As for that big ball of string, it's Aunt Lydia's No. 10 crochet cotton. I so loved knitting my Hemlock Ring Blanket last winter that I tucked away the idea of making the doily version in the summer. Now it's summer, and I finally got around to buying some thread. That's 1000 yards of string for under five dollars--quite a bang for the knitting buck, don't you think? I haven't started it yet, and I'm worried the cotton will be too slippery against the metal needles (and I'm going to have to buy a circular at some point; I don't have a circular in size 1), but I can't use bamboo needles that thin--they'll break. Even my metal sock needles have a bend to them. Apparently I'm a forceful knitter?
The kids and I have also been creative... making sun prints on paper and t-shirts, and working our way through some science experiments from the Steve Spangler site. I tell you, it's like summer camp around here, except better, because we serve ice cream for afternoon snack every day.
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5 comments:
I think metal needles will be too sloppy with the crochet cotton. I'd give bamboo (or other wooden needles) a go if I were youn- you won't be knitting the roily at s tight gauge like you do with socks, so you might find yourself less forceful with the cotton! Hope so anyway!
Sorry, I didn't mean sloppy, I meant slippy (stupid autocorrect! Not to mention my proofreading fail!)
Doily, not roily! (oh, I give up!! Gah!)
i'm with RoseRed. Go the bamboo or similar. I found the metal too heavy with the start of the doily. Later when I moved to a circular, I used a metal one but it didn't matter by then.
You are so smart to do the photos every 3 months. If I were to start now it would be such a huge job. But I do like the idea. Flipping through albums is way better.
sorry I realise you said you can't use them that thin - maybe don't go for bamboo that thin - I've got some birch ones in that size that I used. It's a bit stronger.
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