Thanks for all the lovely comments on my Hedy Tyrolean Cardigan! When I sat down to plan out my next knitting project, I had a brainstorm and I'm rather excited about it! I hope some of you will be, too. I'll be knitting myself a pullover from a 1947 knitting booklet, Fleisher's Campus Classics. And I've decided to document the process here on my blog! As those of you who have been following me a long time know, ... Read more »
resizing knitting patterns
Briar Rose Vintage KAL: Resizing the knitting pattern, Part 2
Today is part two of resizing in our knit-along. We're now going to learn how to resize our vintage knitting pattern to our own size. This is the long post. Don't worry if you're not ready to sit down and do this! I know some of you are still swatching or waiting to get yarn. :) Actually this post is so big I admit a certain bit of trepidation posting it. lol I just know I've forgotten something, even though I've ... Read more »
Briar Rose Vintage KAL: Resizing the knitting pattern, Part 1
Thanks everyone for the congrats on winning the Colette contest! ♥ I have been so busy this week writing up all the information for resizing our knit-along pattern I haven't had any time to even contemplate blogging or replying to comments. And when I say writing up the information, I mean writing it up... and re-writing it up... and re-writing it up. lol I can't tell you how many hours have gone into writing and how many ... Read more »
Briar Rose Vintage KAL: Initial thoughts on resizing, modifications
I hope you've all been thinking about yarn! I made my final decision. I'll be knitting my sweater in ivory, and ordered KnitPicks Comfy yarn. It's mostly pima cotton with a bit of acrylic, and should be perfect for Spring and early Summer wear. In this installment, I just want to touch briefly on a couple of topics we'll focus on as we go along. One that may apply to some of you: making modifications. One that will ... Read more »