…and a lot of other stuff, too!
Not much going on in my knitting world… I’ve been working on this simple two-color ribbed scarf for my four-year-old son. It’s a simple 2×2 rib. Originally I started it in Brioche Stitch, but I kept dropping stitches and found it impossible to re-seat them properly on the needles when that happened. I dozed off…
I started working on a new scarf design recently and I thought I would report on my progress. I spent a couple of weeks playing with some new design ideas, and nothing much was working for me, until I stumbled on this stitch combination, and I love it. Right to left (since that is the…
I’m so excited that my hat is finished! So I asked my DH to snap this picture. Cool, huh? Here are the details: Pattern: Fiber Trends AC-02 Yarn: Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Worsted (solid color); KnitPicks Wool of the Andes (stripes) Needles: KnitPicks Options, Size 10 Circular Random Stripe Generator Magic Loop Method I wore…
I re-felted the hat some yesterday, and it is clearly has decided to shape itself in a different direction. It maybe wasn’t what I intedend at first, but hey, it’s cute, don’tcha think? It’s still damp, but I hope to wear it on Friday. Happy Birthday, Dad. I miss you.
Well, here’s the hat after felting! It’s not quite what I wanted it to be but I haven’t given up hope yet! First of all, there was a rather large hole near the center of the crown at the top… I must have droped one of my K2tog’s when decreasing or something. I tried felting…
I’ve been in my knitting comfort zone the last couple of weeks with this hat project. Except this time I’m using the Fiber Trends AC-02 pattern, which uses one strand of yarn instead of two. And I modified the brim just a little in terms of the number of rows for the wide brim style.…