I finished my cabled wrist warmers/fingerless gloves today! That's them in the jug, having a good soak. They kept floating to the top, so I put the sieve in there with a glass in it to weight it down. It worked perfectly :) The yarn (Andes by Debbie Bliss) bled quite a bit, but I think most dark colours do. I used a skien and bit, I only needed 7 grams of the second skien! Not to worry, I've got a project lined up for the leftover yarn already! The pattern is the cable stitch wrist warmers from the Textured Knits book in this collection. Though if not for Knitty Gritty I'd never have managed it! It's not that the pattern is badly written, it's just that I'm inexperienced. But I'm getting there! Now that I've done these, I think I could follow any glove/mitten pattern, as now I understand how they are constructed :) They're now laid out to dry, so I should have photos soon. As well as photos of me in my finished dress!
So now I only have three knitting projects on the go! The rosebud socks, lacy scarf, and the Lauriel cardigan! :)
Ashley x
I wish someone would come up with a device which would weigh down stuff in water. I always have this problem when im stain removing stuff and as youre working with seriously nasty chemicals im a bit selective over what i choose to hold it down.
ReplyDeleteIs that a new profile picture too? You look lovely!
Ooh, me too, I hate trying to get stains out! Curry stains are the worst!
ReplyDeleteYes it is, thank you! :) It was taken at a friends birthday party by someone who wasn't very sober hence why it's tilted! lol But I actually liked the picture so it became my new profile picture :)
Ashley x
Looking forward to the big "reveal"!!
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anticipating seeing them dry! xx
ReplyDeleteAshley, why are you soaking them? Are they going to be felted? Or are you dying them? I confused...
ReplyDeleteMostly to wash them, as they've been sat around a while, and also because I love the smell of the 'Soak wash' I bought to wash knitted items in so I take every opportunity to use it! :) A gentle wash is also supposed to help even out the stitches too.
ReplyDeleteAshley x
thanks! I just learned something.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, and the 1/4 sock on your next post is beautiful. That's a cute pattern.
Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteAshley x