12 July 2007

Pink scarf the third


Yep finished already! Combined Cleckheaton country 8 ply with Caressa 8 ply on 9mm needles (19 stitches to a row meant it knitted up in no time). Garter stitch 12 rows, doubled row single moss stitch 8 rows - repeated til it was about 160cm long. Easy and matches the jumper finished in April.
Still have the cardi to finish, still needs some thought as to the edge pattern. I might start on the vest tonight. Have also got the piggle pattern off Knitty.com. They are soooo cute (beanies with holes for pigtails). Nanna had made one and it's such a big hit that I might make them for birthday pressies for others. The other great thing is that it only takes 1 ball of wool, so I could splash out on some of the really nice stuff.
Popped into Tapestery Craft briefly yesterday to lust over the nice wool. The Debbie Bliss baby cashmerino is so soft and lovely - way too nice to be just for babies. The other one that really caught my eye was the Alpaca Kid Lustre by Jo Sharp - that feels divine as well (and can be knitted up on bigger needles) and well frankly any of the silks. Have resolved however that the stash needs to go down before more is purchased. They will just have to stay on the "want it" list for a while.

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