father's day ties - high up there on the list of conventional dad presents along with hammers, golf balls and whatever this year's new fangled car washing accessory may be. one definite advantage is that, in theory at least, i could make a tie myself...i really want to make one of these amazing ties from the purl bee for jamie, but am hestitating only because they do seem to have a lot of steps... you may know how i am about steps.
but they're so cool! and i was recently reminded how expensive good ties really are - and how many truly awful ones there are out there - when we were buying some fancy new duds for jamie's business trip to japan. at those prices, and with rather limited options, it makes sense to diy... plus, if i could gather my wits and make a dress shirt too, i would have utter creative control over the upper half of his wardrobe! ;-) so i'll jut have to add this to my list. pretty sure it won't get done in time for this father's day, but someday...
