BREAKING NEWS

My old sewing machine, a Singer 6212, died yesterday. Her motor was shot. RIP, beautiful sewing machine that I got when I was 17.

Today I purchased a new (to me) machine. Montgomery Ward, UHT J1943. Monty's probably about the same age as the Singer, but he actually works.

Now I just have to get used to a totally different machine- side loading bobbins, thread that loads internally, new presser feet, new "buttonholer" foot, new bobbins (though the shop said they would exchange my old ones for me, even after I told Emmanuel I had about 15...).

I'd like to say "this will be easy! a breeze!", but the fact is that I was pretty attached to my old Singer, we'd spent a lot of time together, been at home in several different apartments, and worked on a lot of projects. Frankly, I'm still attached to her. It'll be hard to get used to a whole new machine with a whole new feel.

5 Hats

Five more little hats, waiting to be washed and sent off.

Baby Hats, cont.

Sent a bag full of baby hats off to the UIC Medical Center the other day, felt good, got yarn out of my home, and will feel good for the little babies and their parents. Fun for me, too!

More Babyhats, More Squares

Still working on babyhats- I'm not just limiting myself to the babyweight yarns though, now. I'm using babyhats as a means to finish off little scraps of yarn that I'm probably not going to use elsewhere, and to finish them off quickly! I suppose I could make another scrap square blanket, but that ends up taking a long time, between producing scraps and then piecing them together. 2012! Year of Less Things! Goal is to get the yarn out of my home.

Also to that end, I had most of a skein of a teal-green yarn, which I didn't foresee myself being able to buy more of (I don't know where it came from, and it didn't have a label, so who knows how old it is/what brand it is/where it came from). I made as many squares as that skein would let me, then used a heavier yarn that I had sitting around to edge it.

As before, all goes to charity unless otherwise claimed. The pink hat (center) has been claimed.