i started knitting an entrelac tammy hat with knitpicks spumoni. here's how it turned out:
it looks like a ginormous muffin. the squares are big enough to be a bikini top.
i don't know what i did. spumoni was a bulky yarn and i knitted it up on 10 1/2s like the adult pattern suggested. i could pull the thing over my entire head and cover my face with the hat (as modeled by snoops here).
so i ripped it all out and will recycle the yarn for another hat (probably a swirl hat. the colorway will look cool all swirly looking.)
tuesday was my "magic loop" knitting toe-up socks on a long circular needle class. it took me a while to get a hang of it but i did finish the mini socks. i started a new pair with the adult pattern, and so far i'm about halfway up the foot. the technique is tricky, but i LOVE the fact that i can knit 2 socks at the same time. WITHOUT LADDERS. i did screw up the toe part - i did the toe increases with an increase round followed by a regular knit round, so the toe is quite pointed. the instructions confused me. so i ordered the book online (the shop owner didn't have a copy to buy when i was at the class) so hopefully it will clarify the instructions. plus i think the book also has additional patterns. i read in one of the catalogs (i think webs) that there's another "magic loop"-esque book coming out, with instructions as to how to convert DPN patterns to a circular needle pattern. i'd also like to learn how to knit with 2 circular needles. sucks about how many DPN sets i have now, since knitting 2 socks at a time spoiled me a bit.
here's my little sockie-wockies hanging from the tree:
and just hanging out on my table:
pictures courtesy of v. early xmas giftie from my parents. now i can post pictures on this blog. oh yeah, and take pictures of my kid too.
mom made out okay with her knee replacement. now it's rehab time.
guess that's it.
it looks like a ginormous muffin. the squares are big enough to be a bikini top.
i don't know what i did. spumoni was a bulky yarn and i knitted it up on 10 1/2s like the adult pattern suggested. i could pull the thing over my entire head and cover my face with the hat (as modeled by snoops here).
so i ripped it all out and will recycle the yarn for another hat (probably a swirl hat. the colorway will look cool all swirly looking.)
tuesday was my "magic loop" knitting toe-up socks on a long circular needle class. it took me a while to get a hang of it but i did finish the mini socks. i started a new pair with the adult pattern, and so far i'm about halfway up the foot. the technique is tricky, but i LOVE the fact that i can knit 2 socks at the same time. WITHOUT LADDERS. i did screw up the toe part - i did the toe increases with an increase round followed by a regular knit round, so the toe is quite pointed. the instructions confused me. so i ordered the book online (the shop owner didn't have a copy to buy when i was at the class) so hopefully it will clarify the instructions. plus i think the book also has additional patterns. i read in one of the catalogs (i think webs) that there's another "magic loop"-esque book coming out, with instructions as to how to convert DPN patterns to a circular needle pattern. i'd also like to learn how to knit with 2 circular needles. sucks about how many DPN sets i have now, since knitting 2 socks at a time spoiled me a bit.
here's my little sockie-wockies hanging from the tree:
and just hanging out on my table:
pictures courtesy of v. early xmas giftie from my parents. now i can post pictures on this blog. oh yeah, and take pictures of my kid too.
mom made out okay with her knee replacement. now it's rehab time.
guess that's it.
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