Buttons

 

I raided a friend's button box. There were a lot of shirt buttons there, but it was surprisingly difficult to find sets of four or five. Luckily I found these wooden buttons in a shop:

I bought two packets which is not quite enough for all the shirts. But it has certainly saved me a lot of scratching like a hen looking for grain! 

Five And Six

 

It was a quiet weekend, so I was able to put in the time to finish shirts five and six. They do seem very long to me. If it's a mistake, I will be able to shorten them later. 

Delivered

 I delivered the first four shirts yesterday. The lady who ordered them was delighted. I hope her staff are too. I'm working on the next one, which has much the same dimensions as the last one, except that it's 30 cm (a foot!) longer. Either the man is very tall or he likes his shirts long. Or both perhaps. 

I've made a start on round 12. Little cats with whiskers. Or bilbies perhaps with ears so large. 

We had our first covid vaccinations this morning. Have to go back in 28 days for the second one. 

Round 11

 

Round 12 comes out today. I'm ready for it; my round 11 is complete. 

Proportions

 

The first set of shirts I made was a lot smaller than Jack's pattern, but uniformly so. The second set of measurements has shoulders the same as the pattern but chest a lot smaller. Hmmm. For the first one, I reduced the pattern at the centre and adjusted the neckline. For the second, I took off at the side seams and then redrew the armholes. For the second set, I have to move the pockets towards the centre, opposite to the previous size.  At least after the first shirt, I'm aware that the pockets might need to be shifted. Onward, onward, I hope to get the fourth shirt finished today. 

One, Two

 

I've finished the first two shirts in the smallest size. The pockets are a bit close together on the first one. I moved them across a bit on the second one. I didn't want to make the pockets smaller because they're big enough to hold a 'phone, but they possibly look a bit overpowering now. But there are no major problems; I think the shirts will pass muster. On to the next size. 

Tatting Day

 

Happy international tatting day to all the tatters out there! I've made a start on round 11 of the Spring doily. More picoty flowers, facing outwards this time.