First rows are always the most painful of any project. So, why would any pattern suggest a lace stitch that involves putting the needle through three loops at a time on the FIRST row? Well, I did try…got through three repeats before I decided it wasn’t worth the struggle. Instructions be damned, I’m [...]
Entries from May 15th, 2006
Beach Cover!
May 9th, 2006 · No Comments · Finished Objects
It’s done! I thought it would be impossible, but it wasn’t! It all came together in the end! It took exactly 4 balls of Patons Katrina. I used size 15 (12.75 mm) needles for the skirt, and size 11 (8 mm) for the top part. The i-cord straps were on [...]
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Moebius Scarf
May 9th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Finished Objects, Musings
This was an impromptu project. The pattern was in Simply Knitting, April 2006 issue. The clever thing about this Moebius is that it wasn’t knitted and then grafted in a twist…it’s actually knitted in a twist using a special cast-on technique. It was lots of fun! The yarn is Lorna’s Laces [...]
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