What to do when...

What do you do when you make a mistake because the pattern wasn't correct?  Well, I found out when I made my grandsons shirts for Christmas.  For some reason the pattern was way too short.  For one, I was able to get some matching rib knitting and add a strip to the bottom of the shirt to extend the length.  However, for this shirt I was unable to find a matching ribbing.  I knew that I had seen shirts that had sleeves and lower extensions to the body, but I wasn't sure how to do it.  Yesterday, Joey had on a shirt with just what I was looking for.  I checked it out and decided that I could fix his shirt the same way.  I went to the store last night and picked up some material and came home and fixed his shirt.  The bottom extension is longer than I would like to have seen it, but I think it will work.  At least now he can wear it without it showing his bellybutton.

I actually think the shirt looks better with the extensions...more like a football shirt.

So, now that the shirt is fixed, I can turn my attentions to his pants.  This is the weekend and the time I get to do my sewing machine work.  I can't really get much done during the week unless I work at night when Joey and Lexi are not here.  It works well this way...knit during the week and sew on the weekends.  That way I get to break up my projects and I enjoy them more.  Now, if only I didn't have to clean my house first...projects are much more fun!