the bloody stupid johnson hat is coming along. i really enjoy this pattern, the cables are easy, but with enough variation to make it interesting. the alpaca yarn really is soft and very nice to work with. i do suspect that the hat might turn out a bit on the large side, but that’s ok, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘knitting olympics’
enjoyable knitting
Posted in knitting, tagged bloody stupid johnson, knitting olympics on February 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
i’m getting the hang of it now
Posted in knitting, tagged argyll slipover, bloody stupid johnson, knitting olympics on February 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
i wasn’t convinced that intarsia knitting was my thing. the stitches became uneven on both sides of the colour change. i consulted several knitting books to try to remedy the ugly stitches, but none of them mentioned this problem. i resolved to just make sure all strands of yarn were very tight at the colour [...]
