Black Sheep

Another Lace Square

Here is another square from my “Learn to knit afghan.” I’m getting a little bit better on the lace. I messed up the pattern a little bit in the begining but seemed to figure it out in the end. This pattern is really easy. It is only 4 rows. The odd rows you basically perl, and the even rows you work the lace pattern.

August 12th, 2004

Newsy post

I’ve got lots to share, today! I was busy this weekend…

First of all, I fringed the poncho. Here is what it looks like in it’s final state:

I think it turned out okay….The neck is really stretched out, though. But, all in all, not bad. Wearable. I think it would be really cute if there were beads on the fringe. Maybe if I am really bored one day I will do that.

Second, I finished another square of the Learn to Knit Afghan. I’m working on the Lace section and finished the first square:

As you can tell, I didn’t figure out the whole concept of lace until I was nearly finished. You actually WANT to make the holes.

Third, I knitted my mom a bucket hat in this gorgeous red color. I used GGH Samoa this time. I really love that yarn:

Mom, if you are reading this, let me know if you like this color…I still have to block it.

2 comments August 9th, 2004

Poncho Done

Sorry I haven’t posted in a few days. I’ve been busy in an alternate universe fighting neo-cons .

I actually have lots of knitting news. First of all, the Poncho is (finally) done. Yeah! Here’s a pic of it blocking:

When I finished knitting it I was disappointed. But it truly is amazing what blocking can do. It finished blocking last night and I tried it on again and it looks nice! I am definately going to fringe it and will post another pic when it is fringed.

Second, I finished another square of my afghan:

Again, it is a light rose colored yarn. It is knitted with Lion’s wool-ease. There is a whole section in the “learn-to-knit afghan” book on lace. So I am going to work through the lace squares next to practice my lace knitting in preparation for my lace shawl.

1 comment August 4th, 2004

Afghan progress

Well, here is square two of my Learn-to-knit afghan. I’m getting there! It’s hard to tell here but the yarn colors are dusty rose and gray. And it is knit in stockinette stitch, as if you couldn’t tell by the curling ends!

June 11th, 2004

The story of the “Learn to knit afghan”

Many years ago I began a project called the “learn to Knit afghan.” I got about halfway done with it and got bored. I put it away for a long long time. Not long ago I found a rotten box in my closet. I opened this box and there were all of the squares that I had knitted for this afghan. They were all motheaten and mildewy. I looked at them and, while I knew I had to throw these particular squares of motheaten ruin away, I realized that I had an unfinished project that needed to get finished.

So I decided that I would start this project over. I decided to use the yarn that I was going to use for my cape project. Here is the first square:

I will post my progress on the-project-that-never-ends as I go.

Add comment March 15th, 2004