So it was good to come home to a pile of boxes outside the door - Amazon had sent my diet books - they sent one via UPS and one via USPS though they were in the same order. Amazon works in mysterious ways. Whatever, I'm glad they're here, I'm looking forward to reading them and getting started.
The best box was the one from Threadbear: my Cascade 220 fix is here!
Whoo hoo! Those guys ship so fast and are so friendly, if they have it, that's where I want to buy it.
Remember (my blog is so fascinating I know you are hanging on every word, so of course you remember) my friend's small daughter, who was going to be darn disappointed that Aunt Catherine made something - but it was for the cats? I fixed that today.
The yarn is Cascade Fixation, which has been languishing in my stash since I made a pair of socks from it and decided I didn't like it. It is, however, perfect for Barbiewear for a preschooler - since it stretches, it makes the dress easy for little fingers to put on and take off. It was very fast to make, I whipped it up at the nursing home in between my husband's bursts of activity.
The pattern is here Barbie's Tube Dress. I cast on 32 stitches on size 5 needles, it fits just right, but I'm not happy with the slight ladders left in the Fixation. I never get ladders when I work with double points, except when I use Fixation. Another reason I don't like it much. But it's fine for a 4 year old, she'll squeal and enjoy it and not notice. It was so fast to make it, now I want to try the full skirted "party dress" pattern on the same page.
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