Great progress made on my very own Ripple and my Spidey Hat.
I have one more shade of purple to add to the ripple before I need to repeat a colour. Twelve colours total, and I'm totally digging them all together. Even A commented positively on the colour combo, so I'm giving myself extra brownie points. I'm trialling (well, I say trialling but I'm just using it) this method of a chainless starting dc (tr, whatevs) and am really liking the results. The edge is beautifully straight, and there's none of that pesky crocheting into your starting chain, which is one of my least favourite things to do ever.
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| Need a line ruled? Well, with my wonderful blanket edge, that will not be a problem! |
Also, I should mention that Melbourne is experiencing a record heat wave at the moment. NINE CONSECUTIVE DAYS ABOVE 32C. What does that mean? It's hotter than balls, that's what! And here's me crocheting blankets and talking about wearing hats.
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Your blanket is coming along great!
ReplyDeleteThanks! very much looking forward to working on it in much more sensible weather so i can be nice and snuggly.
DeleteThe blanket is great - that *is* a lovely edge - and I think you are mad to be working with yarn in that heat!!!!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy! :D
mad... or committed to the crochet cause? ;)
DeleteHopefully you are sipping some refreshing, cool iced tea, whilst knitting the winter woolies? Wouldn't mind some of that warmth here right now :)
ReplyDeleteLove the Spidey Hat!!
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oh you've inspired me to look up iced tea recipes, I've never actually made it before!
Delete*sending you our hot weather with the power of my mind* take it please!
That ripple is awesome! And the hat is very cool too! I have a hard time ripping things out if I make a mistake. Sometimes I just try to fix it and let it have a bit of an imperfection :-)
ReplyDeleteI just noticed another mistake last night... like 10 rows down. i am totally happy to live with it :)
DeleteBoth are beautiful! I love the blanket:)
ReplyDeleteVery nice work on the ripple and the hat. I love the colors.
ReplyDeleteThe hat is so intricate! Just look at those wonderful cables, it must be a lot of fun to knit. The Ripple is looking fantastic as well, you always make me which I could crochet better.
ReplyDeletepractice practice practice!
Deleteooh pretty ripple, I can't wait to get to that stage in my crochet!! Cute hat too. Have a creative wednesday xx
ReplyDeleteGreat choice on the colors of the ripple..Our snow just melted but we are do more the weekend...must be hard to crochet that ripple when it's hot!
ReplyDeleteun-knit? de-knit? or TINK! Whatever you call it, it's no fun!
ReplyDeleteLove the ripple. Crocheting into the first chains is also one of my least favourite things ever, so I'm going to have to investigate this chainless starting DCs ... thanks for the tip!
definitely give it a go, i think it's worth the effort!
DeleteThe blanket is great! I loe those colours. I just saw that YouTube video this morning and I'm going to give go as soon as I can, your blanket edge is perfect using that trick :) Elisabeth x
ReplyDeletei definitely recommend the extra effort, i'm very happy with the result so far :)
DeleteLoving the ripple and hat!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the ripple, but am not understanding what you mean about the edge. Normally I chain 2 (even though directions usually say 3...I think it gives a smoother finish), then dc in next chain. I don't stitch into the starting chain?
ReplyDeletehttp://4ccccs.blogspot.com/2013/03/crocheting-and-knitting-on-wednesday.html
What I mean is, on the next row when you come back to where you started the previous row, your last stitch is generally into the 3rd ch of the beginning 3ch (which counts as a dc/tr). In your case I assume you'd be crocheting into the 2nd ch.
DeleteWith the method I describe, the pseudo-beginning dc/tr is like a stitch, so much easeir to crochet into.
Hope that helps :)
Love the hat with a little of everything to keep it interesting.
ReplyDeletePretty colours in the ripple. So glad the temp has taking a downward turn.
Enjoy your woolly goodness.
What I mean is, on the next row when you come back to where you started the previous row, your last stitch is generally into the 3rd ch of the beginning 3ch (which counts as a dc/tr). In your case I assume you'd be crocheting into the 2nd ch.
ReplyDeleteWith the method I describe, the pseudo-beginning dc/tr is like a stitch, so much easeir to crochet into.
Hope that helps :)
These turned out really well! You've got some great knitting talent here! Thanks for sharing! Xo, M&K at brewedtogether.com
ReplyDeleteYour colour combination looks awesome, and I am so impressed with that straight edge! ^_^ I hope it cools down over there for you soon! (It actually rained here yesterday, which was amazing - I can't wait for cooler weather!)
ReplyDeleteLove the blanket and the hat is going to be amazing !
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