Sunday, October 22, 2006
Socks - reborn.
Do you remember the single sock I named ugly? Well, I couldn't let it be this way. I frogged it.
I re-did the sock with a different scok pattern, called Universal toe-up sock formula from Knitty and I must say it has restored my faith in knitting socks!
I'm much happier with the result even if one might have come out longer than the other.
Pattern notes:
When I strated the ankle I joined in Elastic Thread and worked it all the way up to the cast off for extra snugness.
Yarn: Regia Crzay Colors
Needles: bendy dpn's 3.25 mm (I think) from this place and I switch to metal dpn's when I added the elastic.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Baby G.Y.
The last of the baby knits, at least for now. I'm just 'knitted out' of baby things.
(in fact currently i'm focousing on toddlers / young children)
Anyway, about this cardi.
Knit for my collegue "N" 4th child, 3rd daughter, born Aug. 30,2006.
What I had in mind for this cardigan is that it should be with as little sewing as possible. I took inspiration from Debbie Bliss, Quick Baby Knits...what I mean by that, is I used the gauge from one of the patterns in the book, and I decided I wanted a V-Neck...from seeing a different pattern in the book and I combined the two.
However, it was my idea to use K2Tog or SSK for the Vneck whilst maintaining the garter sts edge and it was my idea to slip the 1 st when I got the sleeve part BECAUSE I wanted it to be easier to be picked up later.
so, Front and Back where knit in one. Sleves where picked up with ADDI turbo and knitted down as stright sleeves...couldn't be bothered with shaping.
To keep the cardi from being borring, I was also inspired by a pattern found on Knitty, called ???? for the lace at the bottom.
Yarn: Gedifra City in Shade 514
(in fact currently i'm focousing on toddlers / young children)
Anyway, about this cardi.
Knit for my collegue "N" 4th child, 3rd daughter, born Aug. 30,2006.
What I had in mind for this cardigan is that it should be with as little sewing as possible. I took inspiration from Debbie Bliss, Quick Baby Knits...what I mean by that, is I used the gauge from one of the patterns in the book, and I decided I wanted a V-Neck...from seeing a different pattern in the book and I combined the two.
However, it was my idea to use K2Tog or SSK for the Vneck whilst maintaining the garter sts edge and it was my idea to slip the 1 st when I got the sleeve part BECAUSE I wanted it to be easier to be picked up later.
so, Front and Back where knit in one. Sleves where picked up with ADDI turbo and knitted down as stright sleeves...couldn't be bothered with shaping.
To keep the cardi from being borring, I was also inspired by a pattern found on Knitty, called ???? for the lace at the bottom.
Yarn: Gedifra City in Shade 514
