January KH-KAL: Seamless blanket project! - Page 44

Dangles · 03-05-2009, 07:24 PM

@Dollyce, love the job you did on Caleb's blanket!

@Dreamsherl, the blanket looks great

ArtLady1981 · 03-06-2009, 02:42 AM

Very very classy, dreamsherl! WOW! Love it!!!!

luvmykid28 · 03-06-2009, 04:34 AM

Dreamsherl, looks great.

Karina · 03-06-2009, 06:39 PM

Everybody's blankets look wonderful. Once again I am stunned by your speed of knitting Artlady.

i am itching to start another log cabin blanket. I have a load of cotton in off white, might have a dying session over the Easter holiday in three weeks time and use what ever colours they make for me.

chj · 03-07-2009, 12:33 AM

Holy cow, I've been gone for about a week, and everyone is going to town! Jeez, Artlady, that camo/striped blankie is AWESOME! Dreamsherl, I love your colors, too, and Jessica, you are moving right along (great colors)!! I've taken a few detours with mine and changed my mind about where it was going a couple of times. I'm on the edges, finishing up one intarsia section. I have one border edge done. But it's slow going since the sides are so long. I have to get this thing done before the weather gets warm because I won't want to be draped in the thing at that point!! I need to put the sock and the scarf away...

ArtLady1981 · 03-07-2009, 12:40 AM

Thanks chj! We appreciate your kind words, and your UPDATE!
Sounds like you are right on target!

luvmykid28 · 03-09-2009, 04:42 AM

Working on Log 20. I switched to 40" cables. I think it measures somewhere around 26x30. Whenthe yarn runs out, I'm finished. DD holds it up everday, hinting that she would really like to have it. I haven't told her that I'm making it for her. Will give it to her for Easter.

ArtLady1981 · 03-09-2009, 08:45 AM

Wonderful work, luv! Your garter stitches look so perfect and even!
Way to go! Thanks for the photo update!!!!

Woodi · 03-09-2009, 09:58 PM

Well I'm done, finished, kaputznik! I made a BIG mistake, so now it's off-the-needles and as soon as I weave in all the loose ends, this silly binkey is going up to a native reserve for hopefully one toddler there may find it beautiful.

The mistake: I switched to larger needles, ended the square pattern, and decided to knit just stripes (see bottom of blanket in pic). I erroneously thought that if I switched to a larger needle (from 4.5 mm to 5 mm) that it would go faster, look less 'tight'.

Lesson learned:

Quote:

"Never, never switch needle sizes halfway through a project!"

Well, maybe someone will think it's a flaired bottom.....meant for tucking your feet into....?

I learned a lot from doing this project. I'm now anxious to do one that is better planned, with all-the-same type of yarn, and without switching needles halfway. Sheesh.

Oh well, it was fun sharing my blunders with you. Hopefully, some of you will learn another what-not-to-do or three.

ArtLady1981 · 03-09-2009, 10:56 PM

Well, even though it's got lots of 'curves'...it is still a beautiful combination of colors and yarns, and you did arrange the colors very nicely! It is very striking! Good work! And bless you for sticking with it!