Peach's sweater is also finished, and it's drying after steaming to shape. I'm not sure I like it for Peach. I was the most difficult of all the sweaters so far, because I had to fiddle with the colourway many times, so there was a lot of loose thread to have to weave in at the end. I've started the hat, but am wishing I'd purchased the warmer-coloured ball of cashmere instead. I'll wait to see how this green/blue set looks on her, and then I'll decide.
Well, the migraine I've had for the last four days seems to be gone for the moment, so I'm trying to take advantage of it and get some things done. Like painting my melons. I've chosen to make them the kind with seeds. It's a bit of a tedious job because I have to paint both sides of everything, and I'm doing it "assembly-line" fashion, applying the same thing to every piece, then when it's dry, turning it over and doing it again on the other side. I think there have been at least a dozen layers already. Next step is the rind - first light green, and then the darker markings. As always, it helps to have the real thing nearby for colour reference. I've also taken the studio shots of the five latest doll outfits. The buttons are up in the Gallery but I still have to make the individual pages, and give each outfit a name. Now I can take everything off the girls and put them back into their summer outfit. Byuri needs her West Coast native regalia back on so I can take the final photos from last spring's story.
Peach's sweater is also finished, and it's drying after steaming to shape. I'm not sure I like it for Peach. I was the most difficult of all the sweaters so far, because I had to fiddle with the colourway many times, so there was a lot of loose thread to have to weave in at the end. I've started the hat, but am wishing I'd purchased the warmer-coloured ball of cashmere instead. I'll wait to see how this green/blue set looks on her, and then I'll decide.
Margo
7/31/2013 01:47:37 pm
Your melons look marvelous!! ...and you have my sympathy for the migraine, they're NASTY. Maybe after taking a break from working on it Peach's sweater will look better to you. :)
Martha
8/1/2013 02:45:54 am
Thanks! Sometimes when I'm about 3/4 of the way through making something, it suddenly doesn't look so good, but I proceed anyways, trusting in my initial choice, and in the end it turns out just like I envisioned it. So I'm continuing to work on the green-blue sweater and hat set in the hopes it will turn out just fine. However, I still keep thinking about the other colour combination. I really liked it better, but it seemed too close to Lonnie's sweater set, so I went with the blue-green one instead.
Kendra
7/31/2013 07:10:36 pm
Wow, the melon looks very yummy!
Inma
8/1/2013 01:09:54 am
The melon look so real ! You did a fantastic job !
Martha
8/1/2013 02:41:04 am
I get headaches from knitting too, but those are caused by my neck arthritis, from holding my head stiff in a downward-looking position for too long at any one time. I didn't usually get migraines, but I've been getting more of them lately. 8/1/2013 09:04:38 am
Sorry about the headaches. The melons look great. They make me want to run down to the store and buy one or two for eating. :-) Comments are closed.
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AuthorMartha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes. Archives
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