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ourrac

Oooh I must have missed that, it does look lovely. Thanks.

cuddles123

ourrac - this is mine made for my daughter and very soft



Guage is 9 st and 12 rows to 10cm so you need to compare that to the wyarn in the pattern.

Kemps are selling Big Softie in cream for 99p per 50g at the moment :money:

I can send you a small sample if you want to feel it. Just PM me your name and address.

NannyJanny

Warning! Very bright FO alert! King Cole Splash wool/King Cole pattern. GD 1 wanted the same colour as on the pattern. Made the button loops by blanket stitch around wool loop. That takes a while doesn't it. Got neater by the third one.

And yes, dinner is being made. Shame about the housework though. Another day tomorrow.

OrkneyStar

NannyJanny wrote: »

Warning! Very bright FO alert! King Cole Splash wool/King Cole pattern. GD 1 wanted the same colour as on the pattern. Made the button loops by blanket stitch around wool loop. That takes a while doesn't it. Got neater by the third one.

And yes, dinner is being made. Shame about the housework though. Another day tomorrow.

That is really pretty.
Making that must be much more fun than doing housework.
I have some yarn that stripes like that, several balls but all in different colour combos, (and I think perhaps two in one colour) so need to keep it for very small baby clothes, or perhaps hats or leg-warmers or something ?
x

NannyJanny

Thank you. Hope she hasn't gone off the colour. She is exploring the power that choice gives her at the moment. She wanted a sad meal in Mc Donalds the other day! (Occasional treat (?!) only).

Leftover stripey bits are a bit of a problem aren't they. Doll/teddy clothes would be good. I am saving all my leftover Regia from socks for a really silly baktus.

OrkneyStar

NannyJanny wrote: »

Thank you. Hope she hasn't gone off the colour. She is exploring the power that choice gives her at the moment. She wanted a sad meal in Mc Donalds the other day! (Occasional treat (?!) only).

Leftover stripey bits are a bit of a problem aren't they. Doll/teddy clothes would be good. I am saving all my leftover Regia from socks for a really silly baktus.

Yep, lol, leftover stripey bits are a bit of a strange one (somehow reminds me of sun-tans and having strap marks called stripey bits lol! :p). I have lots of tiny balls of Regia, Opal etc and did wonder about making crazy coloured socks, afterall they are all similar thickness so should be ok....the other option is teddy clothes me thinks (DS has no dolls but already a teddy has Opal socks lol).
DS gets a happy meal occasionally, if we are on the mainland, although last time was fun as his too loose trousers kept falling round his ankles as he was carefully carrying his leftover milkshake and toy and no spare hands.....he giggles every time we mention it!

homealone_2

i made a lovely waistcoat last year and added sleeves (eventually) problem is mum so happy with itt she now wants one in red. have found a suppplier on ebay for the wool but cannt find a pattern for a cardi anywhere? not one in the normal sense with button holes etc but short sleeve, maybe a bolero kind of thing, has anyone come across any free patterns for something like this? be most grateful

cuddles123

homealone wrote: »

i made a lovely waistcoat last year and added sleeves (eventually) problem is mum so happy with itt she now wants one in red. have found a suppplier on ebay for the wool but cannt find a pattern for a cardi anywhere? not one in the normal sense with button holes etc but short sleeve, maybe a bolero kind of thing, has anyone come across any free patterns for something like this? be most grateful

Lots on Ravelry and it's free to join if you aren't already a member

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#craft=knitting&page=1&view=captioned_thumbs&query=%20short%20sleeved%20cardigan&sort=best

ourrac

Thank you Cuddles, that's really nice of you.
Your knitting looks fab, very professional. Sadly mine is nowhere near as good so I'm attempting this baby blanket that has lots of deliberate holes...hopefully my mistakes will blend in lol.

http://www.coatsandclark.com/Crafts/Knitting/Projects/Print+Ads/LW1417+Angel+Baby.htm

maganan

I'm so impressed with all your beautiful knitting, I was going to post a pic of the hat I finished last week (first ever on DPN's!) but I cant work out how..........probably a blessing.

jennyjelly hope the conjunctivitis improves soon my daughter had the same a couple of months ago and needed 2 or 3 different treatments to get on top of it, very painful

Sorry to be so thick but what exactly is sock wool is it just the weight/ply? I'm having a try with some 2.25 needles and just some random DK to try and get the hang of socks but I'm bidding for some sock wool on [EMAIL="eb@y"]eb@y[/EMAIL] so any help and advice

Kate