This little, “quick” Snowflake sweater has taught me a few lessons: Lesson 1: Follow your intuition. It knows all. The whole time I was knitting the top of the front I kept thinking “wow this looks long”. I even put it up to me and thought it was too long. But I kept on knitting […]
Month: January 2005
2 Color Snowflakes
I decided to stray from the original Lana Grossa pattern and do a band of snowflakes across the front. I was a bit concerned about trying to get that much detail out of the thick and thin Nadia but it seems to have done pretty well! Here’s a shot of the whole front. I still […]
Off to a Good Start
I did a LOT of knitting this weekend — some Clapotis, some on the Cabled and Ribber sweater, some on a new Kureyon scarf, and a lot on the snowflake sweater. There’s a finished back and sleeve, and half of the front. I’ve already washed and blocked the back and sleeve. What a difference! See […]
New Beginnings
It seemed only fitting that I give my favorite sweaters a bath today. I hate washing handknits! Wow, I’m sure that’s a profound statement. I’m guessing you all just love it, right? Well today I tried something new (for me) and it worked really well. I used my washing machine to spin them out after […]