keeping a promise

Saturday, April 2, 2005

Carla
Pattern: Carla - Rowan “It’s A Tape Thing”
Yarn: Rowan Cotton Tape in colourway “Hazy”
Needles: 8 & 9mm Crystal Palace Bamboo Circulars

Inspecting Carla's sleevesCarla's sleeve up close

Carla close up

Carla raglan seams
The seaming was as painful as I expected it to be, and it’s not perfect, but I was reasonably happy in the end. It didn’t help that knitting combined style causes weird selvages. I need to try and sort this out before kniting anything else flat - like the hood of Isabelle’s poncho.

A cuddle with IsabelleIsabelle dancing for the camera

Isabelle hates being on this side of the camera as much as I do - unless you try pointing it at someone else that is.

a poncho question (or two)

Friday, April 1, 2005

So the poncho is coming along nicely. I have just finished the second ball of yarn and I am wondering if anyone can tell me whether 13″ straight down from the cast on edge would be be straight down centre front (ie the pointy bit) or straight down from the shoulder (between the points), because there is a two inch difference and I am confused. And is a poncho still a poncho without a fringe? I am so not looking forward to the fringe….. I hate fringes on my own clothing but I am having trouble imagining this poncho looking properly finished without the fringe.

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