Still keep the me- mades coming.....

I really must put that hose away before it gets much colder! Ignore the swing frame. Its waiting for a tip run to get rid of it. If you can see any broken flowerpots thats because Hugh, the dog with a white paw eats them and destroys any plant in them!

In all honesty today I am feeling somewhat depressed. Not in a serious medical sense but just an every day frustration type of depression. In a sewing way I am depressed.

My needle hex screws never arrived. I have since found an identical set on Amazon prime for £2 more. If tge original (Ebay) order doesn't arrive this week I shall buy them again from Amazon.

So no overlooking yet. I dare not sew the fur backed sweatshirting with my Janome overlockers. They near enough died last time and thats why I bought the Brother. They will come eventually one way or another.

In the meantime I have traced 117 and 118 10/ 2023 Burda Style tracksuit. I have not cut it yet but I have cut out a dress in sweatshirting so I feel I have done something useful this week. 

I have also finally finished two dog coats I have been making half heartedly for about a month. They were sewn on a sewing machine hence I got round to them. They are essentially free as well since I had the fabric left over from the dry robes I made last summer and I already had elastic for the waistband strap and leg straps and the clips for closure.they are the best dog coats I have made so far. 

I made a silver reflective waterproof version of these for the old dogs but those coats were always a little small for these current boys.

The waterproof outer is heavy waterproof canvas. Water drops just bead on it.

The fleece inner is, well fleece. 

I added inside leg straps though the current boys are quite old now and the coats don't seem to shift much when they walk. Of course if we are lucky enough to get some snow then these old darlings will become puppies for an hour or so and the leg straps will be needed. I had not in fact realised how old they are until we don't need the leg straps!

Their other coats all have them except the denim jackets I made for the very old dogs I had previously and which were simply an extra warm layer for cooler days (or when our heating broke in the winter for them to wear indoors.

The leg straps got nuddy first wearing! 

And these coats fit my current dogs better than the coats they inherited from their predecessors. Until now they just had cast-ons. Thats not actually so bad. Most dogs don't have 3 decent coats each but it is nice to make some to fit them better and these will last into their old age. Both dogs are over 7 now so they will enjoy coats I think. They seemed to like them even when I got them to try them on several times during construction to check size and fit.

Otherwise, all I have done this week is knit some of my jumper which seems to be taking forever, and also a bit of sock knitting. I am almost at the heel flap now of sock 2. Again thats also taking a long time. I am a slow knitter!

Not the most productive week but then, like most people I lead a busy life, let alone its nearly Christmas.

Have a great week and see you soon,

Bracken