Kim Knits: Samus is finished!

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Samus is finished!

Yeah Me!!!! Samus is finished. I sewed the zipper in last night. My sewing machine was not behaving so one side of the zipper is sewed in my machine and the other by hand. I actually like the hand sewn side better and when I am ready to sew the zipper into Ribby (which I haven't started yet) I will probably hand sew that one in. It really wasn't hard to hand sew it in. It looks a little puckered in the picture but in real life it looks really good, if I do say so myself. I am very proud of this sweater and can't wait to wear it to work next week and to Thanksgiving dinner with the inlaws!

And here is a rare occurance: a picture of me! I don't normally post my picture...I don't like having my picture taken, let along put it there for the millions (haha) of people that read my blog to see. Bet here I am with Samus in all her glory!

15 comments:

Kim said...: Wow.. looks nice : ) You and I are totally different on the idea of zippers though.. I totally prefer the machine because my hand sewing *sucks*.. I don't know what the deal is.. maybe because I didn't take home-ec? *shrug* I dunno.

Nice to see you : ) For two people with the same name we sure do look different!!

Now you can finnally start that Ribby!; 11:49 PM
Jerry & Maxy said...: It's beautiful, Kim!!! Well done!!! I have still yet to start my Samus...but I love seeing finished ones, and yours looks GREAT one you! Congratulations!; 1:19 AM
Anonymous said...: Your Samus is fabulous! I love the color -- it looks great on you.; 7:20 AM
Anonymous said...: Wonderful sweater...nice job and nice to see you too! :); 8:25 AM
Kim said...: Kim, I don't think we have seen a picture of you....I just know from your blog you are tiny . I work with 3 other Kim's and we are all different as night and day.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone!; 9:18 AM
Miri Mack said...: Gorgeous sweater!! Thanks for sharing the pictures. It's always nice to see how a pattern looks on different people.

Cheers!

Miriam (Charc on KR); 9:57 AM
Anonymous said...: Very nice! And good creative-knitter thinking (a couple of blog entries back)on producing a better I-cord.; 11:01 AM
CjSachiko said...: Wow! The sweater looks great!; 6:29 PM
JustApril said...: It looks GREAT!!! Yaay SAMUS!

Kudos on the zipper treatment, I try to avoid zippers myself - probably because the last time I sewed one I was 18. Maybe I should get over it since I am TWICE that now - LOL

It sure is nice to get a peek atcha! Speaking of KIM pictures, you actually DO remind of another Kim I know! =)

We Aprils are few and far between.; 11:56 AM
Kim said...: I was born in April..does that count {grin}; 9:06 PM
JustApril said...: Yeah, that counts, but I was born in June (:]; 11:48 PM
Kim said...: hmmm...THen why didn't your mom name you June??lol; 8:50 AM
JustApril said...: Because she always wanted an 'April' and she already had a sister named June - It makes for a very confusing life, especially meeting new people LOL - I need to wear a sign bearing FAQ's on my forehead to save time. LOL; 1:16 PM
JustApril said...: PS - Have you seen my finished sweater? =)*) *batting eyelashes*; 1:17 PM
Kim said...: I did see your sweater...very nice job. It looks really nice on you. I am waiting for my yarn for Ribby. Once I decide on a size to make, I can't wait to start...; 9:17 PM

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