99.95% done with the Big Red Jacket.

[camwyn]

A little before Halloween, I started work on the hapi coat pattern called "Disoriented" at knitty.com. And now, December 4, I'm all but done with it.

I've knitted a facing for the collar so it stands upright without curling. I've put the buttons into place, though the topmost one may have to be moved over a bit. I've sewn or trimmed nearly all of the loose ends until they're no longer a problem. All that remains is to get out the black chenille and do the reverse-stitch embroidery over the purl bumps on the back. When I have done this, I intend to hunt down my sister's digital camera and take pictures.

This thing's warm enough to wear outside today - and it's around 27 degrees Fahrenheit out there. However, I'd like to line it so that I can wear it as a jacket on even colder days; can anyone point me in the right direction for instructions on this? I assume I'm supposed to get quilt batting and stitch it down, then get some kind of fabric (flannel?) and sew it over the batting?

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[just-the-ash.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to be slow responding. The mitten fits very well indeed, although the thumb might be shortened a few rows. Otherwise it's perfect.

[camwyn]

Fabulous. In that case I shall dig out my black yarn and my multicoloured acrylic and find where I put the mitten pattern book. (I already know where the white is.)