09-14-2018
This is a light worsted yarn, so based on my swatch I’m casting on a size Large and expecting to get a size Small as a result (using size 10 needles).
09-08-2018
Finished one sock during a road trip to a friend’s out of town wedding… One more to go!
This is my first time doing a sock with a heel flap instead of short rows.
This is a last minute knit for a friend’s wedding this weekend. I’m sewing Samantha a dress (out of the same material as my own dress), but it has no sleeves – so this is a light shrug she can wear with it.
08-31-2018
Started off by frogging the neck portion twice: First time I forgot it’s worked flat at the beginning and had joined in the round. Second time I misread the buttonhole row to mean “repeat the yarnovers across the row” instead of “do the y…
08-23-2018
Did not like the M1 increases as written in the pattern (it leaves a hole), so I did a standard M1R (pick up back to front and knit through the front of the stitch)
08-24-2018
Ran into a problem now that I’ve started the skirt… Looks l…
Booties used 7g of yarn each (before the cuff) First bootie sock cuff used 10g – 7g = 3g of yarn
Modifications:
Following Aphasia’s instructions in the pattern comments to knit in the round and avoid seams.
For the bottom, garter section, change t…
08-07-2018
Using some cheap clothesline (100 ft cotton clothesline with a polypropylene core). I did trim the core and then knot the outer cotton to prevent the cut end from fraying – I plan on just leaving it on the inside of the basket.
I did rea…
I attempted to size down 2 sizes for a worsted weight Milo, but ended up knitting to the pattern gauge… So the sizing was exactly right for a 12 month vest (and I knit to 12 month length).
08-03-2018
Knitting a size 12mo to try to achieve a 2T in w…
08-02-2018
Planning on making the neck less deep by only doing 20 stockinette rows (after the garter stitch collar) before joining in the round.
08-05-2018
Used JSSBO to cast off sleeves and chest.
07-30-2018
Trying to use up this remaining ball of what I am 99% sure is pebble Felici that I bought as part of a sock kit in 2009.
07-31-2018
Decided to use the slip stitch pattern from Emma Asked. I like slip stitch patterns with multicolored …