Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery and Sewing
Posted in Knitting on Mar 2nd, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Knitting on Feb 18th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Knitting on Feb 12th, 2010
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 [...]