Wubbie Bear - A project finished.

So a friends child's wubbie was in a terrible state of distress and in need of retirement. None of us can bear the separation, so I offered to tear apart wubbie and reknit with additional fibers into a stuffed bear, emily chose a bear. So off I went adding ragged fibers to a complimenting and contrasting base of worsted wool. This little bear is now heirloom quality with moveable eyes, a sweet smile and squashy belly. Even Emily agrees that wubbie has been transformed into something worth saving, so she has place wubbie bear in a place of honor on her bed. Anyone who comes to the house must meet wubbie bear. That's a nice feeling. Next time I go over I will try to get a picture of them together.

Of course then there is the one sock problem. Ok on our trip to LA I ran out of the yarn to finish even a one sock. FOr Mother's day similar problem, although since then I finished the sock but haven't had a chance to deliver it. And for my neice who was requesting school colors, and from Cat Bordhi, the cat sock, well, once again by the delivery date I have finished one sock. J is sending her notice that we pre-ordered Harry Potter for her, so she is okay with waiting a week. Then finally there is the felted boot I started a couple weeks ago. Well, it is huge, once again I can't imagine being able to felt this one small enough to make a slipper, not only that to make a second one will require three more balls, when the author only called for two (for both slippers). I have decided to felt this one first if outrageously out of proportion I will turn it into a scuptural peice.

Speaking of scuptural peices, I need to knit a felted mask of J's face. We get to keep the old eyeballs and I want to turn it into total artwork. I think if I start out with the concept of a face mask ski hat and then allow for looseness and shrinkage it should work. I have some stuff in stash to give it a first spin, but I have some very special additions to my stash yesterday that really speak to me to try to be more artistic and develop beyond my practical socks, hats, sweaters and scarves. I am inspired to make something truly representative of Jason with his eyes and my yarn/creativity.

So what is it with my one sock? I understand the ogre sock, I read the pattern wrong and when I changed the increases I in places doubled then and in the wrong places for got the decreases. The ogre sock in on the knob of the shelf next to the bed to remind me to pay attention, and to remind me to laugh at my mistakes. Summer brings on speed projects, knitting for school year, sewing clothes, and repairing those that can for the kids within the extended family. Let's hope some poor kid doesn't end up with one sock by fall.