Here are the crochet ravings of me, the projects I do, and items related to the site. I apologise Im not a great blogger, I have good intentions but get easily side tracked, especially by my crochet hook.
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Posted By Liz on April 12, 2013
Ok. This is not the best picture but you can see the broken tip. Its lying next to the snapped end. Given the set only came with 5 needles per size. How fecking irritating is this? I have done a whole 3 bloody rounds and a new set of needles is now broken. What a crock.
Posted By Liz on April 12, 2013
I finally finished the brown ribbed sock.
So now I have made 4 socks, 1 pair and 2 odds! I will make the pairs soon.
I really want to try and make a pair of double knitted socks and a cardigan. But i must do tardis blanket first.
Posted By Liz on April 7, 2013
Now. The smart amongst you will spot I made a sock, the whole one I finished earlier in the week. It has a rolled top which is quite nice and I solved the gaps on the heel turn too.
The second doesn’t match the first in any way. I’m aware of this the 3 socks I have made so far were patterned by the yarn, this one has 3 stitch ribbing in it which makes it stretchier. The observant will also note this is the lovely soft wool I got but looked weird on an enterac blanket.
Posted By Liz on April 7, 2013
I had intended to spend most of the weekend crochetting but, it didn’t turn out that way, but it did grow. Hope Johns happy
Posted By Liz on April 2, 2013
As you can see, many balls of wool and it has grown, just not as much as I would have hoped. I thought I had posted yesterday but apparently that was too much effort for my phone.
I’m feeling a little lost in direction. As a result my crochet focus is not there. I do half a row and put it down. Its not that I don’t want to do it or anything. I’m finding myself all but sitting and staring at nothing.
I know that john will love it when I’m done and I am lookinn forward to it. I guess its a little like standing at the bottom of the mountain looking up. Knowing the view will be ace and then thinking of the long trek up an down. Its not that its not worth it. It just needs to be done right.
Posted By Liz on April 2, 2013
I saw something online and was inspired to try this. Its double sided tunisian knit. It could look better IMHO but for a first try it wasn’t so bad.
This was made by doing pick up colour a, turn work off colour b, purl colour b, turn work off colour a.
Posted By Liz on March 26, 2013
Ok. My biggest regret with my last socks was that the diagonal on the heel turning had holes. Which I have now solved
Here’s how.
Start sock with 60 stitches if using standard fine sock yarn
Rib for about 2 inches
Mark your first stitch
On first knit row the whole way round pick up your cast in stitches to form a nice thick and comfy sock top
Knit about 12cm
Next turning the heel to do this knit the 20 beyond the stitch marker
Knit 8 stitches knit 2 together
Turn
Slip first stitch tug to keep stitch taught purl your way back to 8 beyond the stitch marker. Purl 2 together.
Turn. Slip first stitch
Repeat this back and forth knit/purl the last 2 together until you have the 20 or the heel and have 1 left either end
Next you work back up. To do this knit round to the gap. Pick up the V shaped stitch created by the previous slip. Then knit/purl as you would till you now have 10 again on each side and so are back to 60 stitches in total. Now you will have nice join like mine !
Haven’t done the foot but but the principal is knit until its long enough and then join 2 together twice at the sides exactly over where you had the heel turns so you start off with 20 on year needle and end with 28 as the 2 together will form the toe join.
Posted By Liz on March 17, 2013
So, as you can see its grown. At 201 stitches a row it doesn’t grow fast but it hopefully will make its owner happy.
Posted By Liz on March 16, 2013
The blanket is kinda done. Ok it needs ends sewing where I made it a rectangle and could use a border. But a new project came up and well you know how much I like sewing ends so I took a pic as I will probably use it how it is for now
