Manon is big. Manon is SO big, there’s nothing that can be done. It’s 6 balls worth of knitting to rip out, which is a lot, but it must happen. Not only was the size the wrong choice, but the yarn stretched quite a bit. This is something a gauge swatch can not tell you, [...]
Entries from September 19th, 2008
I have Kauni
September 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Works in Progress
And lots of it! The shawl yarn arrived yesterday, completely soaked through. I obviously couldn’t leave them in balls, so I skeined them. I ordered them from Knit-Purl because she sold the yarn by the gram. I ordered 190g for each shawl. However, this system doesn’t really work the way you’d expect. They get the [...]
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Zoom!
September 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I have indeed been knitting up a storm. I have been knitting so much, I haven’t stopped to take any pictures. So the pictures will come later! I’ve knitted a February Baby Sweater from Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Knitter’s Almanac. I also started on a Manon cardigan from the Norah Gaughan Vol. 1 from Berroco. I really [...]
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