Thank you all for your emails on my Keepin it Real, I hope more of you can link up your Keepin it Real post next Tuesday.
Yarning Along with Ginny again this week. Thank you Ginny for having a weekly yarn along, it keeps me on my toes. So I have been working on a cowl for my upcoming trip to New York next week. I knitted it in the round out of some butter soft wool cotton blend yarn I had in my stash. I really loved the way it came out, but then I saw it on Ronnie and it looked like it was made for her so now I need to make a new scarf for myself : ) This is my first completed knit project and I am falling in love with knitting. I will always love crochet and I understand it so it is easy to create patterns but knitting, the rhythm, the needles, oh how I love it. Now I need to learn some other stitches other than knit and purl ; )
I have written the pattern for the cowl I made as I was working it up so that I can make a few more for my other girls but I have never written a knitting pattern and so it is written like a crochet pattern would be. Is it just me or are knitting patterns written totally different than crochet? Anyhoo… I worked it in the round and then finished the top and bottom edge off with single crochet. Very easy!
On the longies from last weeks yarn along post, I finished them just in time for Pioneer Day and it was wonderful. It was a chilly day but my baby was toasty warm. I have started a new pair in a super light blue but it will have to wait until I get through making myself a scarf and hobo bag for my NYC trip.
The next pair will definitely have more room in the bum area. I had to rip out the legs the day before Pioneer Day because her thighs had gotten a bit chubbier and it took every free second to get them worked up again in time for her to wear them.
I hope to see you here tomorrow for my Handmade Christmas Craft Along Week 4! Please come back and share whatever you are working on for gifts this Christmas.
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The cowl looks so sweet on your daughter! Welcome to knitting joy!
oh my goodness, these are adorable, i also cannot believe you are a new knitter. i'm so envious you get to go to nyc! i have to follow the link to find out why. :)but have a great time!! (will you get a chance to visit purl soho?)
Lovely longies.And the cowl is really cute, especially with the matching hair bow.xx
completely gorgeous, such a cute cowl and the yarn looks amazing.Loving the longies, such fun xx
I would never have known you were a new knitter. Great job!And as others have said, you've got the basics down. The rest will be easier for you.
So great!! I hate having to rip things out, but it is so often worth it!
Very sweet cowl! It looks great on her. Love the little bow 🙂
Love the bow!
Your daughter looks very pleased! Such a soft looking yarn.
Are you seriously new to knitting? The cowl is amazing and beautiful. Good on you. And I agree – with knit and purl, you are all set to go.
beautiful:) Pioneer Day looked great!
Love the cowl :)Knit and purl are pretty much the building blocks of knitting, so if you've got them down then you're sorted 😉 Increasing (yarn overs or make ones) and decreasing (knitting/purling stitches together) are the next thing, which opens up a load of shaping and lace options!
Love the longies and your cowl is so cute. Especially the little bow to go along with it 🙂
Once you have knit and purl down- you can do most things! :)The scarf is lovely- and it does look like it was made for her!