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Finally gathered courage to pick up the Lace shawl i had form one bag to another. Frog ed the lace edging and started a simpler edging. I am hoping that the yarn is sufficient for the edging or else i shall give up. better option would be crochet, but i shall give knitting a go. something inside tells me that the project is jinxed, i might have to frog it again :(

the size has come out fine, more of a shawlet, rather than a huge shawl

i am hoping to finish this in a weeks time and then start packing all the finished projects along with other woolens, its getting warmer day by day.



this lace pattern is gone



and now its .....





broader lace pattern was nice and beautiful but i wouldnt have been able to knit it half way as i would have fell short of yarn.


And I did fall short of yarn, so had to frog the above lace and now its done

well i have finised two out of four projects and taken up another project ( new ) on needles, so its like two steps forward and one step back, in realation to trying to finish the projects on needles....

i guess i have to force myself not to pick up new projects, i am at present enjoying making this ......

this from a very old mag.. Mon Tricot Knit and Crochet MJ 66, i guess its a English edition, ( not US or Canadian ) tried to look up for the link for it no net but wasnt able to ( as yet )

here is a very simple pattern,

Skill level : intermediate

You need : Different shades of one color, one hank each. ( this is a very versatile pattern, one can have two shades of one color to as many as you want .... ten )

I have used Vardhman wool

needles 4mm, smaller if you want a little tight knit and thicker if you want a lacy finish.

Gauge is not a issue ( and I love this line in all the things i want to knit )




Now the pattern ......

Basic stitch pattern is divisible by 18.

Row 1: K

Row 2: P

Row 3: *K 2 tog 3 times, YO, K1 6 times, K 2 tog 3 times* repeat to border.

Row 4: K


Cast on any amount (divisible by 18) plus 8 stitches for border, ( 4 on each side ). Keep these border stitches in Knit Only (BOTH SIDES)

Knit 2 rows, ans start pattern repeats, knit for the length desired, and knit two rows.

add fringe if you like.

and its done.

What all might help-- putting stitch marker after every 18 stitches so that the increases and decreases are in check.

Putting a life line after abt every 10 rows esp in beginning, and later u can leave it as you get the "hang" of the pattern

this is an old pic of a shawl, knitted long back.... using same pattern

Yesterday met Sanhita from B'lore and it was a really wonderful meeting, sadly it was late and we both needed to return to our respective places


well we swapped yarn and needles.I had requested her to get me silk yarn and i am soooooo happy today, kids are at school, i have half a day to myself and i can admire my new yarn :)



the color is something i don't have, and can wait to start something on this, i have so many patterns on wish list to make, and i plan to make a heirloom kind of a thing :) lots of lace work coming up.

then i pulled out some cotton to make a doily, this is the one, its in three colors and i plan to make a small swatch, very small one, it pays to make a swatch, but i am so lazy, keep risking and then frogging the whole project




this is wat i plan to make out of the cotton above



BUT not before i finish at least two of the four projects which arte on needles. so i plan to finish ones which would finish fastest. top town cardi are addicting and one is almost a day or two from finishing,

( i have no idea why the pic has ccome rotated ..... if anyone knows how to correct this,help me )



and this one will go faster than the above one, as its on thicker needles. I want to finish the stash i have for this one so i shall first do the sleeves and then the body to that i don't end up with extra yarn, which will again go into stash of one or half balls of yarns of different yarn age.



BTW i have finished the LANA GROSSA Model of the Month,September 2008 jacket, pic will be uploaded soon, gave it to dry cleaner, the weather here in Delhi wouldn't have let it dry up fast as it is thicker and we don't have good sun now a days.

I made it without sleeves and its come out nice. gotta try it at least once this season asap coz its gonna get warmer and i will have to wait for next season.

did a little research work for online shop, and i am not so encouraged with the prospect.

firstly, the orders, who all will order, and how much????

okay if i have orders, sending the stuff and getting the payments is another step, banks charge out station charges, even on cash deposits, the merchantdice wouldnt be of the cost equivquant to the bank charges.

also if there are orders from abroad, i have to have certain permits as the companies themselves have export permits and suppliers.

to add to that the courier charges, risks of damage and loss, sending on time and the commitment. My hubby said, knitting is your hobby, best ting wouold be to swatch for stuff as that wouldnt be involing banks and payments, and at present i agree with him. i want to share many things with knitting friends, but on long run, i might not be able to keep up ......

Started this one in Jan this year, may be just a week back. I have never ever used up so much yarn so fast and so quick.

here i have made this from DK wool i had bought in Shimla about 4-5 yrs ago, to make a throw, but things didn't work out so now i am using this yarn( read stash ) to make this jacket. used three strings for the body and an extra fur / knobby fur string for the border. In the pattern they have given garter stitch but i preferred moss stitch border and st st body






here is the right front. this is one piece i will never forget,

started as left front, didn't increase as advised in pattern,

frogged

knitted again,

and instead of left front increase .... made increases for right side,

didn't place button holes,

frogged

knitted again,

didn't like the st st on the upper part as it would show wrong side when collar is made

frogged again .....

knitting again and here is what it looks like..... finally the way it should turn out :)

Well took out all mu stash and boy i have lots of it. long back i had cut the size of it by giving away lot of wool, to few knitters i know, but i guess i didnt part with most of it.



so now my main aim is to use up at least 1/2 of it or should i am at 3/4th of it so that i am able to make it to 1/2.

most of the stash is branded, and i have started planning which i would use where.

i have uploaded few images on ravelry but its gonna take lot of time to put up all my stash there.

i am also planning / thinking about opening a online store for few products i would be able to sell. i am not so sure, coz one ends up with dead stock and then there goes ur investment, if things remain in circulareion them its cool but if the orders dont come, then its a problem. Also there is this thing about payments, courier and damages. will work out on all this ........... so watch out this space