This thing is knit side-to-side and my row gauge is WAY off. I'm hoping that gravity will fix the problem (it's knit with alpaca/tencel blend, which traditionally does have a lot of 'hang' and drape to it). This should be interesting.
Wasting no time, I cast on for the sleeve:
As you can see, I've got the hem (the stockinette bit) and a bit of the sleeve itself done. One good thing, my mother-in-law has short arms. So this should go pretty fast. I hope.
Official Strikke-along signup starts September 1. Anyone got a suggestion for a button?
Fair Isle work? (Lame... sorry I said anything...) How about "Let's shriek about strikking!" (Also lame...) How about "Strikke One!" (hobbling about on a wooden leg with a plastic crutch!) How about "Strikke'ly speaking, I love to strikke!" (I'm going to stop now before someone traces where I live through the bloglines and strangles me in my sleep before I pun again...)
ReplyDeleteA lopi pattern? A knitting viking? I have really no idea. :/
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ReplyDeleteFunny, I was gonna email you and ask questions about the Strikke-Along, and here you go, being all psychic an' stuff. KnitPicks shipped my order yesterday, I ordered half the yarn and the needles, will get the rest next month. a button??? How about a snowflake pattern? Although the knitting Viking sounds good, too! When does the actual knitting start and are you gonna make us swatch????
ReplyDeleteA Viking with the knitting on her horned helmet?
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