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When you are knitting squares for a blanket, they don’t always come off the needles exactly the same size and shape. The squares can be coaxed into a better shape as you’re sewing up the blanket, but sewing is a bit easier and the result looks more professional when you lightly block the squares first. Mum [...] Front of Square in the Round. Here is another pattern for an 8 inch (20 cm) square, suitable for the knit-a-square project. Your gauge, yarn and needle size aren’t important. Start with 4 stitches, join to work in the round, then keep increasing every second row until the square measures 8 inches. Materials: small amounts of DK (8-ply) [...] Zina and Dawne at Another Long Yarn are running a KnitALong to challenge knitters worldwide to contribute squares for Knit-a-Square. For every square that you knit or crochet, photograph and add to their KAS gallery before 15 March 2010, you’ll receive an entry into their prize draw. They’ve collected some lovely goodies including a handmade knitting [...] When knitting squares for the knit-a-square project, I discovered the delights of the reverse mitered square. A mitered garter stitch square with stripes, shown from the right side. Gauge, yarn and needle size aren’t important. You start with just 3 stitches, increase every second row until the square is the size you want, and then cast [...] My Mum and I have been knitting lots of 8-inch squares lately for the knit-a-square project. These squares will soon head over to South Africa, to be sewn into blankets for orphaned children.
Source: knit-a-square I love to experiment with different combinations of yarn, pattern and construction, so my 23 squares are a hodgepodge [...] It’s a sad day here at Yarnomat because all the storage tubs, shelves and boxes are empty. The last order is sitting next to the door waiting to be posted in the morning, and then that’s it. My shelves might be empty, but it’s cheering to think of all that yarn in the hands of [...] Now that I’m no longer buying sock yarn wholesale, I’ll soon need to find new sources for enhancing my own stash. Bead and Opal Wool Queen is a great place for Opal sock yarn, of course. I like Opal a lot for hard-wearing, bright and funky yarns. Wish I could get ‘em in solid colours too, [...] |
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