Archive for July, 2006

Garter Cuff Mittens

Pattern: Garter Cuff Mittens, from Weekend Knitting
Yarn: Homemaker Lifestyle 'Clinker' 100% Wool, probably about ¾ of the 100g/190m ball.
Needles: 4mm straights and dpns.
Modifications: Number of stitches adjusted for a thicker gauge.
Finished these more than a week ago, but only just managed to get the Hubby to take my picture with these mittens. Usually I take [...]

If at first you don't succeed…

Not long after I posted the last entry, I swatched for Jess again. Just one more time, I thought. I kept thinking that perhaps there's some way I could make it work.
The pattern says to use 8mm needles with two strands of the yarn. My first swatch with 8mm needles turned to be too [...]

Ups and Downs

Sorry for the lack of posts in the past week. There has been some knitting, and a sick toddler. Annette doesn't get sick very often at all, but when she does, she's really miserable. She's got the flu now, the poor thing… I can hear her coughing many times during the night, and in the [...]

All is well

For those wondering about how the ruffle on Buttercup turns out, I am so pleased to report that all is well! Looks like it will fit Annette just right, although it might grow a bit after blocking, which is still okay. This is how it looks like at the moment, almost getting to the armhole [...]

Miles and miles (and miles)

… of knitting… Or, at least, it felt like it, on Buttercup. I've been working on the moss stitch (seed stitch) ruffle for a week now (well, in between knitting on the garter cuff mittens and the rabbit), but all I have is a measly 5 cm (2 inches). Four more centimeters to go before [...]