I'm branching out. I'm being daring. I'm trying a new stitch.
When I finish my knitted creations I give them to someone accompanied by this tag pinned on with silver ribbon. Inside the tag I put the details of the garment, sometimes I give it a name. I own up to my creations, mistakes and all with my Maker's Mark.
*Yes, you read right. A hotwater bottle cover. I love hotwater bottles. My kids use them all through winter and we take them away with us in the winter as our ski club doesn't have electric blankets. Cosy. When I asked for a pattern for said hotwater bottle at a knitting shop the assistant (who was at least 50) didn't know such a thing existed. Surely, surely she grew up with them? Apparently not.
It's an eyelet stitch and, despite the errors which may be obvious to the good knitters out there (the bulge at the top is the window latch it's hanging on), I'm quite proud of myself. I think the errors add character and prove that it's home-made.
My only problem is that the pattern now calls for me to decrease stitches in pattern. Eek. Help. If I don't work out how to decrease a pattern that actually adds a stitch every stitch then this will end up being a knitted square rather than a hotwater bottle cover*.
My only problem is that the pattern now calls for me to decrease stitches in pattern. Eek. Help. If I don't work out how to decrease a pattern that actually adds a stitch every stitch then this will end up being a knitted square rather than a hotwater bottle cover*.
When I finish my knitted creations I give them to someone accompanied by this tag pinned on with silver ribbon. Inside the tag I put the details of the garment, sometimes I give it a name. I own up to my creations, mistakes and all with my Maker's Mark.
*Yes, you read right. A hotwater bottle cover. I love hotwater bottles. My kids use them all through winter and we take them away with us in the winter as our ski club doesn't have electric blankets. Cosy. When I asked for a pattern for said hotwater bottle at a knitting shop the assistant (who was at least 50) didn't know such a thing existed. Surely, surely she grew up with them? Apparently not.
6 comments:
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Fairlie, I'd be finer if you could help me with my casting-off-in-pattern query. It's driving me mad.
I am extremely impressed. I think you know I can only knit scarves. And in fact am yet to finish one!
Rediscovered the hot water bottle on our weekend away to Mudgee. Will be buying 5 for next winter!
Mary: I've come to the conclusion that I can only knit scarves too. I think I'll leave the hotwater bottle cover until my mum comes to stay at Christmas...
E-mail me the pattern instructions and I may be able to talk you through it. Or not.
Pattern instructions? Ha. They just say "cast off in pattern". But, I think I worked it out. Well, sort of. Have finished one half of hot water bottle. Now just have to get the other half to match...
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