At Her Leisure

Here is my year in review. I'll put it behind a cut, but first here's a picture of my favorite dress ever.



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I don't have any grand updates to post. Since I finished the pelisse a couple of weeks ago, I've mostly been knitting. I worked on an 1871 fanchon hood until I ran out of yarn (and wouldn't you know that color would be back-ordered?) then started a little bag using an 1877 pattern for a bag for bluing. Then I started a pair of stockings from Esther Copley's The Comprehensive Knitting Book. The 1907 sweater is finished, and I'll try to get pictures of it in a day or two.

Then I spent a little time working on my cross-stitched garters over the weekend. I have all the quatrefoils defined now.

Last night I finally got back to my 1868 green silk dress. I'm nearly ready to cut the sleeves, and then I'll be able to do all the piping.

At least I have pictures of the pelisse.

My 1907 sweater is in the home stretch. I have fifty rows left to knit then buttonholes and assembling the pieces.

I spent my time last night gauging my next project. It's tough to get four stitches per inch with fingering-weight yarn. I had to go all the way up to size 9 needles. They're huge! I'm glad it's not a huge project.