Kimmish Knitting
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Sunday, August 21, 2005

Ribby Planning and a Box Update

I received my yarn yesterday and I already have my swatch made.. (right on gauge! Woo!!)

I'm working on the planning stages of my new Ribby... I've decided that I'm going to try and make the body in all one piece.. Hopefully I have enough stitch markers and calculator batteries to make it happen.. I don't want to get myself confused.. but if it all comes down to it I can always frog it and make it in pieces like I already know how..



I loooooove the color.. it's so pretty.. Better than I thought it would be for sure.. Hopefully I'm not sick of it before I finish knitting..

And now for the box update...

It's been fully painted for a while now... but it still doesn't have any yarn in it... Wondering why?



Well for some reason the paint is still tacky.. It's been over a month and if I close that lid.. it'll stick.. and make a loud cracking sound when you force it open.. I'd like to go back to Home Depot and see what they say about it.. but my dad said I should put little tiny felt pieces in the corners and be done with it... But it really bugs me that it's tacky like it is.. Ugh. I worked so hard on it..

On the up-side, I really like the look that the paint has... I didn't paint enough coats to make it solid.. but after 3 coats it got the look it has now... It's dark but you can still see the grain and it has some lighter spots and darker spots.. it's a neat effect that I've become really fond of.

Hopefully I'll make it to Home Depot soon enough... Maybe theres a clear coat I can put on it to avoid the tackyness.... Who knows.
-Kim-   6:46 PM
 


2 Comments:

You seem to be a person who likes blue? :) Those are lovely colours, both the yarn and the box. I think I would go with your dad's idea, with the felt pieces, but I can understand it bugs you.
Tina, at 8/23/2005 8:21 AM  
Are the yarn and the box really that close in color in person? It's a lovely shade of blue! I had painted our laundry room door a shade similar to that a few years ago, and loved the added punch it gave to the room. Blue is GOOD!
Deb, at 8/25/2005 8:39 PM  

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