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Little Purl
Interests: knitting, crochet, needlepoint, music, reading
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Thanks for your comments! And Emy, the linen doesn't shred. It just got a bit more matt.
Knitting makes me HAPPY!
So, after posting about my failed Leia and the easier sewing projects done earlier on for my children, I decided to go back to knitting. And knitting I did, with a vengeance. I spent the last rainy Saturday afternoon working on my dark brown Katia Lino top which I've been knitting, seemingly lik...
Don't be scared, Silvia. Your sewing is much better than mine and I'm sure you'll manage alright. I'm looking forward to see yours.
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What went wrong and Simpler Projects
So what actually went wrong with my Leia? Simply, it is beyond my level, especially the curved/heart-shaped yoke. Even though Yoshimi posted her great tip of using glue instead of pins, I couldn't figure it out and still used loads of pins. Then, it's a case of choosing the wrong fabric combi...
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Mar 15, 2010
Hi Carla,
There is a tutorial online on how to knit a bias square: http://knitting.about.com/od/stitchglossary/g/garter_bias.htm
It is similar to how I make it, hope it helps.
Scrappy
Nothing much going on the crafty side except for knitting squares out of scrap yarn and oddballs. Brainless and good for clearing away those bits of leftovers lying stuffed here and there. How brainless is it? I just begin with 1 stitch and do a bias triangle by increasing 1 stitch at each end...
Hi Stephanie, for the increase, I knit until the last stitch and I kfb it. For the decrease, I knit until the last 2 sts and k2tog. Hope this helps.
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A Little Closer
Scrappy grew a bit bigger. Found a few balls of dark red yarn and I've still got lots of boucle dark grey yarn too. Not sure if I should add in the dark colours at this stage. Or maybe do a final round of dark squares later on. Any suggestions? Should I add a border too? Here's 3 balls wo...
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