Calling all knitters and other woolly things.

[GranolaLouise]

You nailed it! Perfecto! You knit very fast and it is spot on ! I LOVE IT!!!!!

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Thank you, mani and GranolaLouise !

Two days short of a month is definitely a record for me! The only slow section was the paw, with all the balls of yarn to keep sorted (not helped by certain persons trying out their juggling skills with them). Made a nice change from the cable jumper I’d been doing that’s taking so long - barely 2/3 through the front after a month!

 

[Furballsmom]

I was a bit ocd in that I wanted the back to look as good as the front.

me too
Mother was a fabulous knitter and tried countless times to teach me how to knit and it just didn't "take" lol

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Supurrvising that knitting was such hard work - three days later and she’s still all wore out!

 

[furmonster mom]

New cat has not yet discovered my project bag
I’m going on a road trip the next few days
Leaving hubby in charge
hmmmm…
Might need to move it into the closet

 

[catloverfromwayback]

That sounds like a wise precaution.

 

[iPappy]

New cat has not yet discovered my project bag
I’m going on a road trip the next few days
Leaving hubby in charge
hmmmm…
Might need to move it into the closet

When I would (attempt) to hand sew, I always kept needles, threads, and pincushions in a cat and dog proof cabinet. The thought of losing a needle somewhere that was attached to string terrified me!

 

[mani]

A friend posted this on her FB page :

Crochet something fabulous for that special guy in your life.

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Blimey!

 

[GranolaLouise]

No comment

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Well that was clever. I put my big cable knit jumper into the wash this morning - cold water, wool cycle, as I’ve done before in the same machine - and the damn thing felted. Completely irretrievable as a jumper. At least it’s proven acceptable as a bed for someone! Might even divert her from pulling holes in the bedspread, you never know.

It also occurred to me that I can make a second version of it and avoid all the annoying quirks in the pattern - the too-wide neckline and cuffs and the unflattering outline. All I need to do is make it the same as my Daisydins jumper and incorporate the cable pattern on the front (no need for cables all over, it’s not cold enough here to warrant that).

 

[mani]

Oh catloverfromwayback that's so disappointing! Would it fit someone teensy?

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Oh catloverfromwayback that's so disappointing! Would it fit someone teensy?

Sorry, mani , I missed answering!
No, the jumper’s quite misshapen after shrinking and felting, so I’ve given it to the babies to use as an extra bed/pillow (not that I know any tiny humans anyway).
I started the replacement, which I’m going to make the same shape as the Daisydins, which fits me much better than the Crowden did. I had So Much Help from the supurrvisor yesterday!

 

[GranolaLouise]

Just off the needles. A simple eyelet pullover for fall. Color is actually a deep forest green,though. Sleeves are 3/4.
Pattern is Easy Eyelet Yoke by Knitatude.

 

[mani]

It's lovely GranolaLouise .
I like the earthy tones, and the design is really elegant.
Is it wool?

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Just off the needles. A simple eyelet pullover for fall. Color is actually a deep forest green,though. Sleeves are 3/4.
Pattern is Easy Eyelet Yoke by Knitatude.

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Lovely yarn, is it one you’ve used before? Is that a top-down pattern? It has that very smooth line around the shoulders.

 

[GranolaLouise]

It is Lion Brand Heartland. It is acrylic aran weight, but I wish it were wool. The pattern is a top down by Knitatude.

Knitatude

www.knitatude.ca

I have made a few of these, but this time left out a ring of eyelets on purpose.. It will be my last time making it.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I don't know how to knit, but I do crochet a lot. My niece recently requested a pink glowing octopus, so I was up for the challenge. This is what I made for her. Her 7th birthday is next week. I was pretty jazzed by how it turned out.

 

[GranolaLouise]

Woo Hoo! It even lights up! I love it.
I wanted to take crochet classes for beginners at my local craft shop, but it is full every month. It is so expensive, though...$55 to make a simple trivet learning the stitches. I can do the basics, but my eyes go bonkers when I try to find the loops not crocheted into, so I end up short. I find the anatomy of the knit stitch so much easier to see.
What I have learned I got from BagODay on you tube. I know your niece loved it.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

Woo Hoo! It even lights up! I love it.
I wanted to take crochet classes for beginners at my local craft shop, but it is full every month. It is so expensive, though...$55 to make a simple trivet learning the stitches. I can do the basics, but my eyes go bonkers when I try to find the loops not crocheted into, so I end up short. I find the anatomy of the knit stitch so much easier to see.
What I have learned I got from BagODay on you tube. I know your niece loved it.

I learned to crochet when I was 10 so I've been crocheting for nearly 30 years. I tried learning to knit but the second needle just threw me for a loop (pun not intended) and I couldn't get the hang of it. I do like the look of knitting better than crocheting, but Tunisian crochet has a similar knitted look, so I like doing that.