Tuesday 9 June 2009

Concorde takes to the air

I eventually got around to finishing Concorde and made it into a simple wall hanging for J. This cloud material seemed the perfect background.

I machine appliqued the cross stitch to the front which was the easiest way to cope with the odd shape. It will go well on the blue walls in his bedroom.
Once this was done, I did some more knitting on his jumper. This is a slow grower, unlike J. I think it has grown about an inch and I'm about halfway up the back. I'll get there eventually, but it comes as a real shock to the system when you realise that the jumper that you are knitting for your little boy, would fit you.

7 comments:

Annie said...

What a great idea for a finish!

And they do grow up in an eye-blink it seems.

Rudee said...

I love J's Concorde. It's very well done.

It is amazing how fast our kids grow.

Elena said...

What a great idea with the background!
I know, kids grow so fast! :)

Patty said...

I love how you finished it with the cloud material!

Knitting Linguist said...

Oh, I know that shock well! That's how I felt when I realized that both of my girls now wear knitted socks at least as big as mine. Weird...

Serena Lewis said...

I know exactly what you mean. Another lovely piece of work ~ :)

Karan said...

What a nifty idea for finishing. Yup - I blinked & suddenly he was taller than me & shaving! LOL :0)