Yeah, I have made a monumental mistake such as I scarcely dare to confess. I made this. Honestly. I’m 5 foot tall with a bust bigger than – Texas? Something really big, anyway. And that’s what I got a hankering to make. To say I failed an IQ test would be way understating the situation. [...]
Archive for the ‘unfinished objects’ Category
My FO – I mean UD – that’s Unmitigated Disaster, folks
Posted in unfinished objects, tagged drops, garnstudio, Karabella Aurora 8 on April 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wherein my chicken nature is overcome
Posted in knitting, unfinished objects on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been a bit scared to actually knit an Ilga Leja pattern. I buy them by the bucketful but then I get somebody else to knit them for me.
It’s the lace I’m apprehensive about, so when Ilga brought out this one a few months ago I realised that I could no longer procrastinate.
Obviously this had [...]
Am I a monkey on a typewriter?
Posted in knitting, unfinished objects on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Folks, I’ve finally done it – a lace pattern without once having to unpick even one row.
The pattern is in Summer Classics.
I am using Sublime Extrafine DK – in my stash for a Sublime pattern…but it’s just right for the job. The yarn’s lovely to knit, the pattern is all downhill from now – I’m [...]
Wherein Liesl and my bacon are saved.
Posted in knitting, unfinished objects, tagged disaster, dropped stitches, knitting, Liesl on January 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was griping about my second Liesl on New Year’s Eve. I’d just started the first sleeve, a couple of rows in, when I discovered I had dropped two stitches. It wasn’t the most complicated pattern in the world, but still, it was sort of lacy and I was in the dark watching TV and [...]
In progress
Posted in knitting, unfinished objects, tagged Jo Sharp, knitting, RYC Luxury Cotton on October 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Right now I’m struggling with stuff.
Firstly this Jo Sharp:
Originally designed for her DK wool, I wanted a spring version. Every stitch is a nightmare. The main body is knitted in RYC Luxury Cotton which is a horrible loose collection of bits of string. Some of it is cotton, some viscose… It doesn’t feel nice. It [...]
