After scrapping my original idea and yarn for a baby blanket, I picked a pattern that looked simple yet elegant and seemed to require no seaming. I should have known that it was too good to be true! The pattern I picked turned out to have a double-knitted portion in the middle. This is territory that I have never ventured into before. While I have made some inroads in lace, very comfortable with socks, and have completed several sweaters, this technique seems mysterious and magical. It allows you to knit a fabric that is actually two fabrics knitted at the same time. It creates a fabric that is warm, stretchy, and best of all, has no wrong side.
I spent about 2 hours trying to figure it out from books and the internet to no avail. I guess that I will just have to get someone to show me!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Gearing up for Baby Knitting
Several of my friends are expecting later this summer and I am gearing up for all of the baby knitting that I am going to do. I have already completed on Baby Bolero from the book One Skein and I am working on a baby blanket. I ordered the yarn for it last week however I think I am going to return it. I am not really crazy about the color or the boucle texture. I may have to rethink my yarn choices!
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