I’ve made a baby present for a friend. The elephant design is from here (their service is fabulous).
Here is a closer look …
Machine Embroidered Elephant
Mar 8th, 2010 by SewWitty
The Knitting Olympics
Mar 2nd, 2010 by SewWitty
I failed to finish my olympic challenge! I finished one sock, but I haven’t even started the second one.
Was I overly ambitious? It was certainly very hot here (it was 42° C on Thursday) which isn’t conducive to knitting. But really I didn’t put in enough time – it didn’t go well and I got discouraged.
I was very unhappy with the yarn – there was a join in it! And it hasn’t been dyed very well. However, it is very comfortable.
Continuing the sock saga
Feb 23rd, 2010 by SewWitty
I’ve restarted my sock – it only took one attempt to cast on.
The Knitting Olympics – Disaster
Feb 18th, 2010 by SewWitty
My knitting has all gone horribly wrong – the cables were a complete mess. I’ve ripped the whole thing and I shall start again. This time round I’m going to use bamboo needles and I’m just going to knit a stocking stitch sock – the wool is so slippery I think anything else is beyond me.
Alphabet Quilt – Sashing
Feb 16th, 2010 by SewWitty
I’ve started cutting the sashing strips for my quilt. I don’t want to cut too many strips in case I run out of fabric for the borders.
The Knitting Olympics – Sock Progress
Feb 15th, 2010 by SewWitty
I’ve knitted the band of the sock – now I need to start on the cable pattern.
The Knitting Olympics
Feb 13th, 2010 by SewWitty
On my third attempt I managed to cast on 48 stitches and join it into a round without twisting. Yes that’s right – my third attempt – surely I would have been disqualified if I didn’t make it on my third attempt?
I think I’ve been overly ambitious with my plan. It suddenly occurred to me that I would need to make two socks!
Knitting Olympics – Tension Square
Feb 12th, 2010 by SewWitty
I finished my tension square. It works out at 8 stitches per inch, which according to my master pattern means I need to cast on 48 stitches.
This yarn seems quite tricky with which to knit; it’s very slippery and I keep putting the needle through the strand – I guess it’s meant to be a challenge.
2010 Knitting Olympics
Feb 12th, 2010 by SewWitty
I’ve decided to enter the 2010 Knitting Olympics.
I’m going to make a socks with a cable pattern. I’m using the master pattern in the Teach Yourself Visually Knitting Design.
I’ve never done anything with cables before, so I thought that would be a bit of a challenge and actually finishing something in 17 days will be a challenge.
The knitting above is my tension square (I’m training for the main event). The yarn is Happy by Wendy in shade Capricorn.
Scarf Knitting
Feb 8th, 2010 by SewWitty
As I needed a bit of a break from my spiral blanket, I’ve swapped back to my scarf knitting. It is a really easy pattern and being a scarf each row is finished quickly – perfect for knitting and watching a DVD.