Knitting

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:21 pm

That is such beautiful knitting Liz and I love the lacy border too.

A Huge WELL DONE - you have got a lot done already.

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:45 pm

That really is coming along great!! So very pretty and delicate looking

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 3:10 am

Very pretty. I admire good knitting as I never could get on with it (drop and add stitches all the time in an incredibly random way). And the color is really very deep and warm. Great job.

Carole

tiffstitch · Post by **tiffstitch** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:48 pm

Beautiful work! I love the colours and that border looks perfect.

Lizzieh · Post by **Lizzieh** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 6:45 pm

I've always loved knitting and it's really gratifying to find that with persevernece I can still do it. Crochet, however is a different matter. My mum has tried to teach me on and off since I was a teenager but I CAN'T do it and I don't know why. Very strange!

Lessa54 · Post by **Lessa54** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 12:19 pm

Wow, that's a lot done. Hmm, in the same time that you've done that, I've done 1 and 1/2 sleeves of my baby cardigan

Must get those needles out!

foreveryoung811 · Post by **foreveryoung811** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:49 pm

Re: Knitting

Emma1977 · Post by **Emma1977** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:09 pm

Re: Knitting

carolanne · Post by **carolanne** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:06 am

Re: Knitting

gardeninglady2012 · Post by **gardeninglady2012** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 4:00 am

Re: Knitting

Lizzieh · Post by **Lizzieh** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:02 pm

Good news...real acheivement in that I have finished knitting this jacket.

Bad news..... it is too small for me!

cristaltipps · Post by **cristaltipps** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:54 am

Oh Liz what a bleep for you, well done on completing it but so sad that it does not fit after all your hard work.
Do you have a friend or relative it might fit for a xmas/birthday present maybe?

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:25 pm

cristaltipps wrote:Oh Liz what a bleep for you, well done on completing it but so sad that it does not fit after all your hard work.
Do you have a friend or relative it might fit for a xmas/birthday present maybe?

I agree. It is beautiful. Well done. I love the colors. Is it a variegated yarn? Or did you have to change yarns fairly often. I never could knit. Always ended up with too many or too few stitches as I can only deal with one stitch at a time.

Carole

vanessanjf · Post by **vanessanjf** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:32 pm

That is beautiful you are so clever, I wouldn't know where to start. Sorry to hear it's too small though. I hope you find someone it fits and your hard work isn't wasted.

Lizzieh · Post by **Lizzieh** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:53 pm

Yes it is a variegated yarn. Really fun to knit with as it was truly random and had a huge range of colours in it.

nattydolittle · Post by **nattydolittle** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:38 pm

What pretty yarn!

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:19 pm

Darn it, I hate when that happens and worse when its too large too and one runs out of yarn. Hope you can find a home for it after all your hard work. It really is beautiful Liz.

susejspencer · Post by **susejspencer** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:26 pm

Wow you are doing great.

I cross stitch, but my mum taught me to knit when I was about 7. I didn't do any in my 20's and picked it up again in my 30's. I've just finished a large cross stitch picture which took a while and decided to knit some baby clothes, even though my RSI is playing me up , I can't just sit and watch TV, I have to do something! But I decided that knitting is harder on my hands than cross stitch. But I'm nearly finished a baby hoodie I am making for a lady who is having a baby a work.

Keep up the good work.

christel · Post by **christel** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:12 pm

I love knitting with variegated yarns, somehow they go more quickly. Some of my garments turn out too big as my tension is an issue.I too hope you have a good friend who can wear this lovely jacket.

Helby · Post by **Helby** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:31 pm

You could try blocking it, wet it in warm water and stretch it out a bit bigger on a couple of old towels to dry out of direct sunlight. This can help relax the stitches. I'd also like to mention that your cardi looks waaaay better than the one in the pattern photo. It's too lovely to give up on just yet. If I haven't explained myself properly, google blocking. Fantastic job!