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My apron, she lives! I believe I started this lovely and wonderfully finished product July 5th or 6th, and I was hoping to finish it the 1st of August, but I went slightly past it into the 2nd. Less than a month is very respectable for an apron that was 83 stitches across and had 8 stripes of 14 rows, plus a waist tie of 15 stitches per row with approximately 500 rows. That equals 16,796 stitches, and that is a slight underestimate, because there was some increasing that is too complicated to calculate this late at night. I don't even feel very intimidated by that number, since I am figuring it out upon completion. This took many hours, obviously, but was a very interesting and worthy project.

I need to take pictures and show everyone. This is a very pleasing accomplishment because I love the finished object. The journey is not nearly as interesting as the use and show-off time I'll get out of it. Yes, I like the spotlight. Especially (and usually only) when I've done something well.
A few notes on the apron itself: It is four colors, pink, purple, white, and yellow. These are all pastel-like baby shades. I played with the straight knitting because that was too boring, and I whip-stitched the waist tie and body together. Overall, a very soft and protective-feeling garment (its made of chenille yarn), and I think that it will be used in the kitchen once, just to irk Mom, who thinks that it's too pretty to get dirty.

Now, onto bigger and better things. Well, better, at least. You can't lose a skill you're constantly practicing. I will be swatching Victoria's top for a few days until the 8th, and then off I go to conquer the Ravelympics!

Until next time,
Greeny