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Gemma - more progress and one more tip!
April 29, 2005
Yes yes I know! I forgot the other idea for dealing with Gemma's ends! Well I didn't forget it, I just didn't really understand how it worked, because I was being a bit slow :)
Carolyn suggested knitting flat pieces, but on a circular needle, and then you can work from either end of the needle, depending on where the ball of yarn you need is. You just strand the yarns up the side. This is dead clever I think, especially as I must be wasting a ton of yarn on ends and this would save that.
So thanks and sorry Carolyn!!
I have slowly been plugging away and didn't feel like much more was done, but I just took a photo and the back is noticeably longer than last time I posted :)
Here's where I'm up to (half way through the increases after the waist):
I will hopefully be buying yarn this weekend, hurrah! After a while of no inspiration I had THREE (oh yes) design ideas this week, so I will be investigating colours this weekend. There is no where at all to buy yarn in Oxford (I believe I might have whinged about that just on one or two occasions before, hahaha) so I have to drag Adam to the department store whenever I'm in Bristol! Have a nice weekend everyone!
Posted by jen at April 29, 2005 09:03 AM
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I'm often to be heard moaning about lack of wool-buying opportunities in Oxford. Whenever we go anywhere else, I'm on the lookout! Last big purchase was sock wool in Munich!
Posted by: ginchy at April 29, 2005 09:38 AM
Very pretty, where did you get the pattern from?
Posted by: Katie at April 29, 2005 02:11 PM
Gemma's coming along fabulously. I don't know how I'd manage to complete one of those rows in less than 15 minutes! I love the cream and lavender colour combination, I have keep it in mind for future projects...
Posted by: Valerie at April 29, 2005 04:13 PM
Gemma looks lovely! Thanks for the tips too. Best of luck with your design ideas. I can relate to having limited access to yarn - though there are plenty of available sources around here, there is not much in the way of variety (I guess I'm lucky that we do have some great stuff). Have fun shopping for yarn!
Posted by: Missy at April 29, 2005 11:30 PM
you're too funny! no need for apologies girlfriend, i was only teasin'! :)
Posted by: carolyn at May 3, 2005 12:51 PM