For the past few days I have been helping the HD3QBEM with her knitting. We have these bright ideas but sometimes they are just too much for aged eyes. So I picked up the 'needles without eyes" and valiantly knitted and purled halfway through a small sweater. But I really do not enjoy knitting. For me it is a necessity when I want a new cardigan or sweater for myself. My days of knitting happily to give generously are past- even if temporarily. Although I may find that when I am in my late 80's I will become my mother?!@!
Anyway no photos of that.
But I needed some light relief and decided to begin construction on the Christmas Noel Tray. It's cute and I am pleased but the teeny tiny buttons supplied with the chart are not a true Christmas green. That, coupled with the fact that I am not using Dinky Dyes floss means they do not match. So a roadblock. I will tack this together and then leave it until I find teeny tiny buttons in the correct green or red.
The inside looks pretty too.
A good press and the right buttons and this could be called a success.
This is very cute! I did not imagine what the finished piece would be.
ReplyDeleteLove the Christmas tray!
ReplyDeleteI find knitting relaxing, more so than stitching sometimes.
Maybe tack and add bows. Sometimes I have trouble finding the teeny tiny buttons. It is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteI would absolutely call this a lovely and successful finish.
ReplyDeleteVery neat Margaret, it's good that you can help your mum with the knitting. I feel the same as Maggie in that I find that knitting can be very relaxing.
ReplyDeleteLittle tray is adorable! Maybe beads? Or ribbons?
ReplyDeleteI love the little tray and hope you can find something suitable to replace the tiny buttons.
ReplyDeleteI may take up knitting when I'm 80 or I may just stitch with the fabric even closer to my eyes than now!
Definitely a success!
ReplyDeletevery lovely
ReplyDeleteMagnifique,j'aime beaucoup
ReplyDeleteIt's a very pretty tray.
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