Monthly archives: April 2006

So I got my bond knitting machine in the mail today, and I have to say… its alot of fun. Initial swatches were disastrous but after I got the hang of it, it went more smoothly. The first thing I had planned to make with my machine was a slytherin scarf, just because miles of stockinette is not something I enjoy by hand. The scarf was started and frogged I believe 3 times. It would start out really smoothly until all of a sudden 10 stitches would magically drop themselves. I blame this on it being really late and me being tired, so I will reattempt a scarf in the morning.

At about 2 am I finished knitting the fair isle portion of the vest! By 2:30 I had sewn the steeks, and by 3 I had cut them.I tried on the vest and it was a little tight, and I got really upset. I went to bed and woke up this morning and tried it on again. I was much happier this morning when realising that the tightness was minimal and could be fixed in blocking.

I’ve also started the river stole from rowan 38 for my mom. Its going really well, the pattern is easy to memorize and the Douceur et Soie I’m using is so soft and easy to work with.