One button short
Have you ever heard the phrase:
‘He’s a brick short of a load’ ?
Well
I am O N E button short of a coat……….
I’ve been meaning to cut up a coat that I made a few years ago and make it over.
I originally made a Vogue Issaye Myake design that looked just dreadful in this heavy wool melton…. (I had made it in lightweight melton and it was great, but the heavier stuff weighed a ton and hug like a tank. boo hiss)
So, I decided that the time had come to do something about it.
I got busy just after New Year’s and cut out the new jacket, and got it a-l-m–o-s-t finished…..
Except for that one button……. and a bit of stitching around the edges……..
I figured if I blogged about it, I could shame myself into finishing it.
I had thought about spool knitting cord to go around the edges, but thought: Get real! I can’t even make one lame little (well big ) button hole! If I waited till I got enough cord spool knitted, it would be August before it was done.
Somebody! Tell me to finish this coat!
aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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7 opinions for One button short
DebraAnn
Jan 12, 2008 at 4:29 pm
It’s a lovely coat in a beautiful color.
I also tagged you in my own special way. I can’t figure out how to put links on my blog posts. Help!!!!!
Karen
Jan 12, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Finish that coat!
Noreen
Jan 12, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Thank you so much, DebraAnn!
Oh boy, you’re asking the wrong person about techie stuff!
On my blog there’s an icon that looks like the link of a chain or a sideways figure ‘8′…. when I click that, it allows me to make the link. I don’t know how yours does it…..
Maybe someone else can help?
:o) Noreen
Noreen
Jan 12, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Hallo Karen
I’m working on it, I’m working on it!
Wait a minute…. no I’m not!
I’m writing to you about it…..
kk
B-a-c-k to working on it!
LOL!
One button done!
Jan 12, 2008 at 9:51 pm
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Rayann Heingartner
Jan 16, 2008 at 4:20 am
Noreen,
That coat is gorgeous. With as cold as BC is, I can’t believe you don’t have that button on yet and using it.
Have a terrific day.
Noreen
Jan 16, 2008 at 9:43 am
Thank you so much, Rayann :o) I am really pleased with my new jacket!
Actually, we are still in Alberta, which is heaps of honkin’ colder than BC!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We plan to move to BC in ‘09……
brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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