{"id":5083,"date":"2017-10-16T15:33:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T15:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=5083"},"modified":"2017-10-16T15:37:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T15:37:31","slug":"the-toroise-and-the-hare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=5083","title":{"rendered":"The Toroise and the Hare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes it’s bit off-putting when my husband Bob recites his long list of accomplishments at the end of a day and then asks me what I did.\u00a0 Most of the time I can only reply that I wove a couple square inches of a tapestry, or made one inch of lace.\u00a0 Sometimes I feel more like a slug than even a tortoise!<\/p>\n

If I had this conversation with other weavers and lace makers we’d all be high-fiving each other for\u00a0getting such a LOT<\/em> of good work done in a day!\u00a0 Wouldn’t we?<\/p>\n

The slow march to having enough lace for Tori’s christening gown is enjoyable time for me, except when someone else tells me the 10 things, or 100 things they’ve done in the same amount of time.<\/p>\n

–Which brings me to the list I made ages ago on the relative amount of time it takes to do various handwork.\u00a0 Here it is, in my order of fastest to slowest.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0Machine sewing!\u00a0 It’s down right warp speed compared to all the others!<\/li>\n
  2. Loom controlled weaving.<\/li>\n
  3. Kumihimo\/Knitting….zoom, zoom–I think it’s a tie.<\/li>\n
  4. Embroidery<\/li>\n
  5. Tapestry weaving<\/li>\n
  6. Bobbin Lace<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Sometimes I get a little down that I am attracted to doing things that move so slowly.\u00a0 Sometimes I don’t care at all.<\/p>\n

    During September and October we spent almost two weeks with Tori.\u00a0 She is a bundle of giggles and smiles interspersed with an occasional stunning tantrum.\u00a0 I love every minute of being with her!\u00a0 Here she is wearing the Debbie Bliss sweater that I knitted last spring.\u00a0 She has almost outgrown it, so it’s time to think of her next sweater!<\/p>\n

    \"2-10-13-17a<\/a><\/p>\n

    I often see a lot of Tori’s mother in Tori, but this photo seems all ‘Butler’ to me.\u00a0 I see my father, my sister, and even me!–so, of course that means I see her father too.<\/p>\n

    It’s time to find the next knitted garment to make for her.\u00a0 Years ago I bought the pattern and yarn for this Dale baby sweater.<\/p>\n

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    I have had this pattern for years and have hesitated to make it, wondering if it’s a bit too busy for such a small person.\u00a0I think it might be cuter as a\u00a0dress, knitted from the top down, with raglan shaping so the shoulders fit better.\u00a0 The ladybug pattern would have one repeat around the torso and upper arms and\u00a0another near the hem of the dress.\u00a0 I am leaning toward the bright green for the background color, with perhaps the little Fair Isle pixie stripes here and there with yellow background.\u00a0 One ladybug pattern on the purple background, and the other on the bright aqua.\u00a0 I have to take a look at the yarn I purchased for this sweater and adjust the amounts since I would be changing so much of the design.\u00a0 Luckily Dale baby yarn is super wash so Tori’s mom won’t have to be too careful with caring for this.\u00a0 I’m getting a bit enthusiastic, so I’d better make the plan and get the yarn onboard before we leave!<\/p>\n

    Meanwhile, I have started the actual christening gown now.\u00a0 I have 49″ of the larger lace and am trying to make an inch or two each day now.\u00a0 By the end of next week I should have all the lace finished!\u00a0 The fabric that Kandice chose for the dress is stunning!\u00a0 I originally bought white linen at Britex, but Kandice sent me a photo from Pinterest of a dress made of silk shantung that she loved.<\/p>\n

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    It is beautiful fabric!\u00a0 On our way down to visit them last week, I made a quick stop at Banksville Fabric in Norwalk and was thrilled to find they had it!\u00a0 The dress in this photo is basically the same as the pattern I’m making, with a slightly fitted bodice and an attached gathered skirt.\u00a0 Now can you picture this with my lace?\u00a0 I might put the larger lace along the hem as well as at the lower edge of the bodice.<\/p>\n

    \"1-2017-10-01<\/a><\/p>\n

    Well, talk is cheap….I’d better get to work on making the last few inches of lace.\u00a0 The tortoise only succeeds by keeping at it!<\/p>\n

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