I cast on for Tango – the official name of my Linen Drape project – this weekend. The smaller gauge and splitty nature of Linen Drape is making for slower progress. I’ve been picking it up here and there between other knitting. It’s in the round now, after about 2 inches of back and forth […]
Poncho!
I picked up the poncho again this weekend and zoomed thru the rest of the back. It is a really fun little stitch pattern. And I love the weight it has from the Berocco Cotton Twist. But even on big honkin 10mm needles it still splits occasionally! Here’s a full shot. It’s hard to photograph […]
Long Weekend!
Who doesn’t love a 3 day weekend? We got some house work done. Mostly landscaping and painting. Oh, the fun of walking around on the roof so I could scrape sun dried paint off the siding! But the front of the house is almost done and every time I pull in the driveway I feel […]
The Verdict
Wow – 17 Comments! Who knew I had so many readers? *blushes* I enjoyed reading all the comments and the reasoning. I also showed it to a few coworkers and got their opinions as well. So, with their votes the tally is: #1 – 5 #2 – 10 #3 – 3 I think poor #3 […]
Your Vote Counts
So I went home last night and swatched the Linen Drape like I promised. It was fun! I tried three different openwork patterns, and I’m still not sure which way I’d like to go. They all have good points and bad points. And honestly, I’d like the top with any of the three swatches that […]
Almost There
I’ve been putting alot of thought into my Drape Along project this week. Last night I knitted up a swatch and it was “OK”. Not great – but OK. So I’m going to tweak some things and even try a different stitch pattern today. I think I’m close though and hopefully tomorrow I’ll be able […]