It is becoming clear that the Alhambra scarf will not be finished today. I have 14.5 repeats done, and the thing is therefore 85% complete, assuming I do not decide to lengthen it. It really is going slowly now. This may have something to do with the fact that I took three breaks from it …
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Snap!
I am at the 55% mark on the Sky and Water and have come to a knot in the yarn. That seems as good a place as any to snap the yarn off and go wind the cone into balls. So that is what I am going to do. It’s beginning to look much more …
A matter of length
I was going to say that the Alhambra scarf is nominally 25% complete now but that I shall certainly be doing extra repeats as it’s going to be very short. In fact the pattern says “Repeat these 18 rows 16 times more (or to desired length)” which means that I have been ever-so-slightly under calculating, …
A small matter of impatience
Having knitted two swatches of the cashmere yesterday, I washed and blocked them last night. They bloom beautifully. I knitted both on 3.25mm – one with a single thread, the other with two. Oddly, the latter seems more than twice as thick as the former. I would happily make a jumper at that weight. The …
Cashmere stash
It’s all I can do not to go back and snaffle another pack. It’s a good job all the best colour choices have gone! I might ply some strands together. Or I might not. I think I should test knit a piece to see how far it blooms on washing.
So, I have my needles back
I may have lost a pair of socks, but I have gained two sets of DPNs and am raring to go. Yes, the Purple Needle Eaters have attained FO status and here they are: Eight Ply Purple Needle Eaters Ravelry Project Details Cast on: 1st May 2008 Cast off: 9th May 2008 …