pillow!
i finally finished knitting my pillow cover! i think i started some time in october. i just knit a long rectangle in stockinette, bungled some button holes for the wonderful handmade buttons marian (florcita) sent me from the netherlands, and lastly, sewed up the sides. since i didn’t want tight little stitches i knew the pillow within would show through the larger stitches, so i bought some rit dye in tangerine and brushed the pillow with it so it’s orange underneath. all in all, it’s pretty amateurish and full of imperfections, but it’s done, and it’s exactly how i hoped it would turn out. and that’s all that matters.
January 13th, 2010 at 8:26 am
ooooo – i like it!
January 13th, 2010 at 9:41 am
i’d say the imperfections are part of its charm…it looks perfect to me.
January 13th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
It’s wonderful!!! A quirky orange square to make you smile. I think you did a marvelous job. Good thinking with dying the pillow form. I bet it feels good to have this accomplished.
January 13th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Bravo on the sweet knit pillow! That looks like a knitting project I could tackle!
And THANK YOU for the fabulous and creative THANK YOU card you sent! OXO
January 13th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Wow! it looks great! Sometimes the simplest of ideas has more impact that some complicated stuff… great work!
January 14th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
i love it and i don’t see any imperfections! the buttons totally make it!
January 14th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Hooray for knitting! It looks lovely, and I know how fabulous it feels to finish a knitting project. Congratulations, and happy house-brightening!
January 17th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
What a wonderful, cozy pillow. I love it when things turn out how you expected them.
January 18th, 2010 at 8:38 am
Love it! It will brighten many a day and provide a soft resting spot for your head when you nap.
January 30th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Hell yes that’s all that matters, that and the fact that it’s a gorgeous color and so scrunchy and delicious looking especially with those buttons!