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Showing posts with label tubular cast on. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tubular cast on. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Many FO's this week

Debbie started off the afternoon by adding a lace cowl to our inventory. This was her first attempt at knitting lace and it's lovely.
 Janna finished her Chevron cowl last week and made a matching headband to go with it. The Berroco Jasper yarn was perfect for showing off the pattern.
 I improvised a hat using the tubular cast on which makes the edge very stretchy.
 And Carole finished her brioche cowl with the Latvian braid edging. She did a great job.
 And a helix hat was added to the inventory too. These hats are addictive!
 Margaret's hat is very colorful and worked up quickly with the bulky weight yarn...
 As did this other hat she made with a super bulky yarn.
 Barbara B. finished a pair of mittens pretty quickly.
 And Dorah put the finishing touches on her toddler hat. The yarn is adorable for a young child.
 Now on to the WIPs. Janna's next project is a helix hat. When she runs out of one color she can just add another.
 Elaine is pretty close to finishing her hat.
 And Barbara K. is almost done with her scarf. The ball of yarn is so big she is going to start a hat from the opposite end and then use up whatever is left on the scarf.
 Debbie is still working her way through the 1898 hat.
 I was playing around with tubular cast ons and decided to do some double knitting for a scarf. It will be stockinette stitch on both sides but it won't curl because I'm knitting a flat tube. 
 Barbara B. is now making a hat to match those green mittens.
 And Carole is making a cowl with "that nice stitch" and a provisional cast on.
 Maureen had a few inches left to go on her Throwback Pixie hood.
 And Margaret improvised a toddler hat. She mentioned she likes basic knitting which is great with all the chatting we do!
 Dorah likes helix knitting too and it shows in her hat.
 I said they were addictive! Carole has one on needles too!
I have a bag filled with ends of skeins. I guess I'll be casting on for a helix hat soon too.
Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Rounding up the baby clothes

This week's projects are showing lots of progress.
Dorah's baby sweater has a body and she started one of the sleeves tonight.
 Margaret designed a baby bib pattern. The loop for around the neck is on the left.
 Maureen started a shawl/wrap for a friend's daughter who is going through chemo. We are each going to knit a bunch of rows to contribute our prayers and support for her recovery.
 Last week I looked up a new technique, well new to me anyway. The Purl Soho pattern for the Reversible Rivulets scarf recommends the tubular cast on which I had never done before. So off to good ole" Youtube to find a video tutorial. Sure enough Roxanne Richardson had a great one to follow. I'm pretty pleased with myself and the results. ;)
 And in a week's time I've knitted almost all of the first 220 yard ball of yarn.
Since I have two balls of this lovely pink yarn, I'm going to knit until there is enough to bind off and that will have to be long enough. Now I have to hunt for a video tutorial to learn the tubular bind off.
That will be next week's lesson. In the meantime, keep those needles clicking!