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NB EviePants Longies (knitting)
Elephant Snuggle (crochet)
Purple Diaper Cover / Soaker, NB (knitting)
Trying this project again with slightly smaller needles to see if I can get a tighter fabric. I’m OK with the project being slightly smaller than the first one.
Because my last one used almost exactly 100g of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, I decided to use a complementary purple partial skein for the waist and leg cuffs, and a full skein for the body. I expect a very small amount of leftover yarn.
04-28-2016
Done! And it looks SO much better than my last diaper cover — changing the needle size (and actually using a 16” circular vs fudging it with magic loop) really seemed to help keep the ribbing nice and stretchy.
I ended up with scrap yarn of the partial dark purple ball I had (I lost the label, so the actual color is a mystery), and had about half the ball of Amethyst by the end. I used the teensy weensy scrap of Tidepool Heather from my first diaper cover as an accent before doing the ribbing.
Chevron Baby Blanket (knitting)
Green Diaper Cover / Soaker, NB (knitting)
Used a 100g ball of Knit Picks WoTA almost EXACTLY. I was really pushing it with the leg cuffs, but I just barely made it. Next time I will use a complementary color on the waistband and leg cuffs – which also means I can get longer legs too.
04-18-2016
It has been lanolized, and repels water (even with what looked like it was a too-loose weave with the pattern gauge)!
Now to sew on a button for the umbilical snap-down >.<
04-19-2016
Button has been sewn, and it’s officially done!
04-29-2016
After finishing my purple diaper cover – I think I have to add that using needles one size smaller than suggested in the pattern and actually using 16” circulars seemed to help tremendously in keeping the ribbing stretchy and the stitches tight.
Stitchionary – Stockinette Stitch 3 ways (loom knitting)
Stockinette stitch done using 3 different knit methods: true knit, u-wrap, and flat stitch.
Please see my note below the pattern to understand why the e-wrap does not produce the knit stitch – it works just fine as a pattern modification, but makes a different stitch called the twisted knit stitch.
See all my loom-knit Stitchionary swatch projects here.
Loom Knitting Pattern:
This pattern works for both flat panels and round circular tubes
Knit methods: true knit, u-wrap, or flat stitch
- Cast on desired number of pegs
- Row 1: knit every peg using chosen method
- Repeat Row 1 until desired length reached
- Bind off
Please note: The e-wrap does NOT make the knit stitch, it produces a different stitch called the twisted knit stitch!
While there is nothing wrong with using the e-wrap to replace knit stitches in your work with twisted knit stitches, your end result will look different than an actual knit stitch – it will produce a twisted stockinette stitch pattern instead.
Due to ease-of-use, many loom knitters prefer using the twisted knit stitch / e-wrap as their default knit stitch. This is fine to do, but the problem is they often write patterns calling this stitch a “knit stitch” when it’s actually a different stitch. Please check your patterns carefully and look for the twist in the finished product image to determine whether they intend to mean “twisted knit”/”e-wrap” when they call for “knit” stitches.
True knit, u-wrap, and flat stitch all produce the actual “knit” stitch – they just use different methods that often produce different tensions. This is much like people who needle knit continental style vs english style – they use two different ways to produce the same stitch, but one knitter might prefer one or the other due to comfort, convenience, or more consistent tension.
Because these methods produce the same knitting stitch, you can not tell who used continental needle knitting, english needle knitting, portuguese needle knitting, true knit loom knitting, u-wrap loom knitting, or flat stitch loom knitting — because the end product is always the same stitch. Not true with the e-wrap/twisted knit, because it produces a new stitch that looks different than the actual knit stitch.
Stitchionary – Twisted Stockinette Stitch (loom knitting)
See all my loom-knit Stitchionary swatch projects here.
Loom Knitting Pattern:
This pattern works for both flat panels and round circular tubes
- Cast on desired number of pegs
- Row 1: ewrap every peg
- Repeat Row 1 until desired length reached
- Bind off
Please note: The e-wrap does NOT make the knit stitch, it produces a different stitch called the twisted knit stitch!
While there is nothing wrong with using the e-wrap to replace knit stitches in your work with twisted knit stitches, your end result will look different than an actual knit stockinette stitch.
Due to ease-of-use, many loom knitters prefer using the twisted knit stitch / ewrap as their default knit stitch. This is fine to do, but the problem is they often write patterns calling this stitch a “knit stitch” when it’s actually a different stitch. Please check your patterns carefully and look for the twist in the finished product image to determine whether they intend to mean “twisted knit”/”ewrap” when they call for “knit” stitches.
True knit, u-wrap, and flat stitch all produce the actual “knit” stitch – they just use different methods that often produce different tensions. This is much like people who needle knit continental style vs english style – they use two different ways to produce the same stitch, but one knitter might prefer one or the other due to comfort, convenience, or more consistent tension.
Because these methods produce the same knitting stitch, you can not tell who used continental needle knitting, english needle knitting, portuguese needle knitting, true knit loom knitting, u-wrap loom knitting, or flat stitch loom knitting — because the end product is always the same stitch. Not true with the e-wrap/twisted knit, because it produces a new stitch that looks different than the actual knit stitch.
Stitchionary – Stockinette Stitch, ewrap (loom knitting)
Swatch made on 24 pegs of the AKB 10” knitting board, which is a 3/8” peg spacing loom. You can do this project on any loom, on any number of pegs.
Pattern:
Worked as a flat panel. You will be knitting in opposite directions (left to right and right to left) on each row.
- Cast on 24 (or your choice) of pegs – I used the ewrap cast on (alternate instructions)
- Row 1: ewrap every peg
- Repeat Row 1 until you have completed 24 rows (or your choice of length)
- Bind off (I used the basic bind off)
Use a ruler to measure the number of stitches per inch, using the center area of your knitting so you don’t have errors due to curling edges. You may need to pin or weigh down your knitting so it stays flat.
For better accuracy, measure 4 inches of stitches, then divide that number by 4 to get your stitches per inch.
Kitty Ear Headband – RedditGifts Colors 2016 (knitting)
A less wintery version of cat ears for my RedditGifts Colors 2016 match, in her favorite color (yellow).
I started this in the round on my new KISS SG loom, but frogged it after finding purling too tedious for the garter stitch. I cast the yarn on straight needles instead and it’s working up much faster.
I cast on 20 stitches of light weight/3 yarn, which ended up being almost 4” across. I intend to seam it into a tube so I can insert a 1” elastic after adding ears.