It's Olympics time and I am so excited. I am a HUGE fan. I watch everything from table tennis to trampoline. Yes, really. I have 2 DVR's going so I don't miss a thing. In honor of the 2012 Summer Games I decided to work on this little lap blanket.
I changed the color scheme to blues and light brown because the one above is way too dark for me. I had started it earlier but frogged it back because my floats were pulling a bit.
I am working with NORO and St. Denis wool yarns. Neither of which I have knit with before. I know that NORO is famous for it's bold colors, which I love, but it is not a feel good yarn. It's scratchy and has no give at all. Yes, I know once I soak it that the fibers will bloom nicely and soften. However, it would be nice if it felt soft and beautiful while I was knitting, especially at $20 a skein!
I have knit fair isle before but not as large a project. Hopefully, by knitting this project I will enhance my skills in fair isle. There are so many wonderful thing to knit using this method. I am always trying new techniques to broaden my knitting skills and knowledge.
In knitting, you are forever learning. It's one of the reasons why I am passionate about it. There is ALWAYS something new- a technique, a cast on, a cast off, a stitch, or a new yarn. As you can tell, I am not one of those knitters that is satisfied with the basics. I get bored knitting the same thing over and over. I need to stimulate my creativity at all times. My second ever project that I knit was a cabled purse! Yes, first a scarf then I dove into cables. Let's just say that it wasn't my best piece of work but I was darn proud at the time!
I'll be posting updates as the games progress. I am not sure that I will be able to finish it by the close with all the other knitting that I need to complete but I hope to put a good dent in it. Wish me luck and happy Olympics everyone!
I changed the color scheme to blues and light brown because the one above is way too dark for me. I had started it earlier but frogged it back because my floats were pulling a bit.
I am working with NORO and St. Denis wool yarns. Neither of which I have knit with before. I know that NORO is famous for it's bold colors, which I love, but it is not a feel good yarn. It's scratchy and has no give at all. Yes, I know once I soak it that the fibers will bloom nicely and soften. However, it would be nice if it felt soft and beautiful while I was knitting, especially at $20 a skein!
I have knit fair isle before but not as large a project. Hopefully, by knitting this project I will enhance my skills in fair isle. There are so many wonderful thing to knit using this method. I am always trying new techniques to broaden my knitting skills and knowledge.
In knitting, you are forever learning. It's one of the reasons why I am passionate about it. There is ALWAYS something new- a technique, a cast on, a cast off, a stitch, or a new yarn. As you can tell, I am not one of those knitters that is satisfied with the basics. I get bored knitting the same thing over and over. I need to stimulate my creativity at all times. My second ever project that I knit was a cabled purse! Yes, first a scarf then I dove into cables. Let's just say that it wasn't my best piece of work but I was darn proud at the time!
I'll be posting updates as the games progress. I am not sure that I will be able to finish it by the close with all the other knitting that I need to complete but I hope to put a good dent in it. Wish me luck and happy Olympics everyone!
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