Tuesday’s Class …
Michelle is finding it wise to knit her lace Poncho Air Lux when there is no one around. I concur. (Yarn: Air Lux (Fingering: 70% Rayon, 30% Wool, 328 yards.) Often I have two projects by my side when I knit quietly by myself. One is my Poncho Air Lux and the other is my Cirrus Poncho that I switch to when family members come join me. 😉
Remember the baby gift she has to knit for twins that are due? Eleanor decided to knit the Garter Yoke Baby Cardi with Cascade 220 Superwash sport (DK/Sport: 100% Superwash wool, 136 yards). She was inspired by the baby sweater I knit. I was delighted. After all, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” [Quote by Charles Caleb Colton.]
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Oh, Cornelia! Her customfit sweater was too big! We were baffled as to how that could happen. It was a combination of things. She lost a significant amount weight (AWESOME) and the fit choice we made had more ease than she would like. I’ll redo her measurements and start the process over again. We all felt her pain and disappointment and volunteered to help her rip out the sweater.
She reviewed the pick up instructions for the neckline of the Easy Folded Poncho which read: pick up 3 stitches for every 4 rows. Literally that means pick up three stitches in a row (one per row) then skip the fourth.
She had a few blocks turned to the wrong side. It was easy to take out the crocheted seam and pin it the right way. Then we pinned it all together.
While I tinked back the couple of stitches I noticed that there was a hole consistent with stopping mid row and going the wrong way. So instead of taking out a few stitches, I took out a couple of rows. Easy come, easy go. While I took it out, Lois discussed her plan for knitting the Building Block Afghan in three colors, grey, light blue, and darker blue: all trimmed with white.