Notepad #3

[meltintall3]

For Christmas, my sister gave me some yarn she spun herself. I think the fiber is from one of our llamas, but it might be from a random bag of sheep wool. I decided I'd make another beret with it, because the first one went so well. I'm a poor judge of how much yarn a project might take, because I haven't completed the cable motif (I stole the pattern from a sock book my sister received!) and I only have enough yarn left to do another round or so. Hat fail. 

I've been promised more yarn, but I expect it'll be another Christmas before this project is finished. So I don't forget in the interim, it's taken me about eight hours to get this far. And that's with learning how to do cables and reading a knitting chart and making a few counting mistakes along the way.

Anyway, when the hat gets finished, I think it would look lovely with a sweater from this pattern. It always looks so cute when Solanah of Vixen Vintage wears hers. I'd need a slightly lighter-weight yarn, the gage for the sweater (8 sts = 1 in.) is double the gage I have in the beret.

Deep V front cardigan pattern

Chunky sweater

Henritta Maria

Agatha

Comments

[valiantarcher.livejournal.com]

Cool! I mean, it's not any fun that you've run out of yarn (I'm horrible at gauging how much is needed to make anything), but making another beret is very neat. :) And cheers to you for learning how to cable and read a knitting chart! :D I brought some yarn and knitting needles with me, but haven't had the motivation or nerve to try anything since I'm a very low-level knitter (I can knit and I learned how to purl once but I've forgotten how now...).

I think that sweater and the beret would look lovely as well. :) (N.B. I am also clueless about gages...)

[meltintall3.livejournal.com]

I'm a low level knitter too! Honest! :p All you need to do is find a cool project and keep working at it until it's done. *nods* Purling is the opposite of knitting. I think you just wrap the yarn around the needle the other way? It requires a bit of concentration and practice when switching back and forth in the middle of a row.

I rarely worry about gauge. It doesn't really matter when you're making an afghan, but I guess it might if I make a sweater. At least, if I want to make a sweater that fits me!

[valiantarcher.livejournal.com]

Well, you don't seem very low-level to me! :D

I shall try to find such a project soon. Preferably one that doesn't need to actually be that close on gauging. Any suggestions? ;) I suppose I should find something that involves purling and knitting and not much else. And then go brush up on purling. :D

[ladyadeone.livejournal.com]

Wow - your family has some neat skills! You may be a "Low level" knitter, but your adventuresome projects and determination sure hide the fact! Personally, I've never learned to purl. I know that I should!

And it's so neat that you can knit with yarn made by your own sister! : ) Do you know how to spin as well?

[meltintall3.livejournal.com]

I know the theory, and I've done a bit of spinning. But I'm not very good at keeping the yarn neat and even yet. : )