BeanMama Knits

Before I began this blog, I began planning to knit the Marley's Ghost Scarves from Knitty.com for my fellow Quartet members in A Christmas Carol. As you can see from the photo above, I did knit them! They've been hibernating for months now in my closet, waiting for closing night (our traditional night for gift-giving.) They were a hit, I think - and when I was having our photo taken (I'm wearing the chain I made for my daughter after she fell in love with the chains I was making,) our actor playing Marley jumped in with us. All those chained actors should stick together, eh? Today was our closing matinee and here they are in all their glory! Barbara, our Soprano, chains herself and her little mink "friends" with her soft pink chain. Me - hot stuff in my hot pink chain. Our tenor, Tim, struck a pose immediately upon opening his chain. Robin, my partner and our booming Bass in his gray chain, which fashionably matches his top hat.

They are finished! I think they turned out pretty well. At first, when I finished the first glove and had our Soprano try it on, I was unhappy because the fingers seemed too long. She was fine with it, but it irked me. So Saturday morning before heading to th e final preview matinee & opening night, I ripped all the fingers back by about 3 rows and bound off again. I'm glad I did it - I think they look much more suited to her hands this way. Am very happy they are done and that I finished them in time for our final preview and opening night! Our costume manager has offered to pay me something for them - am not sure what to ask. I'll have to find out what my materials cost was and I'll probably just ask him for reimbursement for that and maybe $10 for my labor. It was, after all, not done for the money. Specs: Pattern : Vanalinn Lace Gloves by Nancy Bush from the book A Gathering of Lace Yarn : DMC Cebelia Cotton size 10 Needles : Size 0 Modifications : I added one m

I am still plugging away, trying to finish those lace gloves in time for opening night. Technically - we open on Saturday night. However, we have audiences starting Thursday and will do 4 performances in front of full houses before we are officially open. I'd like her to have the gloves before we have audiences, but that may not happen. She still has her tattered gloves from last year, so her hands won't be naked. *whew* But still -- I really would have liked her to have them before the first dress rehearsal. My bad. I'm a naughty procrastinating knitter! I've finished both up to the fingers. I've finished 3 fingers on one glove and 1 finger on the other. I did 2 fingers tonight during our tech rehearsal - but I won't have that much down time tomorrow. I shall have to try and squeeze some knitting time in tomorrow during the day. If only my daughter still napped during the day, darn her! What's she thinking... growing up like that? Grf. One good thing about