Knits

Another finished object! This actually didn’t even register on my ‘in progress’ posts or page because it was relatively quick. It took me a few days of off and on knitting (this was my “I can’t really stay focused because my head is filled with snot” knitting) and then I had to go find a button because what I had on hand didn’t really work. I know that a lot of people could’ve knit this in a matter of a couple hours or so, but I told you, I am slow.

I got this idea off of someone on Etsy and ‘guessed’ how they did theirs. There are some problems with my version:

• The fabric is too loose after a light blocking. If I make another, I’d go down a needle size. I thought I’d already gone down enough, but this was the first time I’ve ever actually properly blocked something so there’s a lesson learned there about how much something can stretch.
• It’s a bit too wide. Blocking didn’t really increase the width much (less than a quarter of an inch) so it was too wide from the start. This sort of makes it difficult to put on and made it difficult for me to figure out just where to put the button.
• The button isn’t right. It takes a bit of fiddling to get the neckwarmer to sit right-ish. I think I will have to add a second hidden button on the reverse of the piece with the button hole to help the piece stay right once I’ve got it on. I do like the button very much. It’s just what I’d envisioned (shape and colour) when I was knitting so I was glad I found something!

I’m still slowly working on Shedir. I don’t know how other people have managed to knit that over a weekend. I get really bored with it. I have yet to rip out the too big socks and start again. Maybe that’s something for tonight. I also got my Texere wool order last week. It includes a couple of sock wools, some aran weight for a scarf (would be good if I finished the other scarf hahaha) and two lots of different wools to try my hand at dying - one in 4-ply and one in a chunky slub. I’ll try both the kool-aid dye and some professional quality food colouring.

Tomorrow is the second instalment of the work ‘knitting line’ (there’s only two of us) at work. My co-worker is just re-learning to knit after having been taught as a child. She wants to knit some cushion covers for her new house.

Details of the neckwarmer:

Pattern: My own (sort of)
Needles: Clover bamboo 4.5mm (US7)
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino aran in colour 300202 (duck egg I think it’s called) (the entire ball)
Gauge: 21sts x 27 rows in pattern
Finished measurements: 5 1/8″ x 22 1/4″

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