So, I'm almost finished the "hat with the duck part", and I've run out of yarn. As you can see from the picture, there isn't enough left to finish the remaining 10 rows or so, then stitch the brim up :( I thought I might have just enough, but no :( I've contacted a couple people on Ravelry about selling me a skein. One got back to me and it will cost 5 times as much as what I paid for a skein to get me hers, but I might have to suck it up and do it. I'm soooo close!
A friend, who appreciates my knitting, has asked me to knit a pair of leg warmers for her baby as she is crawling now. I said yes, even though I have so many projects needing to be finished by Christmas. I told her that I couldn't guarantee when they'd be done and she said it would be fine - I'm worrying that she'll be done crawling by the time they are knit up! I don't know if my friend realizes the time it takes to knit - especially with little needles and thin yarn!
Anyways, I picked out some yarn and started to knit the leg warmers; I figure they are a good 'before bed' project - quite straightforward so go to knit when I'm tired. I chose to use Regia Stretch Crazy Color yarn. I checked out some projects on Ravelry that use this yarn and I really liked the colors.
I started the 12 month size but I think I'm going to restart and do the 18-24 month size since the yarn I'm using is a bit more thin than the yarn the pattern calls for. I would hate to get these done just to find out that they won't fit around her little legs.
I used the tubular cast on as it gives a nice edge and a good stretch. For a cast on that gave me a bit of a headache the first time I tried it, I'm actually starting to like it and this is the third project I will be using it on.
As always, thanks to Tami for hosting the WiP Wednesday on her blog!
Those are my WiPs for this week. I'm hoping in the next week or two to have some new ones to share. I'm going to attempt cables! Wish me luck ;)
Oh man, my worst fear, running out of yarn so close to the project! I hope you're able to find some, and not at 5 times the cost of the original skein!
ReplyDeleteThe legwarmers are going to be soo cute!!!
Leg warmers for a baby shouldn't take you very long to make. Love the yarn.
ReplyDeleteThat sock yarn is great! So colorful, reminds me of rainbow sherbet! Yummm
ReplyDeleteRunning out of yarn is such a painful experience. And they're charging you 5 times more?! Ooo is that how people sell on Ravelry?! I sympathize with you!
ReplyDeleteThe colorway for the legwarmers is lovely! The pressure when making some thing for some one on your own is some thing and making some thing on request(especially of a non-knitter) is some thing else. The key is to have fun. The legwarmers look like a fun project, enjoy it.