first try on needles was too tight. stayed with needle size B for the entire tubular cast on, which was a touch loose when all was said and done, but way stretchier.
| Began | January 11, 2017 |
| Finished | January 11, 2017 |
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| Edited | January 11, 2017 |
| Pattern URL | Turn A Square by 75857 |
| Size made | longer version |
Found a new-to-me fiber dyer on Etsy, DnD Fibers, and purchased 8oz of one colorway and 8oz of another to spin up. They are both 85% polwarth and 15% tussah silk. One colorway was a soft pink, a purple leaning pink, a steely gray, and white, and the other was soft pink leaning lavender, the…
CO 12 with Judy’s Magic Cast on. first time without looking at the instructions! increasing to 36/72. finished toe, will do 5 repeats of pattern over 35 stitches on top, stockingette on bottom of foot. Started increase for heels too late, using Cat Bordhi’s Sidestream increase. Did math to figure out how many rows the…
current top contender for new BT Silken 200g 1450yds Cloud Layers.
put the eyes and smile on to finally finish!
the Hitofude attitude?! 🙂 Cast on with Judy’s magic cast on. Cast on all stitches to one needle, rather than the division between two crochet chains. (combined setup rows 1 and 2) Increased the circumference of the sleeves by completing 14 repeats. Blocked the sleeves before seaming – this gave a clearer picture of how…
Constructed this handspun especially for this project, turned 6oz of multicolored roving into a gradient by separating up the colors and then spinning them roughly in order with adding pops of the other colors into the others. Not as crisp as some handspun contrast might be, but I really like the effect. Started the handspun…
