First Christmas Morning

Scraplift of mcbowersox's Christmas from the Heart

Credits:

• Christmas From the Heart Value Collection by Elizabeth Weaver

Getting Sleepy

Credits:

• Pippidy Pop Page Kit by Nicole Young

Learning to Knit: Day Twenty Two

This square is knitting up super fast. I must be doing something wrong. I can't see anything wrong but I must be doing something wrong because this is way to easy.

The cable cast on was a bit tricky at first because I was putting the needles in the wrong spot occasionally or splitting the yarn but its a nice looking edge once you get it.

Learning to Knit: Day Twenty Two

I am reading up on the next project and I have to say for the first time I am feeling really intimidated. I am learning how to:

1. read colour charts
2. cable cast on
3. reverse stockinette

And I think it's a bit much because I also have to do that whole read it this way for right side and that way for wrong side thing that I finally figured out for the Maple Leaf. I am worried this square may get the best of me

Smile

Credits:

• Modern Fresh Page Kit by Lauren Bavin

Learning to Knit: Day Twenty One

Stayed up a wee bit late to finish the Maple Leaf square. It doesn't look to bad. I haven't been able to spot any mistakes yet but I am super tired and am sure I will find them tomorrow. Looks really bad unblocked. Much worse than the others. Once I do the next square I will be done with chapter two and I will block them all together. It does look like a maple leaf so I am encouraged.

Learning to Knit: Day Twenty One

I'm about 65% through and I am pretty sure I have screwed up quite a few rows. All the tinking has lead to the yarn breaking down a bit so there are quite a few places where the yarn is looking weird so this makes it hard to tell if the square looks like poo because of the crappy yarn or crappy knitting. I'm not going to go back anymore I am just going to forge on and see how the poor bedraggled thing looks after it is blocked.

Independent Play

Credits:

• Freshly Picked Value Collection by Lauren Bavin

Learning to Knit: Day Twenty

This thing still looks like crap but at least its a crappy looking leaf this time. Looking back on my work I think there are two rows I mirrored. Very hard to tell so I am not sure if I did them wrong. This is not getting easier.

Learning to Knit: Day Twenty

Well it seems I was reading the chart wrong. I don't know if I can blame the book or not yet. Let me explain. Unlike the previous project the Maple Leaf square is not symmetrical. Therefore even though it was charted and I used the chart to keep track the chart was not vitally important and I could tell by reading my knitting when I made a mistake. I didn't need to read my knitting and compare it to the chart to see if I had made a mistake. Therefore I made a huge error in chart reading.

Today I went back to my square I put down in despair yesterday and tried to figure out why it looked like a dog's breakfast. Then it just logically occurred to me that if I am knitting this way I need to read the chart that way but if I am knitting that way I need to read the chart this way. In other words on odd rows you read the chart from right to left and on even rows you read the chart from left to right.

Yeah that's a pretty big mistake.

I haven't been able to find a place in the book where she actually tells you that though so I'm not sure if it is a flaw in the book or if I just missed it. Pretty huge flaw if it isn't in the book. I'm pretty sure it must be in the book because I haven't seen this complaint in the Ravelry group. But this could be one of those things other knitters overlook because its second nature.

For now I am going to tink all the way back to row 3 (weep) and stop looking. I'm sure its there and I just can't see it through my tears.

Making Magic

Credits:

• Christmas from the Heart Groupies by Elizabeth Weaver
• Christmas From the Heart Value Collection by Elizabeth Weaver
• Christmas Word Art freebie by Tina Chambers

Learning to Knit: Day Nineteen

I've knitted four inches of Isy's sweater! I put the Maple Leaf square aside today because I think I am doing it wrong. I haven't been able to figure out where I am screwing up though so I need to step away.

Santa Card

Credits:

• Christmas From the Heart Value Collection by Elizabeth Weaver
• Digital Die Cuts - Christmas Borders by Elizabeth Weaver

Learning to Knit: Day Eighteen

Joined a bunch of 12 in 2012 groups on Ravelry. Cast on my first sweater! The Boat Neck Sweater from Baby Knits for Beginners by Debbie Bliss. Very excited and worried. So afraid this will not fit Isabelle. I made a swatch to get gauge and then emailed Auntie Donna for advise. Three rows knit so far.

Worked on my Maple Leaf square. I think part of my problem may be when I make a mistake an tink back to fix it I am not putting the stitches back on the needle correctly. Must re-read the section on stitch mount.

Shy

Credits:

• Photography Mega Kit by DSP Designers