Knit for Kids, 10th Anniversary

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Originally uploaded by Kyrstellaine

I'm working on this pattern, but I wanted to knit it in the round, instead of flat. That was easy enough - then when I got to the sleeves, I thought, "you know, if I were to cast on both sides of the sleeve at the same time, I wouldn't have to seam the underarm."

Here you see the result of my experimentation. I cast on the recommended number of stitches, loosely, and doubled them on the way back across. On the next row, I slipped every other stitch (the ones I increased before) onto another needle, and continued working. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.

Bauhaus progress

Yay! First pattern repeat (38 rows) done!

I was reading an article on the jogless join, but they commented that it doesn't work for Fair Isle, and suggested that one might want to use duplicate stitch for the motif right at the jog. Has anyone ever heard of that?

What's on my needles?

Bauhaus fair isle, wk 3
Originally uploaded by Kyrstellaine

When I went to Elann to order the yarn for the twinset I want to knit, their front page was this gorgeous fair isle sweater. I've been looking for a pattern that I can knit for my husband, and this fit the bill. It's a uni-sex, V-neck sweater, knit in the round with steeks for the arms and neck, and picked-up sleeves. This will be my first adventure in steeking. I'm pretty excited about adding another technique to my repetoire.

Yarny goodness

One of my co-workers yesterday mentioned that she was getting rid of all her knitting stuff, and asked if I wanted any of it. Of course, I said that I'd at least like to take a look. She brought the lot in today.

I let the other knitters split the needles & books - mostly bamboo needles (not my favorite), and mostly relatively easy books. I ended up with most of the yarn - including the treasure of the bunch, her UFO - in a lovely, yummy, incredibly soft Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran. I've looked at it before at the LYS, but not been able to talk myself into the expense without a pattern in mind. Recently, though, I've been thinking about designing one, so now I have no excuse not to.

What's with the title?

Hi, I'm Kajsa, better known online as Kyrstellaine (Kyrst, or Kyrsty). I'm a knitter and an online gamer, and often do both at the same time. So one night, my group is deep in some dungeon, and I dropped a couple stitches off my needles (Note - Luna Endless Summer and Addi Turbos don't make the best combination). I eeped, and scrambled to catch them with one hand, and tossed a heal on the tank with the other. One of my friends in the group is a fellow knitter, so I explained that I had dropped a stitch... My friends responded with the advice to "Drop the mob, not the stitch!"

Anyone who's played a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game), like EverQuest or World of Warcraft, knows that a certain amount of downtime goes with the territory. Whether it's recovering from a tough fight, waiting for a group-mate to catch up to the rest of the group, or waiting on raid to get started, there's always a certain amount of waiting. And we all know, waiting time = knitting time, right? :)

Kyrsty