It was a big push last night to even get the underbelly knitted, and I don't know if knitting hard and fast on a hot day after I'd been on my feet and exposed to multiple allergens and chemicals (outgassing from the new flooring) I'm sensitive to, but I had awful intercostal cramping in the middle of the night last night, and a near asthma attack.
But tonight I got the chicken sewn up, the eyes in, the stuffing in, and the comb and wattle made and attached. I made a little tag using some statements cribbed from the pattern to "explain" what she's for.
I bought a gift bag and white tissue yesterday to carry her over in.
So, here she is:
I am less satisfied with it than I might be but I'm telling myself it's okay. It's not the neatest sewing job I've ever done, attaching that underbelly, and unfortunately the only stuffing I can get now (what Michael's sells), is a lot lumpier than what I used to get at JoAnn's. (Maybe I look into mail ordering? But then I won't know what's good or not until I buy some)
Here's a front view. I had to really hunt in my sewing stuff to find the eyes; I knew I had yellowish eyes in the right size but couldn't find them at first.
And here she is with her tag, it basically says "life is hard and we all need a chicken to hug" and credits the original designer of a similar pattern (which apparently was originally made as a "heart surgery recovery pillow" (coughing is hard when you have sutures in your chest). I thought it helped explain it, though I think she'll understand:
So I get a little break now before I have to start the next one (for my niece's birthday). It's not a HARD pattern but all the garter rows and wraps and turns can get tedious, and you have to keep good track of what row you're on in places.
It was a heat index of 111 today and it's still awfully hot and humid, yes, even in my house with the a/c going. I am so ready for the heat to be gone.
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