...so what do you think I did as soon as I got home...
........well, obviously, I couldn't wait to package up the sweaters and get them off to my sister...
...first, though, I wanted to try and fix the old grey sweater and at least make it wearable again...
........so I re-knit - like picking up dropped stitches - all of the places that had come unraveled, and tied the ends and wove those in...
...then I took some grey sewing thread and went around all of the edges to reinforce them a little bit - like you sometimes add a thread to the heel of a sock while you're knitting it...
........here's hoping she'll love the new one as much as the old one...
i'm going to be at the mailbox waiting for the next few days!!!!! love, k
ReplyDeleteThe vest looks great. And that was nice of you to repair the old one. I know when I recently did my first large afghan, I couldn't wait to get it in the mail to my Mom who is in a nursing home. I was just so happy that she liked it. I know Karen will love the vest, and appreciate all of the work your hands did with it. Take care, Teresa - from KY.
ReplyDeleteI see she is anxious for both her sweaters. Bet she wears the old one a lot, too. So nice of you to fix it. I think the new one is even prettier than the other. MOM
ReplyDeleteI am in awe of your knitting talents and abilities! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful! She has two whole new sweaters now. Even the old one is new now.
ReplyDeleteAngela (Peach Coglo)
The title of this post totally makes me giggle... I remember watching Wonder Twins a gazillion years ago! Awesome new vest... the recipient is a lucky gal!
ReplyDeleteFirst I love the wonder twins and their activation powers...I have a necklace to prove it...
ReplyDeleteSecond, how cool is it that you fixed the first sweater and sent both on back to your sis?!?!?
Aw, you are so sweet. Your sister is so blessed (as I am sure you are also). I wish you were my sister too ;-) Blessings
ReplyDeleteI am extremely jealous of your knitting abilities. I'm still in the horrid-scarf-with-directions-from-youtube phase. I did try to branch out and attempt a hat. I have yet to meet the gigantic head upon whom it would fit, however . . .
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