Today in "why should you make a swatch and then wash it before knitting/crocheting": I knit a test swatch, simple stockinette in a superwash wool/polyamid/bamboo, then washed it so I would know the somewhat stitches/cm.
It shrank. I had expected it to grow. #FibreArt #knitting #MelindreaMakes
I finished my socks! They're not perfect, but 1) they're the first knitting project I've finished after starting knitting seriously (I've crocheted for a long time) around January 12th
2) They're still warm, and not like anyone's going to look too closely at them ...
Y'all, so pleased! I started knitting seriously (went to a local course) less than a month ago and am working on my first pair of socks! (I'm skilled at crochet, so while not all skills are transferable, my tension is better than many newbies, and I know how to figure out how to read patterns).
This is the beginning of the cuff! #knitting #FibreArt #MelindreaMakes
because I feel the need to share my (self-inflicted!) pain ... I'm working on a wrap-around shawl. It needs to be, oh, 240-250cm from tip to tip. I am making it with crochet cotton thread and a 1.75mm hook.
After 22 rows (depicted, a full repeat), it is 60cm from tip to tip >.> #crochet #FibreArt #MelindreaMakes
This was intended to be used as part of a cap, but the size (due to the yarn) ended up way too mall.
So now I need to figure out what I can do with this pattern instead!
Now that I've come to terms with my little oopsie (thinking I was doing celtic weave when it was cables ...), I'm working on a prototype for the shawl pattern that combines the weave and cables.
Left image (more blues) shows the cables, and was a WIP image of my spouse's shawl.
Right image shows the prototype and I haven't gotten to the cables yet, so instead the celtic weave is most shown off.
The repeat will be blocks of dc-dc-arrow-dc-dc separating celtic weave and cables. #MelindreaMakes
Antonius Marie ⚧
Antonius Marie ⚧
Antonius Marie ⚧