Significant progress was made on the green blankie for Baby K before I decided I just wasn't satisfied with the color. For a baby blanket. I really like the yarn and the pattern and am not ready to frog it. I picked up a skein of the same yarn in a different color and am thinking I may use multiple colors to finish the blanket. I need to think about it more.
In the meantime, I need to finish a non-experimental blankie for Baby K, whose mother incidently is an experienced knitter, a fact that may be contributing to the whole green blankie quandary. I decided on a nice traditional pastel, boring but safe. It's not really
breaking a resolution if you're knitting something for the same person, right?
I have always wanted to take a Fair Isle knitting class, but currently lack the time to devote to such a project. Wondering if self-striping yarns might satisfy my desire for the Fair Isle "look", I picked up a skein of Bernat's Baby Jacquards to make a sweater for Baby R.
The answer is no. I still need to take the class. But I did learn something new by making this sweater. Though I understood the principle, I had never attempted a picot edge before. Unfortunately, I followed the pattern instructions, which said to bind off after five rows of stockinette.
THEN (of course) I decided to research exactly how to "sew picot edge in position". The internet is indeed amazing. Within a few seconds of googling "sewing picot edge knitting", I found
this blog with detailed instructions on finishing a knitted picot edge. I found several more very helpful sites, but decided to use
Jeannie's needle and live stitch approach. Now all I need to do is to un-bind-off my stitches (is there a technical knitting term for that?) and remind myself to research a technique
before I actually need it.
In the meantime, I need to finish a non-experimental blankie for Baby K, whose mother incidently is an experienced knitter, a fact that may be contributing to the whole green blankie quandary. I decided on a nice traditional pastel, boring but safe. It's not really breaking a resolution if you're knitting something for the same person, right?
I have always wanted to take a Fair Isle knitting class, but currently lack the time to devote to such a project. Wondering if self-striping yarns might satisfy my desire for the Fair Isle "look", I picked up a skein of Bernat's Baby Jacquards to make a sweater for Baby R.
The answer is no. I still need to take the class. But I did learn something new by making this sweater. Though I understood the principle, I had never attempted a picot edge before. Unfortunately, I followed the pattern instructions, which said to bind off after five rows of stockinette. THEN (of course) I decided to research exactly how to "sew picot edge in position". The internet is indeed amazing. Within a few seconds of googling "sewing picot edge knitting", I found this blog with detailed instructions on finishing a knitted picot edge. I found several more very helpful sites, but decided to use Jeannie's needle and live stitch approach. Now all I need to do is to un-bind-off my stitches (is there a technical knitting term for that?) and remind myself to research a technique before I actually need it.
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