Potato Chip Scarf

October 21: I’m jumping on the bandwagon to make one of these scarves. I’m a couple of inches along and it’s starting to really show off the swirly pattern. Yay! I decided to sew the beginning edges together so that it creates a curved edge and am really happy with how it looks.

November 14: All finished. This was a fun pattern although it got a bit repetitive at times. It also made a fairly short scarf; I measured it at around 32”. It barely wraps enough around my neck to stay on. If I were to do this again, I’d want to use another skein to make a longer scarf.

Pattern: Potato Chip Scarf by Barbara Aguiar
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Kaleidos

Hat for Luke

November 13: The hats that I originally made for Luke were newborn size and his head is growing fast. As he is approaching his 3rd month, the previous hats no longer fit him well. I thought that this style hat, with the ribbing and the ability to roll the brim up or down as needed would be one that would fit him for the rest of the winter as he continues growing.

 

Pattern: Little Boy Blue Ribbed Baby Hat by Tonya Wagner
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Bijou Blue

Tulip Sweater for Luke

September 27: Taking a class for this sweater at my LYS. First class was tonight. Instead of using the colors from the pattern, I’m using some Malabrigo from my stash and using only three colors.

October 27: The third class was this week and we did the seed stitch edging (where a button band would go but there are no buttons for this sweater) and i-cord edge.

We ran into a big problem: if you slip the first stitch of each row as the pattern instructs, when you go to pick up stitches, you don’t have enough to pick up especially if you do every 3 of 4 like the pattern calls for. That means you’re actually picking up every other row (the slipped stitch) and skipping several rows every 3 stitches. Add to that the smaller needle size and there’s a major problem in that the edging gathers so tightly that it just can’t be right. Some people picked up the stitch to the side of the slipped stitch (which got them to every row--skipping every 4th row). For myself, I did not go down the suggested needle size and I just picked up every slipped stitch. Mine is probably still a little tightly gathered, but it is much better than before. But if you read these notes before you start knitting this pattern, I’d recommend not slipping that first stitch as it seems to serve no real purpose.

November 10: All finished. And it seems to fit my son rather nicely so he’ll get some wear out of it right away!

Pattern: Tulips, a Colorful Cardigan for Baby by Lindsay Pekny (for sale on Ravelry)
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Pollen, Vetiver, and Bijou Blue