making a dress length version with sleeves (?)
plus a headband for Leah using the cable motif.
| Began | November 26, 2012 |
| Finished | December 11, 2012 |
100% | |
| Edited | December 12, 2012 |
| Pattern URL | American Girl Cable Waist Vest by 222570 |
| Made for | Leah's American Girl Doll |
need something simple for car knitting. found it actually looking for something to do with my Fondant colorway of Sweet Georgia… but then realized any of my stripy sock yarns might work. This is one that looks like Strawberry Cheesecake that I got in CA, and I think it will keep my hands soft during…
took measurements 11/1. completed back 11/5. completed front 11/14. complete sleeves 11/21. completed seaming 11/22. completed cowl 11/26. wove in ends 11/28. adjustments: added 1” of length. moved waist shaping up by 1”. added stitches for the ribbing to be in correct multiples – decreased out mid-armhole shaping on the back. alternating skeins throughout. knit…
Gauge swatch on size 8. Went down to size 7 for the blanket. Gauge swatch had several steeks cut into it for testing. Best was when the steek was around 2 single stitches instead of further apart. Used Crochet method to secure stitches, tacked down on the back and did a row of shell stitch…
Holding pink alpaca Peruvian laceweight from a cone with the Zauberball to get a fabric I like. I’ll have to weigh the project to figure out the yardage of the laceweight. ZK2021/ZKN KAL, Try Something New: first time crocheting a garment! 1/8: first try, just the zauberball was too small. Bumped up the needle size…
Lorna bought the yarn, wanted a wide scarf that was fairly simple. Tried a variety of small variations on stockingette and stockingette on a bias, and everything still curled. settled on feather and fan instead, and this pattern was super easy.
frogged, they were just too tight for my feet! i love the cable, it was just hard to do at my tight sock gauge!
