Misfits, the robe's progress and a new Haggard Hawks puzzle

Yesterday's misfits box was the smallest show on earth, partly because they couldn't supply the yogurt, but generally because I was already supplied.

The cannellini beans are rapidly becoming a staple, and some of these are for upcoming African doughnuts, if I can find the recipe again. I noted it safely somewhere.

The hot weather has put a crimp in my out of house activity, but the robe is coming along. One great thing about using a sheet is that you can organize it to make max use of the selvages and hems. 

Here the sleeves end in selvages, the hem is already hemmed. It saves a good amount of stitching and looks good too.

I cut out the belt, facings and pockets and still have remnants. 

Working this way is like cutting your own hair, you can do a bit at a time, no law other than commercial pattern commands, say you have to cut out all the pieces at once. 

I've been cutting my hair for decades, and it doesn't look any worse than when I was paying hairdressers, who mostly have no clue about cutting anything other than straight hair, and only know the latest style which you'll get no matter what you say! 

At the point at which they started cutting my hair into  ghastly old lady bridge player styles because I was old, I quit and started doing it myself. Handsome Partner said not only did it look fine, there was a lot less crying!

The thing is that they have to cut all your hair in one appointment. If you do it yourself, you can just tend to the bits that grow fastest. That works much better if your hair goes into shock after cutting,  which mine does, sticking out hopelessly for days, however skilled and expensive the hairdresser.

Anyway, same applies to cutting out fabric. I cut as needed, just in time style,whatever bit I fancy working on next.  It saves losing parts, too, if you cut and use as you go. 

So yesterday, I made the belt, in two parts, to make it easier to turn inside out. I turned each half right side out and I'll stitch the parts together. The ends are already hemmed, just need overcasting.

Then pressed it, with the seam down the middle, you do know that trick? Much better finish than seam down one side. 

Same applies to knitting when there's a seam, say on a scarf. Or making velvet painted scarves. You press then finish the ends to secure the seam in place.

Today I'll attach the facings, straight pieces down the front, more engineered ones round the curve of the back neck. After that just belt loops, ties for inside, and Bobby's your auntie.

And I roasted a little chicken yesterday, to have great cold food available in the heat.

 Slices off that,  with green salad and carrot sticks, sun tea and an apple, made a great supper.

And since it's Friday or some such excuse, here's a new Haggard Hawks for your annoyance, I mean pleasure.

Happy day, everyone, and please be in touch or  thought with dear blogger E, who has had to say goodbye to beloved kitty friend and companion Lukas.

Photo AC