When I completed this square I was so very pleased. It had been quite a challenge, but I managed to deal with all those stitches slipped with yarn in back and with yarn in front. I bound it off and proudly held it up for my husband to admire. He’s a muggle, but he’s polite [...]
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LTK square 11–imperfectly charming
Posted in Barbara Walker, LYS, Learn-to-Knit Afghan, afghan squares, knitting on April 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
LTK square 10 & Mirror knitting
Posted in Barbara Walker, Learn-to-Knit Afghan, afghan squares, knitting, tagged left hand knitting, mirror knitting on February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s another LTK mosaic square. If you’ve seen the photo in the book or knitted the square yourself you may notice that there’s something not quite right with this square. that’s because I’m a left-handed mirror knitter. See those little stair steps? The photo in the book shows those stair steps [...]
LTK square 9
Posted in Barbara Walker, Learn-to-Knit Afghan, afghan squares, knitting on January 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This square required a new skill for me. I’ve never done mosaic knitting before. This involved the feat of slipping stitches not once, but twice (on two passes) before knitting them again. I thought it couldn’t be done. I thought my square would come out with tight rucked up ridges. [...]
LTK ‘ghan square 7 & sock class
Posted in Barbara Walker, afghan squares, knitting, socks, tagged American Cancer Society, charity knitting, scarf on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As you can see from the delay between LTK square postings I’ve been engaging in multiple projects lately. My LYS offered a sock class and I jumped in joyfully. I’ve wanted to learn socks for a long time and just haven’t had the support to keep me going past the cuff. As [...]
LTK square 6–Twisted & Crossed Ribs
Posted in Barbara Walker, Learn-to-Knit Afghan, afghan squares, knitting, socks on October 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Man was this one fun to knit up. I now have _no_ fear of knitting or purling in the back of a stitch. This ‘ghan is definitely improving my knitting skills.
Speaking of knitting skills, my first sock class was this past Friday. Our instructor is patience itself–and she has an impressive collection of socks to [...]
LTK square 5–Diagonal Ribbing
Posted in Barbara Walker, Learn-to-Knit Afghan, afghan squares, knitting on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is my favorite square so far. Watching the diagonal ribs shift as the square progressed was quite satisfying. Particularly since it looks more complicated than is. The other side of the squiare looks the same with one exception–the ribs tilt the other way. This pattern would make a lovely scarf. [...]
LTK square 4 – AKA That Darn Square!
Posted in Barbara Walker, LYS, Learn-to-Knit Afghan, afghan squares, knitting on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This square was not fun to knit. It took innumerable trips to the frog pond during that first 20 row repeat. Finally, DS, dear soul, pointed out the flaws in the photo of this square in the book. I took a deep breath and said “Okay, screw it, [...]
