Rules, Shmules
Dec 24th, 2006 by jae
When it comes to gift knitting, I have learned some things along the way.
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It is always more likely to be a success when you knit with colors the recipient likes, ignoring any preferences you yourself may have.
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It is hard to follow rule #1.
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It is best to start said gift(s) well in advance of the intended giving date
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It is hard to follow rule #3.
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It is best to stick with a known pattern with clear well-thoughtout directions by an experienced designer/pattern writer and use the called for yarn. Changing things as you go along is a recipe for delays, frogging, and hairpulling.
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It is hard to follow rule #5.
How well did I do?
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It is supposed to be RED, white, and black trim as these are the colors of a certain NASCAR driver.
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I like the pink better since this is for a girl.
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I thought about casting on two and a half weeks ago.
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I actually casted on one and a half weeks ago and then put it down for six days. It is required by tomorrow morning.
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I started with a basic raglan pattern for a 3-6 month old using a yarn and gauge of 18 stitches / 22 rows
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I switched the yarn to 22 stitches / 30 rows, am knitting to 19 stitches / 28 rows, added seed stitch to the hem, and am knitting everything in the round instead of flat. Also, a small #8 will be duplicate stitched onto one sleeve.
Atleast, I got half the rules right.
You are a stitch!
Happy aunt-hood
Merry Christmas
We must schedule some knit-together time in the new year.
hugs gf
LOL! That was funny.
Merry Christmas!
Been there, done that! A few more times than I’d probably ever admit to. :-)
I often do the same things and then wonder how I get myself into such a pickle!! So cute though…like your color choices.