Tonight I went to my knitting group meeting. I brought a project that's a treat for myself (my birthday is in January too, you know), I don't have a picture of it yet, maybe later I'll put it up. In the group there's this pakcik, and he had the above badge on his bag. Cool, huh?
Anyway, when I got back, I was still in the mood to knit so tonight I thought I'd cast on a little something that will be one of Mia's presents. She has quite enough cardigans and hats - she still fits in the ones I knitted for her while pregnant, and I found 3 lovely hand-knitted cardigans for a pound a piece at the carboot sale recently. So I thought I'd make her a wool soaker. I have never used a wool soaker on the kids before. But I've looked them up, and seemed rather interesting.
Here's the tension square i made (well more of a rectangle). A tension square is a test sample that you must knit up in order to match the size specified in a pattern. A tension square for knitting is basically what pre-washing is for sewing : It is a pain to do when you're excited to start your project and wants to save time, but if you skip it, you will end up doing the opposite.
I only got to here tonight. More to come. Time for bed.
5 comments:
dot, isn't that a new handmade bag that u didn't blog about?
ernie,
no..that bag is Cath Kidston's. Look it up. I love EVERYTHING in that store. very charming vintage-inspired english patterns. I bet you'll love it too.
aida, maybe it's wayyy too early. but i hope u put this in your planner. i suggest that you hold a sale. i don't know. be them new items or pre-sale stuffs. i'm serious. seriously (cuz i loveeee those dresses of mia's).
nadia,
thank you..insyaAllah kalau ade rezeki :)
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