I have to say something about finding the right buttons for this gift.  They just can't be found!!  They are hiding out there.  I'm looking for fairly small dog paw print buttons because the mother to be has a very large dog and we met on the laneway while she was walking him.  While at the Creativfestival in Toronto recently I found what I was looking for with two exceptions, 1. they were too big and 2. they were too expensive.  My search continues around the city.  Today I spun/plyed the last 480 yards of my Superwash merino and figure I have enough to finish this project.  My skein is in the sink soaking and then hanging over night and tomorrow then I will continue to knit the legs via magic loop.  In the meantime I've received an invitation to the recipient of the coveralls baby shower.  Very excited about meeting some of my neighbors.
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