Thank you so much for saying it out loud! I did wonder about potential consequences of not-blocking - I like that it’s kind of bouncy in its current state. However, it will have to be washed at some point, so I figured it’s better to find out now… Tension-wise, it’s a little messy (two years on the needles) but it’s also hairy so it’s not super obvious. Mostly, I’d like to soak it to wash away the project-of-doom vibes and initiate it as a garment.
Thank you so much for your insight! I know first hand of the difficulties - I have already frogged this sweater once :/
Considering what you wrote, I’m thinking of unravelling a couple of centimetres of the sleeves, based only on a wild guess. If after the wash I want back the lost length, I’ll only have to unravel the i-cord. Or even skip the i-cord, wash it holding the sleeves on a lifeline and finish it afterwards. This way, I wouldn’t need to unravel anything after wash. Would that work?
(Making and blocking a swatch would definitely be the adult thing to do, but I’m really not keen on the prospect of looking for more yarn…)
Two of my best friends both gave birth within an month and I try to be SCRUPULOUSLY FAIR in providing them with knitwear. But duplicates are boring! So I’m knitting their Christmas jumpers two at a time.
My first pair of socks, weee! I had way more fun doing this than anticipated when I first read the written instructions but it was very easy once I watched the matching video tutorial (I had to do 1/2 of the stitches mentioned in the video since I was doing fingering held double)....
These are the two skeins of my TAAT-sleeves. Both were fresh skeins, only used for the sleeves. But one of them has twice as much yarn left than the other. I’m not amused....
Behold the socks that created my obsession! These were actually the third pair I knitted but the first ones that made me understand why knitted socks are so great....
Have you seen this video on insta (originally from TikTok where all new things come first, if I’m not mistaken), where they mend by first threading yarn for the rows from one side of the hole to the other and then they ladder up using a crochet or mending hook? Would that be an option for your socks?
BTW, I’m really looking forward to all the socks to come this month, even if I’m myself in no state to embark on a new endevour before next year. Sock galore!
I doubt that I can make anything in time for Christmas, but I’m tempted to at least knit a tiny vest for a certain fox using scraps from the toddler cowl from last week. Perhaps, if I’m really productive, even a pair of shorts. So kind of a Christmas gift for a plush :)
This is the only thing I’ve ever knitted for a child, finished a week ago, thus perfectly punctual for our current theme. The theme announcement might have had something with to do with the timing, or perhaps it was the approaching winter. Anyway, it is not fancy (or particularly beautiful, let’s be honest) but the ribbed...
I’ve been just really slowly knitting away on a doll for a friend’s baby. She asked for a recreation of the one someone knitted her when she was a baby, which would be a lovely idea except it’s clearly some sort of creepy clown!...
Great to hear about the doll again! I was thinking about it the other day (Is that creepy? Thinking about internet strangers’ knitting projects?). You’re doing great and it’s most probably doable until next week, depending on what else you have on your plate. And as long as the baby hasn’t watched certain horror films yet, the “creepiness” shouldn’t be a problem either :)
There was a lot of talk on knitting Mastodon last week about how long it takes to knit a jumper. And I just happened to have this amazing green super chunky yarn lying around from a previously failed wedding project....
Picking up the green theme, here’s my WIP for the week. A cowl for a toddler based on this pattern. I’ve made the neck long enough to fold over and I’m planning to finish the edge with a light crochet ruffle in a contrasting color. The blue is just a provisional cast-on, a technique I learned for my previous project.
It doesn’t look like much on the pic, but I hope for the best…
Not much progress around here in the past week, and I’m losing momentum… So, to avoid the very real danger of giving up before this sweater gets both its sleeves: Here I am, starting my magic loop, two-at-a-time, top-down sleeves. These are a lot of firsts for me, and I might be a little terrified :D
Last year I decided to knit myself a fun pair of socks from some Halloween themed yarn, but only ended up with one complete at the end of October. So this weekend I finally cast on the second one, and managed a couple of inches on Sunday while keeping up with NFL live chatter across Lemmy and Mastodon!...
Hopefully you got well through the day! That’s a beautiful colourway. I bet it’s a lot of fun to knit with!
Around here, everything is still covered in fluff. After obsessing a little about it not being long enough, I decided that it’s OK and now I’m finishing the body with an i-cord edge. But now that I look at the pics from yesterday, I start worrying again that it could use some more length. Oh well…
Edging’s going well, thanks!
Looking back, it has taken an awful lot of time indeed. But it has served its purpose well: With this sweater, I restarted knitting (with minimal, dormant prior experience) in a time, when I needed distraction from Life™. And later, it gave me some creative time when I had, neither energy, nor time for sewing or any other elaborate activity. So, a therapeutic knit. But yes, I’m starting to have enough of it and want to finally wear it. :)
Appeal to the hive mind
TL;DRDo you expect stockinette in a silk/mohair blend (Tilia by Filcolana) to grow longer after blocking?...
WIP Wednesday update (sh.itjust.works)
Update since mid November. Finished the central panel of the cardigan. Started on the edge panel. 24 rows down, 488 to go.
[Finished] Vanilla DK Socks (i.imgur.com)
My first pair of socks, weee! I had way more fun doing this than anticipated when I first read the written instructions but it was very easy once I watched the matching video tutorial (I had to do 1/2 of the stitches mentioned in the video since I was doing fingering held double)....
How can it be... (lemmy.world)
These are the two skeins of my TAAT-sleeves. Both were fresh skeins, only used for the sleeves. But one of them has twice as much yarn left than the other. I’m not amused....
[SOCKS] Let's get this sock party started! (i.imgur.com)
Behold the socks that created my obsession! These were actually the third pair I knitted but the first ones that made me understand why knitted socks are so great....
What sort of holiday gifts are you knitting this year?
Got myself into a bit of a pickle, same as basically every year, where I probably need to make something for my grandma but am out of ideas....
[BABY+TODDLER] A cowl to cover a need. And a neck. (lemmy.world)
This is the only thing I’ve ever knitted for a child, finished a week ago, thus perfectly punctual for our current theme. The theme announcement might have had something with to do with the timing, or perhaps it was the approaching winter. Anyway, it is not fancy (or particularly beautiful, let’s be honest) but the ribbed...
WIP Wednesday: Dolls are so creepy! (i.imgur.com)
I’ve been just really slowly knitting away on a doll for a friend’s baby. She asked for a recreation of the one someone knitted her when she was a baby, which would be a lovely idea except it’s clearly some sort of creepy clown!...
WIP Wednesday: Super chunky is the way to go (media.mastodon.sunny.garden)
There was a lot of talk on knitting Mastodon last week about how long it takes to knit a jumper. And I just happened to have this amazing green super chunky yarn lying around from a previously failed wedding project....
[NEW TECHNIQUE] Pastel Bubble Hat (i.imgur.com)
Edited: Added theme to title, thanks for the nudge @thegiddystitcher :)...
WIP Wednesday: Two-at-a-time magic (lemmy.world)
Not much progress around here in the past week, and I’m losing momentum… So, to avoid the very real danger of giving up before this sweater gets both its sleeves: Here I am, starting my magic loop, two-at-a-time, top-down sleeves. These are a lot of firsts for me, and I might be a little terrified :D
WIP Wednesday: Sportsball Edition (i.imgur.com)
Last year I decided to knit myself a fun pair of socks from some Halloween themed yarn, but only ended up with one complete at the end of October. So this weekend I finally cast on the second one, and managed a couple of inches on Sunday while keeping up with NFL live chatter across Lemmy and Mastodon!...