Wednesday 19 June 2013

WIP Wednesday

Sorry, went a bit AWOL last week! I have taken some photos at the weekend of my son modeling his Alec jumper so I'll be sharing those on Friday, I'm really rather pleased with it :-)

I've finished and edged the ripple part of my cushion cover (aside from weaving in a couple of ends). I've not yet decided how I'm going to do the back. I might do some sort of granny square or more rippling or be adventurous and have a go at hand sewing a fleece cover. For now though this is what it looks like :-)

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I edged it in blue simply because I have lots of that yarn left over from my Scrappy Granny Square blanket. I used Little Tin Bird's fab tutorial for straightening out the top and bottom edges. I got in a bit of a pickle initially as I was finding it really hard to get my hook through the stitches and it just wasn't working right. I threw it on the floor in disgust, went back to it a couple of hours later and realised I'd been working on it backwards so no wonder the stitches were hard to get a hook through! A couple of hours later and I was done :-)


I'm a knitter at heart though and it's rare for me to be without a knitting project. I fancied something indulgent and not too complicated but with a bit of detail to keep it interesting. So I got out my sock yarn and started on a Multnomah

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The garter stitch section whizzed by and now I'm doing the old shale lace pattern which is deceptively simple. There's only 1 row in every 4 row repeat that has "lace" and it's just a pattern of 6 increases followed by 6 decreases. It's really enjoyable to knit :-) I have to do 10 repeats and I'm doing my 7th at the moment so hoping to get it finished over the weekend. If you've ever wanted to give shawl or lace knitting a try then I'd really recommend it. It's definitely beginner friendly but looks so clever lol.

Linking in with Tami as usual

13 comments:

  1. Your ripples look very happy coloured, lovely to see. And your knitting work but also the yarn are both beautiful.

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  2. Your cushion cover is lovely! I just finished a Multnomah. Isn't it a fun knit! Yours looks great.

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    1. Thanks :) They are fun, I'm really enjoying it and it's a pattern I think I'll knit again too

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  3. Your shawl is really pretty. I do so love it when something looks more complicated than it is!

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    1. Oh definitely, complex but easy is fab lol

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  4. love the color of the shawl.....I too dabble with crochet occasionally, but my heart (and hands) are always with the knitting. haven't done a multnomah, though! maybe need to queue that. yours is lovely!

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  5. Lovely FO's! I love the colorful cushion cover and I'm excited to see your Multnomah progress. That's a pattern I've been thinking about making for a while now, but still haven't gotten around to knitting!

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  6. I really enjoyed knitting multnomah :) although towards the end I was very eager to bind off LOL

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  7. Ooh I love Multnomah! I did one last year with handspun. It's my favorite shawl, I wear it a lot.

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  8. I love the red. Happy knitting!

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  9. Love the edging in navy blue on the ripple cover! You're inspiring me-- I'm inheriting a sofa when I move out, and I'm already plotting & planning the best way to recover the throw pillows on it-- I'll be coming back to look and get inspiration!
    Also,the colors on your Multnomah are great! I've been seeing a lot of the crocheted version, so it's refreshing to see the knit one :)

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  10. It's funny how your brain can get itself in a jumble like that sometimes, I find that coming back later and trying again like you did helps immensely. It looks fantastic of course! Definitely going to bring bright color to a room!

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