Knitting Sweat Shop
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Lora's baby is due in less than two weeks and though we had very good intentions, the baby blanket that Holly and I are knitting is less than 1/2 done. And that is with bringing in the reinforecements. Holly's mom did a bunch of squares. My first square was the hardest because apparently I didn't know how to knit, purl, but my learning curve was short and now I'm well on my way...on my 3rd square. Only 10 or so to go.
So here is my question to other knitters out there. Some of the squares are double sided, but some with a patterned flower on them are not. I am used to crochetting where it is all double sided. So do we add a back side with material, just let it go, or what?
Labels: baby blanket, knitting
By AllBeehive Tuesday, October 03, 2006
2 Comments:
Three thoughts:
If you're really less than 1/2 done, could you turn it into a pillow? With the caveat that pillows are no-no's in cribs for a few months. But that would also solve the problem of the piece having a wrong side.
Babies love the feel of the yarn, and you'd spoil it if you put a fabric back on it. The blankets I've made have all had a wrong side, but they still look great and the kids obviously don't care.
If you want to speed things up, I just got this knitting thimble a few weeks ago and it's been a huge help. I switched to holding the yarn in the left hand and it goes much faster when I'm doing knit stitches. I haven't quite got the purls figured out yet.
Post pictures when you're done.
Thanks! I read your comments to Holly and we are going to see how it goes. She is afraid the "unfinished" look of the flower squares will tarnish the otherwise beautiful blanket.
And as for the thimble, v. interesting. I'll have to ask my mom about it, see if she's ever used one.
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