Isadora's scarf

[danuv]

Tomas got his boss's old iPhone (well actually pretty new just not the newest model) yesterday. I played with it all morning. Suggestions for useful apps appreciated.

I managed to drag my iBook on to the floor last night by tripping over the cord. It's running but I'm afraid something is seriously fucked because most of my third party applications aren't working (iChax, Xjournal) and the programs that do work start very slowly.

Over the weekend I finished the simple scarf I was making for Rhiannon. It was very basic just to practice the knit stitch (it's called a stitch, right?) and now I'm making a super skinny k2p2 scarf for Isadora to practice my purls. After that I'm going to jump right in a tackle a supposedly 'easy' longie pattern and learn as I go because otherwise I might get stuck making scarves forever. I love these birch needles though. They're so much nicer to use than the metal ones. And the wool yarn feels a lot better than the wool/acrylic blend I made Rhiannon's scarf with. I have to get some smaller needles for the longies I think. Perhaps I can do that over the weekend. I'd like to be ready to go as soon as this scarf is done.

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[brododaktula.livejournal.com]

Yay, longies! I'm half a leg away from sending some bluegreen ones out to you, though I'm pretty sure they'll be drastically too big. I made them so you can fold down the top and fold up the ends of the legs (well, when both legs have ends) and I hope it'll work and be feasible for a while.

You're making a lot of progress. My first two knitting projects were these!

[danuv.livejournal.com]

That's so sweet of you. :) I'm hoping I can get the hang of the longie making super quick as I've converted my sister in law over to cloth diapering and she's now pregnant again so I'll have three babies in diapers to make covers for!

Aw, the hedgie set is cute. My first scarf has all these nubby places where the yarn where I switched colors has slipped out of where I sewed it in if that makes sense... back before I figured out to leave extra and stretch then trim. This scarf has messy places where I purled wrong (brought the thread around the needle the wrong way) but I'm too lazy to rip out and redo. I figured no one is going to look closely enough at any scarf around Issy's neck to notice. She moves too much. hehe

[danuv.livejournal.com]

Oh would you mind glancing at these two patterns to see which one seems like a better first project for a newbie?

This one: http://community.livejournal.com/yarny_bits/89662.html seems to have very clear instructions but I'm not sure about the whole double pointed needle thing.

And this is the other one that is supposed to be easy: http://www.tinybirdsorganics.com/organicwool/woolpants.html

[brododaktula.livejournal.com]

I'd think the yarny bits one would be a lot easier, since knitting in the round generally goes faster. I love double-pointed needles, but they're a little bit fiddly at first. One thing that can help is getting an experienced knitter to do the first inch or two for you. Once there's actual fabric created, it's much easier to move from needle to needle. Jack's pretty small, so you'd be fine just skipping the short row instructions if you didn't want to add too much your first time.

The other one looks easy, but it's a lot of back-and-forth knitting (knit and purl to make stockinette) and then you have a lot of seaming. In the first one, you only seam the few stitches at the crotch. The second is also with smaller yarn, so it will take longer if that's a factor for you.

The yarn I'm using is Cascade 220, which is pure wool, long-wearing, and easily gets 5 stitches per inch, the gauge I'm using and that Yarny Bits also recommends. I'd recommend it or something like it, a smooth worsted, for your first one.

[danuv.livejournal.com]

I was kinda leaning towards the yarny bits one but that may be because of all the silly encouragement added into the instructions. heh I also like the fact that you can just ask questions in the comments. :)

Cascade 220 is actually what I'm using to do this scarf out of and what I already bought to do his shorties in. It seems to be a popular yarn since I've seen it mentioned in a number of places.