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Something besides Emily art today. Knitting content!
Pattern: Knitted Kitty by Lilian (warning: pattern contains profanity)
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaca sportweight
Needles: #5 (3.75mm)
Bertha at http://karmakitties.com/ sent Emily a care package in December. I knew some things I wanted to send her, like Koigu, but based on her blog, everybody who sends her packages includes some kind of really beautiful thing for her toddler. I got intimidated! There were any number of things I could send, but I honestly didn’t have the time to knit something worthy. So I procrastinated and procrastinated, as I am wont to do. Finally it had gotten to the point where it was just shameful, and I had to send something. I finally abandoned my plans for sweaters and darling little original hats in favor of a very cute and easy pattern so I could get something in the mail to her already.
This was an incredibly easy pattern. You don’t even have to know how to purl. If you can knit a rectangle, you can make this cat. You make three little panels, then seam them up and stuff them. Voila. Cat.
The eyes are spare embroidery thread, and the nose is leftover pink alpaca. I’m a little concerned that I didn’t fasten them securely enough, but I trust Bertha to be able to fix them if they come undone.
I’m told that June is quite happy with the cat, so it looks like this was a good choice. I’m hapy to have a new pattern to add to my repertoire. Quick, easy, and cute – just how I like ’em!
Faster, Gartercat, Kill, Kill!
Thanks. XD
I’m not working on a baby blanket for a girlfriend of mine that’s due in August. It uses the stocking stitch, so it’s really easy. I like easy, it means I can actually do it lol.
My edges are rolling, any suggestions? Or do you think it’ll be okay once I put the border on it?
Thanks. XD
I’m not working on a baby blanket for a girlfriend of mine that’s due in August. It uses the stocking stitch, so it’s really easy. I like easy, it means I can actually do it lol.
My edges are rolling, any suggestions? Or do you think it’ll be okay once I put the border on it?
That was me. I forgot to log in x.x
That was me. I forgot to log in x.x
Depends on how big the border is. But really, the reality is, stockinette rolls. It just does, and there’s not much you can do about it, except put a really big border on it or use another stitch.
Depends on how big the border is. But really, the reality is, stockinette rolls. It just does, and there’s not much you can do about it, except put a really big border on it or use another stitch.
I think the pattern says to do at least an inch of border. I might make it thicker though depending on what kind of border I do and how it’ll look when it’s finished.
I have no idea what color to do for the border though. I’m using the pink/white variegated Sugar and Cream, so I’m thinking of maybe doing a different type of yarn and seeing if I can do some sort of frilly looking border on it. Like a baby yarn or something, but I don’t know how durable those actually are lol
I think the pattern says to do at least an inch of border. I might make it thicker though depending on what kind of border I do and how it’ll look when it’s finished.
I have no idea what color to do for the border though. I’m using the pink/white variegated Sugar and Cream, so I’m thinking of maybe doing a different type of yarn and seeing if I can do some sort of frilly looking border on it. Like a baby yarn or something, but I don’t know how durable those actually are lol
I updated my LJ with a little bit of info on the blanket I’m doing if you were interested in seeing. 🙂
I updated my LJ with a little bit of info on the blanket I’m doing if you were interested in seeing. 🙂