no nicki pic

I don't have a picture of Nicole in her top yet. I've got bronchitis and I'm sicker than a dog. I had to go home early from work today, and all I did was sleep today. I hope to get some knitting done in the next few days since they are my regular days off, it just depends on how I feel. Right now, i'm still miserable. :(

Beaded top finished!

It's all finished! I'm going to give it to Nicole tomorrow and I'm going to hopefully get a picture of her in it so I can post it here. I told her that was a condition of me making the top for her. ;) My only gripe about the project is that the bottom of the shirt is puckering a bit due to the beads. Hopefully it will stretch out a bit and it won't do that. Otherwise, i'm very proud of this top and I think it came out beautiful!
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Still working on it.....

Here's what Nicole's beaded top is going to look like when it's finished.

I just started the first half of the short rows. Every time I pull this project out of my knitting bag, people just go crazy. One of the ladies I work with is calling it the Come F*** Me shirt. She is too funny. I'm also working on a ribbon tank top out of the new knitters mag:
I'm having so much fun knitting, it's hard to stop! Thank goodness for days off work!
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Nicole's Top

Here is a picture of the top I'm making for my friend, Nicole. The pattern is from the new knitters magazine. I'm using Patons brilliant. It's not what the pattern calls for, but it's pretty and cheaper than the lion brand glitterspun. I got the beads from Ben Franklin Crafts and they look just like the beads from the top in the magazine. I can't wait to finish this top, it's going to be so gorgeous. Everyone at the guild Knit n' Chat just went nuts over it. All the ladies came up to me and wanted to see what I was making and the just gushed over it saying how beautiful it was. Knitting with other people is sweet.

new knitters mag

The new knitters magazine is so sweet. I'm having so much fun knitting the beaded halter top in this issue. I even found the same beads they used. It looks almost exactly the same as the picture. It's not a complicated pattern, but it looks so pretty. I'm making it for a friend of mine. As soon as I saw this top, I knew i'd be making it for her. It's going to look so perfect on her.
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