ARGH

[tephra]

Well I've ripped out the sewing thread knitting I was doing and I'll be restarting it. It's not Shadow's fault. Apparently I missed a stitch, in the middle of the lace pattern of course, and didn't notice it until bout ten rows later.... I tried the trick where you deliberately drop and run stitches down so you can reknit the area with the mistake. Alas, with the tiny stitches and the way this stitch pattern makes and consumes stitches in different parts of the row it just didn't work.

So, to remind myself that other projects are actually working, you get some more knitting photos.



Water bottle cozies for myself and hafoc at Anthrocon. :)



Socks that I ripped out and reknit so they fit better.



A shrug I'm knitting just because I loved the yarn and needed a project that wouldn't use more than three balls of it. That's the second ball there in the photo, the last one will be split to finish the sleeves (probably elbow length).

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[quelonzia.livejournal.com]

How cute! Love the little paw prints, which should fit in at Anthrocon nicely. ;)

The socks look warm and comfortable and the shrug looks like it will be pretty when complete.

My grandmother tried to teach me how to knit, crochet and embroider; but the only thing I could ever manage to do was embroider, and not very well at that. I admire those who can. :)

*hugs*

[tephra]

There's a sock pattern with paw prints going across the foot and up the leg that I've admired and I decided I was going to figure out how to make those prints. I don't think I did the same thing but I liked how mine turned out. And they were a lot more fun to knit than just plain knitting all the way to the top. :)

The socks are warm, I might have to put those aside for cooler weather. Along with the shrug, which is soft and squishy and warmer than I expected for something that just covers the upper back and arms. Of course it was about 85 outside the day I tried it on before I started the ribbing so that might have had something to do with it. :D

Mom tried to teach me to knit but I picked most of it up from a pamphlet that Coats & Clark (makers of Red Heart yarn) put out. There is an amazing amount of information about learning to knit (and crochet) online. Videos, lots of them, shot over the shoulder of the knitter so you can see exactly what they are doing. It's never too late to learn. :)

My aunt taught me to crochet, though I never really got the hang of crocheting from written patterns. Knitting you know where your next stitch has to be, crochet leaves that very open. With written patterns I'm not always sure where that next stitch should go. Which is why most of the few crochet pieces I've done from patterns have been from Japanese patterns, which are diagrams. I know exactly where the stitch should be with those.

Mom and I went to a a craft party (kinda like a Tupperware party for craft stuff) and tried to learn embroidery when I was about twelve. I didn't have the patience back then (not that I have much now) and my stitches kept getting bigger and sloppier. XD I haven't tried it since, but given how much I dislike hand sewing I can't imagine I'd have much fun with it.