We've got a few days away planned, which involve 4 flights, 6 hotel nights and a couple of car journeys. We're hoping to meet with family we haven't seen in years and I'm looking forward to it.
Which means I'm doing my packing list ready for next week. And the item needing the most planning? Well, it's my choice of knitting of course!
...and reading other yarny blogs means I know this is totally normal ;-)
(although I might not admit this to my husband...)
Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Monday, 25 February 2013
Frogging and planning
I have one WIP on the needles, which I hope will be finished during February, but then... there aren't any active projects! So I'm planning again...
A couple of years ago I knitted some baby kimonos from the Mason-Dixon Knitting book. I love the simplicity of this design but part-way through one of them I noticed a change in shade when I started a new ball of yarn. It was supposed to be the same lot but I'd bought it from an oddments bin so no chance to take it back. I do like the yarn though (a bright green cotton - Wendy Cotton DK), so I've frogged it and will find something small to use the main part on.
I've got one skein left of the Debbie Bliss Paloma, which I started making into some Fearless Fingerless Mitts. Unfortunately I've realised I need more yarn than I have, so this will also be getting frogged:
I'm looking for similar patterns which only need one skein so perhaps I'll be more successful if I plan better...
A couple of years ago I knitted some baby kimonos from the Mason-Dixon Knitting book. I love the simplicity of this design but part-way through one of them I noticed a change in shade when I started a new ball of yarn. It was supposed to be the same lot but I'd bought it from an oddments bin so no chance to take it back. I do like the yarn though (a bright green cotton - Wendy Cotton DK), so I've frogged it and will find something small to use the main part on.
I've got one skein left of the Debbie Bliss Paloma, which I started making into some Fearless Fingerless Mitts. Unfortunately I've realised I need more yarn than I have, so this will also be getting frogged:
I'm looking for similar patterns which only need one skein so perhaps I'll be more successful if I plan better...
Monday, 21 January 2013
planning...
So far in the stash-busting endeavour I've completed one project - the Snuggly Bunny (30g) - and I've got one WIP (a BSJ). So my mind is turning to what to make with the rest of the stash. Ideally, I want my next project to be something slightly more challenging than the garter stitch BSJ (much as I love that design).
I've been browsing Ravelry, and have some ideas for what to make with the Manos Silk Blend. I've got 2 skeins and have wound one of them into a ball to try to get a feel for it. I can't say that's helped me as much as I hoped... but I think this yarn wants to be a scarf/shawl for myself. I probably wouldn't wear it as a shawl, but a shallow triangle wrapped round my neck would work well with jeans or when it's chilly at work. If there's some left over then I'll make some fingerless mitts to match.
At the moment the Chinook Scarf seems to be winning, although a small Boneyard Shawl or a Springtime Bandit scarf also look interesting... or maybe a Stockholm Scarf... I want to decide fairly soon though - right now I seem to have stalled on choosing the "right" pattern; but that's probably why it's still in the stash in the first place! This is my first time knitting with a silk yarn so I need to learn not to be so precious and just cast on.
In other plans... I think some of the Debbie Bliss Paloma might become a slouchy hat, but this time I've got 4 skeins to play with so I don't want to end up with too little for anything else... oh the decisions!
And for the dreaded dk acrylics, I spotted a crocheted granny square sampler idea in Linda's Crafty Corner blog, which has got me thinking. I'm not sure if I've got the patience to do that properly, but it's worth a thought.
I've been browsing Ravelry, and have some ideas for what to make with the Manos Silk Blend. I've got 2 skeins and have wound one of them into a ball to try to get a feel for it. I can't say that's helped me as much as I hoped... but I think this yarn wants to be a scarf/shawl for myself. I probably wouldn't wear it as a shawl, but a shallow triangle wrapped round my neck would work well with jeans or when it's chilly at work. If there's some left over then I'll make some fingerless mitts to match.
At the moment the Chinook Scarf seems to be winning, although a small Boneyard Shawl or a Springtime Bandit scarf also look interesting... or maybe a Stockholm Scarf... I want to decide fairly soon though - right now I seem to have stalled on choosing the "right" pattern; but that's probably why it's still in the stash in the first place! This is my first time knitting with a silk yarn so I need to learn not to be so precious and just cast on.
In other plans... I think some of the Debbie Bliss Paloma might become a slouchy hat, but this time I've got 4 skeins to play with so I don't want to end up with too little for anything else... oh the decisions!
And for the dreaded dk acrylics, I spotted a crocheted granny square sampler idea in Linda's Crafty Corner blog, which has got me thinking. I'm not sure if I've got the patience to do that properly, but it's worth a thought.
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