Oh! Forgot this extremely important part of my update: I knit for over two hours last night without any wrist pain.
Thanks for encouraging me to switch up my methods!
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This is just a very large and reliable swatch.
Which is probably 2 inches smaller than ideal.
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and in fact, the designer didn’t think it was important to know the gauge for the twisted rib, she’s only provided the number for the stockinette.
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My weekend plans of unexcitement - laundry, go for walk or 2 on the treadmill (still a bit too cold for me outside), make lists of things to do while I’m home for oh, let’s say a month. I feel with the isolating everyone will have fully scrubbed homes lol
But yes it’s all about creating projects to keep busy.
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Finally finished this baby blanket for a friend due next month.
I am thinking about doing a corner to corner pattern next for Puglet. I’ve never tried a C2C before. Anyone have any experience? Tips?
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Now on to the body of this sweater, and I’m going to go for the M length, starting with the XL width and decreasing down to the M. Which given the pattern should be pretty easy.
A friend is in London right now and she’s planning to get to Loop, so I told her to look for a skein of La Bien Aimee x Mondim because I thought there were no Canadian stockists and that is the cool new yarn. However, I checked again, and Espace Tricot does have some, but at least I’m not paying for shipping?
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I love corner to corner! One of the things I like about that stitch pattern is you work into spaces, not stitches, which I find to be much faster. The first few rows are fiddly, because they are so short, but once you get a few rows in it has a nice rhythm to it.
I’m here if you have questions as you go.
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Since it’s a pandemic, I have so much more crafting time!
I have friends with a baby being born in July and a cousin just announced she’s having a baby in September. I have CRAFTING TO GET ON, omg.
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So, a Make-A-Long? Something that is practical, that would be used, and ideally has lace or cables or both?
Do we want to have a target end date? (E.g. May 15?)
Do we want to do a draw for prizes? (e.g. something from people’s stash, or buying a pattern, or something made)
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I say we keep it simple, no prizes just making to make something together. An end date would keep me motivated to make continuous progress.
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I agree with keeping it simple. But maybe a gif/cute animal picture party for each finished project?
I have a couple UFOs I’d love to finish, and I’d love to do some stash busting too.
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I don’t think I’ll be able to get to an LYS for doing the same thing all together.
That being said, I would LOVE to have some way of us all working on a project together. I do have a few baby blankets I want to work on, and an afghan I’ve already got going, so…
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I did a shared knit of a baby blanket where each of us did one square and one person volunteered to do the piecing. Given our number, it might make more sense to do a full row or column of the blanket. And then we’d need to decide who the recipient is.
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Thanks! I love all the patterns out there, you can do so much with design. I am going to try a bumble bee one for Puglet.
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Would you mind linking to the pattern? I don’t think I’ve seen a bumble bee one.
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That could be pretty cool. Sharing crochet squares is a time honored tradition for sure.
Maybe if anyone has a local home for the elderly that’s getting hit hard right now, that could be a good recipient for a lapghan or two? Something to make isolated people feel connected and loved and like they’re in a less medical atmosphere.
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This is the one I’m thinking about;
https://www.c2cgraphs.com/listing/548180439/baby-bee-afghan-c2c-graph-written-word
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very cute