We were away last week and unfortunately it was miserable weather all week but that did however allow me plenty of time for knitting! I've got a couple of FO for friday at last (seems ages since I was able to join in on a Friday). My WiP is a Lore Hoodie from the Vampire knits book for me. I decided I wanted a cheap knit which was washable so I'm using James Brett Marble Chunky. Having serious yarn regret though as I am a yarn snob at heart and I'm really not enjoying working with acrylic. Keep having to remind myself though that I will have a finished hoodie for 12 rather than 60pound+. I'm using some of the modifications on ravelry and will be knitting longer sleeves and I've knitted the frontband along with the skirt to make it seamless. I love ravelry for all the hints and tips. This pattern is written in pieces but it can easily be a seamless knit - without ravelry I wouldnt have spotted the seamless potential.
Knitting with chunky and 8mm needles has also made me realise how much I love 4ply and finer needles!!
I'll be back on friday :-) but popping over to Tamis Amis blog now to see what everyone else is up to xx
I wish I'd knitted the front band at the same time (funnily enough I am wearing mine today!), that part felt like it took forever!
ReplyDeleteYou can steam block acrylic, which I did with mine. It definitely does need it, it looks so much better after. What I did was gently steam with the iron and pat out to shape, short bursts so you don't overdo it!
I know what you mean about being a yarn snob, I am too, I can't help it! Your hoodie looks really good so far, I love the colour!
ReplyDeleteThe color is so lovely! Be careful blocking acrylic. You don't want to "kill" it. I normally just soak it a bit and then lay it out flat being sure to smooth it the way I want it.
ReplyDeleteI hear ya on the snobbery. I just don't like the feel of acrylic, even some 50/50 blends are too much. Can't wait to see it done.
ReplyDeleteLove the color of the yarn though! I'm not a huge fan of acrylic either, but it does sometime have it's uses.
ReplyDeletelovely colour , whos it for ?
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I didn't have much luck blocking an acrylic sweater, but there's tons of info on Ravelry -- just search the yarn forum. Looking forward to seeing how it comes out!
ReplyDeleteLovely, and what a good idea to knit it seamless! I always make a point to check Ravelry for hints and tips for other knitters. I'm sure they've saved me a whole bunch of pain over the years!
ReplyDeleteThe texture on that hoodie is gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI saw that book at Michael's several months ago and now it's on my wishlist at Amazon. . . I'm hoping maybe I can finally succumb to the desire and buy it for myself for my birthday.
That is a lovely hoodie. I like the color. I actually really like acrylic a lot of times I think it just takes some getting used to.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful pattern and your lace panel looks great. I think blocking acrylic involves an iron, but it all seems a little scary to me
ReplyDeleteYou can spray block acrylic, which is what I usually do. Definitely don't approach it with an iron!
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