Late fix

I wanted to join in on Alison's February Fixathon, but I knew there would be no chance of me squeezing that into my February line-up. So as usual, I'm late to the party. But better later than...you know. So I started with one of my first sweaters which I obviously knit before I became mad about loose ends. It's amazing how I won't wear any knit now unless all (ok, at least most...i have been known to finish weaving ends during lunch at work a time or two during that first day wear) of the ends are woven in. But now the ends are no longer loose. I am aware of what a little task this actually was. It only took minutes. But at the moment those ends started to bother me, that sweater was thrown in the "must do something with that" basket and it's been there for months. Why must I make a production out of such little things in order to do them at times?

Then we have the worn out and washed a million plus times Phildar Kate. That neckline needs some serious help (and yeah, so much for i'll do that last end later...try much later, lol). If that neckline isn't proof that I need to get with short rows fast then I don't know what is. Its not like the neckline was all that great to begin with (those ladders are just a pain when it comes to picking up stitches). But after the umpteenth wash those holes have just gotten bigger. So I tried to come up with a fix using a crochet hook. I'm temporarily happy with the current fix. At least enough to give it an immediate wear though I think I may need to practice a bit more with crochet hook as I'm thinking a smaller hook may have worked out better closing up those gaps a bit better as they are still quite visible. It took forever to get around to "take 1" so I don't know how likely it is "take 2" will ever happen. Maybe a few million washes from now. Hmm, maybe I should just unbind and rip the collar out and try it with shortrow shaping...'cause its still looks a bit wacky, but I did enjoy wearing it again. Kate does deserve a proper fix.

Then we have mini's button headwarmer. Looks like this now. I really need to secure buttons better. Mini just loves to twist and spin them. They're all back on now, but for how long?

And in "why didn't I fix that lace before I seamed it" news, we have Audrey's collar that was just bugging me so I decided to rip it off and block it. Now why I didn't block it first?