There doesn't seem to be a dictionary definition of what scarflette actually means but there are many for sale on the web and also lots of patterns.
I have no problem stating that I am a very slow knitter, (although I did once knit an entire jumper that took more than 2 years for it to become a Christmas present). I could knit little things for my son when he was a baby but had to plan ahead many months so he would be the right size when it was finished - note, not the other way around:) Anyhow, I found this simple to knit version on Elaine's blog here
I also had great difficulty understanding how to knit the button hole in, having never done this before. Having searched the internet, I finally found an explanation here that I could actually understand - though I did have to play it numerous times and sit with it in front of me whilst I attempted it. BE WARNED THOUGH, IT DOES START PLAYING ONCE LOADED!
Here is my first attempt:
And wearing it:
I am currently about halfway through knitting another as a gift but it has now become clear, that I am not going to have enough wool to finish it - darn it. I have had this wool for years so will not be able to buy any more but do have some more in a completely different colour. Problem is, do I pull down the 14" I have already knitted and start again alternating both balls of wool, or, do I insert the new colour now, knit for about 4" then change back to the original colour to finish?
HELP!
Dilemma indeed- no help from Suffolk I'm afraid- wouldn't have a clue!
ReplyDeleteIf you know the name of the yarn you are using I would check Ravelry, there are tons of old yarns being sold, and odds are good you might find more. Failing that, I would stripe :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Niki. I know what the wool is but think the shade is no longer available. Doesn't matter though, I think I will just combine wools.
DeleteSSS - thank you anyway.
ReplyDeleteMindo - Trouble is I am liable to keep moaning at myself for not making it properly so am sorely tempted to start again, combining a slightly different colour, using both balls alternate rows.
Start over. Rip it out and then put it out of sight for a day or however long you can. Then just start over alternating. I began crocheting a circular tablecloth and I was learning to crochet by reading a booklet as I went...
ReplyDeleteAfter much work I found I had left out a motif and the circle would not lie flat. Nothing to do but unravel and start over. I was so disheartened that I had to put it away until I felt ready to begin again. The whole thing took me 3 months! Never again I can assure you.
I have just started knitting a new one using both wools alternatively. Frustrating isn't it. I am using thicker wool than stated and thought it would grow quicker thereby allowing slightly less wool than I had. Ah well, we live and learn.
DeleteI would rip it back - and I see from the comments that's what you've done!
ReplyDeleteNot just yet. I have started again with two small balls of wool that I am knitting 2 rows alternatively. When I run out I shall put it beside the original one then decide. I do think though, that the mingled one is looking good.
DeleteAs a no-longer-knitter - like you I did the baby things then the school pullovers reluctantly - but I'd go with inserting the new wool and then continue with the original. And hey who cares? It will be an original! I want to make one of those Sophie Digard crocheted shawls - as if that is ever going to happen!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that, see comment above. Definitely couldn't crochet a square let alone a shawl. Must learn next year.
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