Thursday, November 3, 2011

Knitting update

After years of being able to knit a swatch, and then proceed with a successful project, the ability to knit something to scale continues to elude me this year. So I decided to make some mittens for Sweet Daughter for our Rev War events figuring that if there were too big she’d grow into them. Eventually. Since her gown sleeves only come down to just below her elbows, she needed something to keep her lower arms warm. We can document elbow length knitted mitts (sans fingers) and so I combined the two. I am usually loathe to “make stuff up” based on conjecture, but I’ll make an exception for some things. If elbow length mittens keep SD comfortable so she enjoys living history events, so be it. I figure it sort of makes up for the early morning hike through the dew-soaked grass to get to the porta-potties.

Half done
I won't tell you how many times I restarted the second one. Maybe it's just the color green I'm having problems with ...
Oh … does anybody want to guess what this is going to be?

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  1. doubletroubleNovember 3, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    Cunning hat #2?

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  2. Nancy R.November 4, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    DT FTW!

    Yes. #2. And #3. One is already bespoke, the other ... you'll have to wait and see.

    (Oh, look. I made a rhyme.)

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  3. doubletroubleNovember 4, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    If you are having any problems with the knitting procedure, bluesun has an educational video you should see...

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  4. Old NFONovember 4, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    I'm amazed how y'all can get em BOTH to match...LOL

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  5. Nancy R.November 4, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    Old NFO: It's just math. Knit x number of stitches, then do y. Do it the same for both, (well, mirror image) and they match. And that was the problem. I kept notes halfway up the first one for what I was doing and quit, so I had to sit there and count stitches and reinvent the wheel for the second one.

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  6. Mike W.November 4, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    You are making a cunning hat? Yay!

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  7. Nancy R.November 4, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Mike W. - as soon as the backordered special sized circular needle comes in, yes.

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  8. MSgt BNovember 6, 2011 at 5:42 AM

    I just got a mental picture of OldNFO knitting.

    *giggle*

    Do you do sweaters? This cold is killing me, and it's not yet December.

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  9. Nancy R.November 6, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    MSgt B: It's good enough for Gunnie. I bet OldNFO could rock some dpns if he chose to.

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  10. Nancy R.November 6, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    Oh, and no. I don't do sweaters unless they're for little ones. I lose interest before they're done. Maybe you can commission R. Lee ... ?

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  11. MSgt BNovember 6, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    I stand corrected.

    Picking out quilt patterns this weekend.

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