A new project, an old way
Another January weekend = time for casting on another new project.
A little cardigan for one of the several babies that one of several friends are busy growing right now. It promises to be quite the year for hatching amongst my friends so I've been checking out a whole new section of patterns.
It occurred to me the other day that in my three and a bit years of knitting I have never gone to a yarn shop and looked at their patterns and bought a pattern and the yarn then and there. So I did. I tell you the excitement never stops round here, if I tell you I cleaned out the food cupboard too I know you'll be blown away by my weekend :o)
I checked out the yarns, decided that the Baby Bamboo was the right mix of practicality/affordability/knit desirability and looked at the folder of patterns. It was really quite soothing to have a reasonably small selection of patterns. Sometimes looking at all the patterns on the kniternet I just don't know where to begin. This little bubs hasn't expressed her style just yet so it was nice to have some parameters enforced.
It was also super exciting to get home, get the yarns out of the bag and just get knitting with the excitement of the pattern choice and yarn kill fresh in the air! Little things for little people should mean quick FOs I hope :)
This is the way I remember my Mum shopping for a new project and I think it's something I'll enjoy doing again - though please don't take my internet away, some days I like endless options and I am looking forward to making these free online baby patterns.
A little cardigan for one of the several babies that one of several friends are busy growing right now. It promises to be quite the year for hatching amongst my friends so I've been checking out a whole new section of patterns.It occurred to me the other day that in my three and a bit years of knitting I have never gone to a yarn shop and looked at their patterns and bought a pattern and the yarn then and there. So I did. I tell you the excitement never stops round here, if I tell you I cleaned out the food cupboard too I know you'll be blown away by my weekend :o)
I checked out the yarns, decided that the Baby Bamboo was the right mix of practicality/affordability/knit desirability and looked at the folder of patterns. It was really quite soothing to have a reasonably small selection of patterns. Sometimes looking at all the patterns on the kniternet I just don't know where to begin. This little bubs hasn't expressed her style just yet so it was nice to have some parameters enforced.It was also super exciting to get home, get the yarns out of the bag and just get knitting with the excitement of the pattern choice and yarn kill fresh in the air! Little things for little people should mean quick FOs I hope :)
This is the way I remember my Mum shopping for a new project and I think it's something I'll enjoy doing again - though please don't take my internet away, some days I like endless options and I am looking forward to making these free online baby patterns.
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Love those colours - you can't go wrong with black and white and a touch of red!
I didn't thank you properly for the yarn you sent. It arrived between Christmas and New Year's, and got me very excited. I haven't decided what to make yet. I may just pet it for a while longer! Thanks a bunch.
I distinctly recall finishing a project one day and realising I had nothing to go on with, so got in the car, drove across town, chose new wool and a new pattern and drove back home. How quaint!!
I popped into Masons on Saturday to see if they had any new season books in. It was even more busy than normal - I wonder if we were there at the same time?
you know i don't think i've ever been to a yarn shop and picked a pattern and yarn then and there.. i might give this a go! :)