07-16-2020
Looks like unwashed gauge is 22 stitches in 4 inches
This makes it closer to a 6-12 month sweater than the 0-6 month size I had cast on, so I may knit to the 6-12 month lengths and sleeves. It’s only a half inch difference on the body le…
08-09-2020
It’s definitely long in the arms for Alexandria, but she’ll grow into it.
In the future I would put some decreases in the arms to take out some of the baggy/bulky sleeves
07-07-2020
I wanted to use up the rest of the Schachenmayr Mint yarn, but I knew I wouldn’t have enough to complete a Milo by itself so I grabbed a ball of Stroll in White for the garter sections. I actually REALLY like this color combo – I hope I d…
With my gauge, knitting the 2-4T instructions to the 1-2Y lengths to achieve a 1-2Y sized sweater.
Using the short rows described in the comments of a Flax hacks blog post to adjust the neckline:
To do short row shaping for the Flax it goes like th…
11-25-2019
This is a “swatch project”. I’m mostly using this as a gauge swatch for larger family sweaters out of this yarn. 😉
Based on some of the comments on Provincial Tweed (that it runs closer to DK) I’m casting on size 5 and 7 needles to star…
Doing a THIRD Bloom dress in a row (first two were gifts – this one is for my daughter). This one is using Capretta instead of Felici, so since it’s a solid color I hope it will show off the lace better.
10-04-2019
Washed and blocked, this dress la…
Started putting together everything for this project because I have to do the 3 hour pregnancy glucose test (I failed the 1 hour) and I wanted an easy project to take with me and keep me occupied.
Using size 2 / 2.75mm needles for the garter section,…
Knitting using the 6-8y instructions (with 2-4y lengths) to get a 2-4y sweater at my gauge/yarn/needle size.
Using the short rows described in the comments of a Flax hacks blog post to adjust the neckline:
To do short row shaping for the Flax it go…
