Ta dah !
At last..
The bag is done. It felted up a treat after two goes through the machine. Dinky, woolly, soft, colourful and made by me - what's not to love ! As you can tell I'm a bit pleased with myself........You see, I love knitting I really do, I just wish I was a bit better at it. I can never really take my eyes off the pattern and memorise, or off the needles to watch telly as well ! I've surprised myself on occasions, like the successful wool longies made with the magic loop method, that is, knitting both legs simultaneously on one long circular needle.....
how's that for a colourful picture !?
Kool-aid dyed and were (still are) well loved as you can tell from all the bobbles.
They were a challenge to say the least and splitting off for the legs caused me to literally break out in a sweat. I remember it well - I'd taken myself of to bed to ensure complete silence and no interruptions. I checked the pattern every 2 seconds and was holding the knitting like a vice - hardly a relaxing experience. Once over that hurdle however, it wasn't too bad. Seeing them on Maddie made it all worth while.
I think that is what I'm learning. Like the bag. I was bored doing all that stocking stitch and the i - cord frustrated me. Now though, I'm over all that and am just delighted with the beautiful end result.
So - no pain, no gain. I'm getting it !
I have a strong desire to knit lace. I seem to go through this urge every 6 months or so.I really want to have a go. But I have the fear, as I've read on zillions of blogs about how frustrated and stressy it can get you.
I got some bargain mohair in the charity the other day...................so - a nice complicated super easy lace pattern and my 'totally unrippable if I mess it up' wool.......how bad can it be ?
Any lace knitters out there to give me some newbie tips ?
Just gorgeous. Well done you xx
Posted by: nicolafraser | January 16, 2008 at 13:58
Just gorgeous. Well done you xx
Posted by: nicolafraser | January 16, 2008 at 13:59
Mohair isn't easy to knit with....if you make a mistake unpicking is impossible....
Your bag is wonderful.
I do know what you mean about wanting to knit lace....I have a book called The Knitters Bible and its fantastic for showing how to do the different stitches....
Posted by: Gigibird | January 16, 2008 at 17:34
oh wow--those pants are amazing. they inspire me to keep knitting and get way better so i can make some one day for my daughter. although...by the time i get around to getting good enough to make them she will probably be going to college (she's 6 now). :) and the bag too! i have no idea what felting means, but i've seen the word before related to knitting and it looks very cool!
Posted by: kristi | January 17, 2008 at 14:20
Those pants are just too adorable!! I purchased a knitting book several years ago called Minnowknits that have patterns that these pants remind me of. Very cute for little ones!
Posted by: Penny | January 20, 2008 at 22:26