Monday
Aug172009
My Tux
Monday, August 17, 2009 at 8:46PM
As I said prior, I started knitting the "Mina's Tuxedo Vest" last week out of the Custom Knits book, which I absolutely love. I've already finished the back and am knitting the front shoulders. I'm enjoying the pattern, and the techniques.
Oooh! I was also able to bring my camera back to life!!! Yay! So, here you go, some early pics of my "Mina's Tuxedo Vest".
What yarn is that? Remember? It's Sundara Yarn in one of my favorite colors "Spiced".
You see where I picked up the Provisional Cast On? It is noticeable, but it's a nice transition, this cast on is interesting, you cast on using any normal long-tail cast on, but you use your working yarn and scrap yarn. You loop the scrap yarn around your thumb and hold the working yarn on the index finger, and begin looping on your stitches. What you'll see is your working yarn as the live stitches, and the scrap yarn will be the chain on the bottom. It was pretty cool to try, my first time using this method. It's also a trip to unravel and pick up stitches because the stitches pick up a bit differently than other methods. I'm aiming at getting this done this week, and guess what?!? I have a super special friend who is the sweetest thing, she sent me blocking wires as a bday present last week! I'll be soaking some of my knits to block and then I'll share the FO love *-)
Thank you to Cheryl, you rock girl!
I'll be back later this week!
~Rocky
Oooh! I was also able to bring my camera back to life!!! Yay! So, here you go, some early pics of my "Mina's Tuxedo Vest".
What yarn is that? Remember? It's Sundara Yarn in one of my favorite colors "Spiced".
You see where I picked up the Provisional Cast On? It is noticeable, but it's a nice transition, this cast on is interesting, you cast on using any normal long-tail cast on, but you use your working yarn and scrap yarn. You loop the scrap yarn around your thumb and hold the working yarn on the index finger, and begin looping on your stitches. What you'll see is your working yarn as the live stitches, and the scrap yarn will be the chain on the bottom. It was pretty cool to try, my first time using this method. It's also a trip to unravel and pick up stitches because the stitches pick up a bit differently than other methods. I'm aiming at getting this done this week, and guess what?!? I have a super special friend who is the sweetest thing, she sent me blocking wires as a bday present last week! I'll be soaking some of my knits to block and then I'll share the FO love *-)
Thank you to Cheryl, you rock girl!
I'll be back later this week!
~Rocky
Reader Comments (2)
You are welcome! I couldn't take the pile of FO's waiting to be blocked for months now! ☻
Anything for a friend!
I love that book too, am about to start a sweater for my sister from it, forget what it's called (the sweater, not the book, obviously).
Spice is an amazing color, and the yarn has great stitch definition. I think of this provisional caston as making figures 8 -- one loop around the needle, one loop around the spare yarn. It's the only one I can do without reading the instructions.