Tag: Cobblestone

Swatching

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Cobblestone swatches
Cobblestone swatches

Knitting up a swatch in selected yarn and stitch pattern(s) to check fabric for handle, drape, stitch gauge.It is sometimes necessary to knit up several samples before starting a project. Knitting up a swatch in selected yarn and stitch pattern(s) to check fabric for handle, drape, stitch gauge.It is sometimes necessary to knit up several samples before starting a project.Knitting up a swatch in selected yarn and stitch pattern(s) to check fabric for handle, drape, stitch gauge.It is sometimes necessary to knit up several samples before starting a project.Knitting up a swatch in selected yarn and stitch pattern(s) to check fabric for handle, drape, stitch gauge.It is sometimes necessary to knit up several samples before starting a project.Knitting up a swatch in selected yarn and stitch pattern(s) to check fabric for handle, drape, stitch gauge.It is sometimes necessary to knit up several samples before starting a project.Knitting up a swatch in selected yarn and stitch pattern(s) to check fabric for handle, drape, stitch gauge.It is sometimes necessary to knit up several samples before starting a project.

You must be Yoke-ing

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Indeed I am!

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Got all the pieces together and I’m finally yoke-ing.

Feels good to be in the final stretch.

I guess I always get a little anxious as the end of a project approaches.

Perhaps I just lose focus after working on one thing for a while and start looking for diversion.

Or maybe I worry about if it’s going to turn out just right.

But I’m close. Really close.

Chone says “lookin’ good so far, Maaaaa!”

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The Chicken Girls Accesorize

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For a long time I’ve been thinking that our chicken feed bags were worth saving.

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They are colorful, with cool chicken art, and I really couldn’t bring myself to throw them away.
Sometimes they even have different background colors, like this pink one for breast cancer awareness-

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And they are fairly indestructible, being made of plastic woven tarp-like material-

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And this week, while stuck home in the snow, I finally decided to do something with them!

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Tote bags! Aren’t they sporty?
Great for the grocery, the farmers market, holding projects, etc. etc.

The material is a little bit of a pain to sew, because it slips around some, and it is really hard on stick pins, but the tote bag styling is really simple, and I think now that I’ve done a few the next batch will go faster and easier.

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And in wool news, I am making steady progress on Cobblestone
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One more sleeve, then we get to the exciting part: the yoke! A little texture, some short rows.
Pretty sure I’ve got the yarn to cover it now.