Saturday, September 02, 2006
Summer of Garter Stitch
I'd like to thank Kay and Ann for reinvigorating that humblest of stitch patterns: garter stitch. Between Log Cabining and Garterlac, I've had a lot of fun with garter stitch this summer. Cables and lace are all good fun, but it's great to find something that even someone with a chronically short attention span like me can knit while watching DVDs and not mess it up.
Log Cabin Lapghan (33" x 32") knit with scraps of Red Heart SuperSaver
Absorba (19.5" x 26") knit with 2 strands each of white and ecru Peaches and Creme, size 15 needles.
Next up for me: another Absorba (Christmas gift for Grandma) and a t-shirt rug.
From my Google searching it seems that the most common recipe for Calamari Knitting with t-shirts is to cut 1-inch strips and use size 35 needles. For those of you who have done this, is that right? How many shirts did you use?
Lastly, I noticed in the last Herrschners catalog that they now have 1 lb. cones of kitchen cotton for just $9.97. The brand is rather generic sounding (Village Yarn), but it comes in some great solid colors.
-Manda
Log Cabin Lapghan (33" x 32") knit with scraps of Red Heart SuperSaver
Absorba (19.5" x 26") knit with 2 strands each of white and ecru Peaches and Creme, size 15 needles.
Next up for me: another Absorba (Christmas gift for Grandma) and a t-shirt rug.
From my Google searching it seems that the most common recipe for Calamari Knitting with t-shirts is to cut 1-inch strips and use size 35 needles. For those of you who have done this, is that right? How many shirts did you use?
Lastly, I noticed in the last Herrschners catalog that they now have 1 lb. cones of kitchen cotton for just $9.97. The brand is rather generic sounding (Village Yarn), but it comes in some great solid colors.
-Manda
# posted by Manda @ 6:12 AM 
