i loved knitting with this hand spun but it ended up being too curled up instead of lying flat. ripped to make the shawl shrug.
| Began | October 29, 2018 |
| Finished | Work in progress |
100% | |
| Edited | August 5, 2019 |
| Pattern URL | Escama del Dragon Cowl by 653819 |
| Made for | me |
Notes see note on ittybitty for my recipe. leftovers from a shawl a few years back, my first ever sparkle yarn! if that doesn’t spread joy and a “spark”, I don’t know what would.
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…
Tripling the yarn on size 9 needles to make for a nice fabric but not too heavy. It took me a while to start because I had to wind 440 yards x 3 into balls by hand! Finished, November 28. I used the Drop Scarf pattern, but modified it to make the scarf longer, doing…
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…
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…
