The two previous posts in this blog were both accidents! (I wrote them for craftyaction but clicked the wrong button).
I only set this blog up because the blogspot system made me - otherwise I wouldn't be able to post on craftyaction. But maybe I should use it? I do have another blog from my travels, but it's not the most user friendly, so shall I start a new knitting themed blog? Oh decisions. Hey what the heck, might as well. If I don't tell anyone I'm writing here, no one will read it anyway, and it won't matter that it's not so flash.
Ok, decision made, I have a new blog! Yay!
Thursday, 21 June 2007
Hint for the charity knitters
This hint comes from Ruth (otherwise known as Vicki's Mum).
How to not worry about gauge when knitting charity squares:
use any ply wool
cast on 1 stitch
increase x1 beg each row till 6 inches or a big as you want your square, then decrease x1 beg each row till 1 stitch. Crochet squares together. Nerrida at Zonta last night had a great rug made this way all different muted colours joined with blue crotchet.
I'm definately with the crochet idea. Who would want to sew squares together? Mind you, I'm working on Starsky at the moment (cables driving me bonkers) so no chance of me doing charity knitting of any kind!
How to not worry about gauge when knitting charity squares:
use any ply wool
cast on 1 stitch
increase x1 beg each row till 6 inches or a big as you want your square, then decrease x1 beg each row till 1 stitch. Crochet squares together. Nerrida at Zonta last night had a great rug made this way all different muted colours joined with blue crotchet.
I'm definately with the crochet idea. Who would want to sew squares together? Mind you, I'm working on Starsky at the moment (cables driving me bonkers) so no chance of me doing charity knitting of any kind!
Monday, 26 March 2007
Why do I knit for birthdays?!
I so often decide to knit something for someone's birthday etc, then find I'm up against a deadline, often miss the deadline, and have to show people their half finished birthday pressie.
I've got two on the go at the moment - lace socks for Lady (my grandmother, I've always called her Lady for some reason). They're nearly nearly finished, but her 78th birthday was on Saturday, so I had to show here the finished one sock and take it back.
The other thing is muuuch bigger, it's a Colinette bedspread sized throw for my Mum who will be 50 on Wednesday. I did most of it when I was living in Wales, but still need to finish the lace edging. Even though it's only eight stitches on 8 mm needles and I only need to do about 3 metres (it's a really open lace pattern) it's taking me forever! Part of the reason is that we've been living with Mum so I've had to keep it hidden, and now we've moved I keep trying to organise our flat rather than work on this. I really wanted to have a big tada moment with this but I think I'll be presenting something half finished again.
Another one is a jumper for Andy, and because it has no deadline (except maybe winter?) it'll probably stay in it's half sewn up stage for awhile.
Next big project will be for me and me alone!
I've got two on the go at the moment - lace socks for Lady (my grandmother, I've always called her Lady for some reason). They're nearly nearly finished, but her 78th birthday was on Saturday, so I had to show here the finished one sock and take it back.
The other thing is muuuch bigger, it's a Colinette bedspread sized throw for my Mum who will be 50 on Wednesday. I did most of it when I was living in Wales, but still need to finish the lace edging. Even though it's only eight stitches on 8 mm needles and I only need to do about 3 metres (it's a really open lace pattern) it's taking me forever! Part of the reason is that we've been living with Mum so I've had to keep it hidden, and now we've moved I keep trying to organise our flat rather than work on this. I really wanted to have a big tada moment with this but I think I'll be presenting something half finished again.
Another one is a jumper for Andy, and because it has no deadline (except maybe winter?) it'll probably stay in it's half sewn up stage for awhile.
Next big project will be for me and me alone!
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