Peter Pan Jen
peter pan collar. natural color
| Began | November 27, 2012 |
| Finished | November 25, 2012 |
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| Edited | November 27, 2012 |
| Made for | astoldbyjen |
After a swatch went a totally different way that I expected, I used it as a guide for this pattern. Initially swatched with Dream in Color classy from AmyToadyJoe. Then tried Cat’s Eye previously ripped out from some socks. Now SweetGeorgia… much better. Charted as I went, but tweaked heavily as i made it through…
Second time knitting this pattern… loved and wore the first pair so much they worn out the balls of my feet! This time, the yarn is inspired by Stardust, a favorite movie of both me and E. using Chaiagoo needles. modified stitch count for my feet size (72st instead of 58), added extra stitches on…
mixed weights – worsted, sport, sport-ish handspun. gauge on worsted was a touch tight, so went up in stitch count from the biggest size, and knit the back a little longer. rather than welts for the rows, knit in garter. added short rows surrounding the top of the vest to add more length without adding…
commissioned scarf (white with sequins was requested, doing sparkle yarn with silver beads) 9/15: currently ~30” unblocked using size 6/0 silver lined beads with superfloss to add them on each stitch. used just over 200 beads (217?) size 4. Added picot crochet with beads to each edge (slightly like “Crochet Edgings & Trims” page 26).
held yarn doubled. made up cables and little eyelets on the front, and a little different motif on the back. the top front has an overlapping “envelope” section, and an icord tie. meant to line but haven’t figured out how to best do that when the case shrinks/expands depending on whether the iPad is in…