elle melle gets lots of love

Elle Melle is finished! Actually, Elle Melle's been finished for several weeks, I just haven't found time to post. Catching up where I left off... I stitched the buttons onto Elle Melle the night before the Autumn Equinox, so that it could be the "to wear" part of her gift. (We celebrate each turn of…

almost done…and just starting.

I'm very nearly done with Elle Melle... It took me several tries to get the picked-up stitches for the raglan sleeves (which are knit top-down) to not look ugly, and if I were to make another one (and I probably will, because I adore this sweater!), I think I have an idea for a selvedge…

making an elle melle!

I appear to have contracted a powerful case of start-itis (and, um, also a nasty respiratory bug, alas) since defending my dissertation. First up, an Elle Melle for M: I cast on for this on Wednesday while M was at her Montessori morning-camp, and even at the fairly small gauge (6sts/inch) I feel like I'm…