babyK
Began | June 27, 2013 |
Finished | July 17, 2013 |
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Edited | August 2, 2013 |
Pattern URL | That Cheeky Kea! by 336335 |
Made for | kohen |
Knit with Willow held double until 40g remained. Knit with Willow and Yarnings until Willow is gone (65 remains in Yarnings) Knit with Yarnings held double until 35g remained, but start decrease rows midway through at 50g – actual was 47. Frogged August 21.
Finished, 4/16: I got bad about updating along the way. I did end up ripping about 8 rows back after joining the second ball of yarn and going back and alternating rows to try and make it a more natural transformation. I did the same with the sleeves, but none of the other balls were…
I started with the pattern for Pioneer and did the bottom part of it differently with a waistband done by picking up stitches vertically. I did the skirt twice because I was unhappy with how much increase I did the first time. Used more crochet on this than I thought I could!
the cast on is tricky. I kept trying to rotate the work (ala a sock toe) instead of turn. envision making rainbow shaped arcs with the 5-stitch on each end as the tips of the rainbow. Worked on this for one evening, then knitting in, and then I decided I wanted to wear it the…
Megan’s baby number 4 blanket. Took Vivian Hoxboro’s pattern and used it as the framework but the design was just put together in a spreadsheet and divided into quarters. Squares are 23 st, with a CDD for the spine that is purled on the wrong side. Originally did a 4×5 segment as each quarter and…
This is another prototype dishcloth that I’m working on for potential publication for the pattern. It uses right twists (RT) to create a cool line through the pattern that reminds me of willow branches. Update, 2/18/08: I have one of these done in Westport, and I’m working on improving the pattern again so that RTs…