Archive for February, 2006

Picovoli Dress

… is done!

Pattern: Based on Picovoli pattern by Grumperina, published in MagKnits. Plus my modifications to make it a dress shape.
Yarn: Exactly 2 balls of Katia Cotton Club, in natural (light brown) and light blue.
Needles: 4mm/US8 aluminium circulars, using different lengths for different portions of the dress.
I don't know whether I should get a [...]

Sprinting to the finish line

Just in case you're starting to wonder whether I have dropped out of the Knitting Olympics altogether, fear not! The mini picovoli dress is almost done! Here she is, blocking:

What's that? Oh, I hear you, I hear you. That's not the colours I showed you last time, did you say? That would be right, aye. [...]

Higher. Faster. Knitter.

As you can see with the buttons on the right hand side bar, I am now officially a participant in the Knitting Olympics that is started up by the hilarious Yarn Harlot.
I decided to join because, well, I'd like to challenge myself and see if I can actually finish knitting something in 16 days. [...]