First Scarf
My first knitting project! A simple k1p1 after trying a variety of ideas of stitches.
My first knitting project! A simple k1p1 after trying a variety of ideas of stitches.
Began | July 12, 2007 |
Finished | November 1, 2006 |
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Edited | July 12, 2007 |
Made for | me |
a yearning for Yarnings of pink stripes! gift from Michelle of Berry Colorful Yarnings, with several skeins to give away.
Saw this pattern on the Yarn Crawl 2012 at Close Knit and had to make it to match the dress already in process. Using more of the sport-weight cotton to make a hat to match the dress/tunic. Adjusting pattern to make it work with the same feather-and-fan spacing of the dress and my gauge from…
Started for Madrona trip. 2.5mm needles were just too loose after completing the toe. Bought 2.25 Chiagaoo needles while there and started again. Much better! Adjusting the pattern to match my gauge and the yarn being slightly lighter. Plus, doing them toe-up. used TDTU heel from @KnittingRN, and started rib in center of the rows…
Learning to double-knit. Used two strands of different multi-colors. Cast on with two strands held together and then started double-knitting. Bound off with two strands on the wrong side to have the same effect on the border. Improved decreases by rearranging stitches as in cable-needle-free cables. Added eyelet row similarly – the ribbon is threaded…
Cast-on Friday night, and did a lot of knitting over the weekend. just for fun, TV episodes enjoyed while knitting: Fringe “The Plateau” Fringe “Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?” Fringe “Amber 3422 Fringe “6955 kHz” Fringe “The Abducted” Fringe “Entrada” Fringe “Marionette” Fringe “Firefly” Fringe “Reciprocity” Bones “The Doctor in the Photo” Bones “The…