I was steeking a sweater to turn it from pullover to cardigan, sewing along the back from neck hole to waist line, using the free arm of the machine, when it suddenly occurred to me........
if I turned the machine 90 degrees to the right so I was sighting and siteing along the free arm instead of across it.......it would make far more sense.
All I would need to do was turn the needle mechanism, pressure foot, feed dogs etc. 90 degrees as well.
Hmmm........ second thought........ why not have a base that could swivel.
Maybe such a machine already exists?????!!!!!!!
The sweater got steeked and soon will replace the winter-weary sweater that has hugged the tree outside Koffii cafe on Haultain at Belmont for many montths.
The intent of 'clothing' the tree with a sweater is to honour fibre and its expression, to indicate that KIP'ing (Knitting in Public and now that the weather is warming KIPO'ing - Outdoors) takes place at least twice a week at the coffee shop, and to have fun.
I got the sweater at a church thrift shop this morning. It is gorgeous, handknit, cheerful, spring-like.
Perhaps the person who made it will be passing Koffii one day and see the sweater and be honoured that his or her work is now gracing a tree.
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