1 post tagged “dale of norway”
i only knitted two x-mas presents in 2006.
my plan was to knit two more and in fact i finished one of them. it was
a pair of beaded alpacka wristwarmers, i'd finished one ages ago but
since then my tension has changed so much it really didn't become a
pair. so i had to buy my friend a graphic novel instead.
oh well, what i did finish was a pullover for my friend's baby. she's 10 months now, and she's the first child of any of my friends. she looks pretty happy about her gift, doesn't she?;) the pattern is from 1988, from a dale of norway booklet my mother had. it's knitted in babyull from dale on 2,5 mm needles. it was supposed to have more bobbles, and i'm not sure why i didn't make them. i think i was concerned about not having enough of that light green yarn, since it was only leftovers from the pretty intricate lace blanket i made for the girl when she was born. the stranded pattern is not perfect either but i'm working on a fair isle pullover for myself now and i'm already much better at it!
the other gift was a pair of fetching for a friend. she didn't give me no gift tho'...but since i used the last rest of some cheap vestlandsgarn from gjestal that i got on sale and that i really didn't like for myself (i try to avoid superwash, it's too shiny!), and since fetching is such a quick knit, it didn't really matter. i know she loves me anyway;)
so, they're in wool, knitted on 3,5 mm needles. i did the same as for my own pair, only cast on 40 sts instead of 45. she said they fit her very snuggly, but five stiches more would've made them too big!
oh well, what i did finish was a pullover for my friend's baby. she's 10 months now, and she's the first child of any of my friends. she looks pretty happy about her gift, doesn't she?;) the pattern is from 1988, from a dale of norway booklet my mother had. it's knitted in babyull from dale on 2,5 mm needles. it was supposed to have more bobbles, and i'm not sure why i didn't make them. i think i was concerned about not having enough of that light green yarn, since it was only leftovers from the pretty intricate lace blanket i made for the girl when she was born. the stranded pattern is not perfect either but i'm working on a fair isle pullover for myself now and i'm already much better at it!
the other gift was a pair of fetching for a friend. she didn't give me no gift tho'...but since i used the last rest of some cheap vestlandsgarn from gjestal that i got on sale and that i really didn't like for myself (i try to avoid superwash, it's too shiny!), and since fetching is such a quick knit, it didn't really matter. i know she loves me anyway;)
so, they're in wool, knitted on 3,5 mm needles. i did the same as for my own pair, only cast on 40 sts instead of 45. she said they fit her very snuggly, but five stiches more would've made them too big!
