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  • skogar
    skogar Posts: 605 Forumite
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    Hello Laura,
    Many thanks for your advice re the dyeing of acrylic wool. I'll take your advice and give that a miss I think, however your advice of how to brighten up the white wool is really good. I have a few bits left over from previous projects (bright yellow, blue and red) which would work well I think for a stripy effect. Your idea about the washing bag is also a really good idea.

    Those cuffs you have made are very pretty and the paperclip ice skates are very cute.

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  • skogar
    skogar Posts: 605 Forumite
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    Hello Pip - I know I could knit a jumper but I just don't have the motivation. I have knitted a few cardigans for babies / toddlers so I know I can do the techniques but I am so slow. The big advantage of knitting for babies / young children is that the garments are quicker to knit as they are small and accurate sizing is not that critical as providing it is larger than they are they will grow into it eventually! I don't tend to knit for very young babies as they usually get given a lot of small clothes so tend to go for something bigger 6 months to a year depending on when it might get more use - means any delay in knitting it is of no impact.
    Another reason is now I've knitted a few cardigans I know how it works so its more interesting to play at new things - like socks (still to finish as been put on one side for the Christmas hats), colour work, mittens (only made ones so far for babies as they don't have thumbs on), cables....
    Also my sister's weight has varied quite a bit recently so there is a real risk that by the time I finished the jumper it might not fit her so i think a hat is safer, I could always do a scarf to go with it and maybe even some mittens if I work out how to knit them but no chance of those this side of christmas.
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    total 63 coupons
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