WIP Wednesday, WIP Wednesday
The twin baby Sweaters are done!
And with a week and a half to spare before the baby shower!
So help me figure this out. I knit 2 sweaters out the the same yarn but in two different colorways. Same yardage, same needles, same gauge, same pattern and when I'm done, I have this:
One ball with plenty of yarn to make a matching hat and one too small! Perusing Ravelry, I found another knitter who had the same experience with the blue. Is it something about blue dye?
To complete the set, I made one baby hat with a blue stripe:
and am waiting for another skein of blue. If I have time, I'll try to make some booties.
I also cast on the Optic Waves shawl from Clara Parkes' The Knitter's Book of Yarn using Brooks Farm Primero (the yarn used in pattern).
I hope to have this done in time for Sea Socks!
Labels: baby, FOs 2008, WIP Wednesday
posted by cpurl17 @ 7:23 PM
19 comments
19 Comments:
The sweaters came out so cute!! They really look great. Like the complementary color combo.
Will the shawl match the "formalwear" for the cruise??
Eek!! Super cute, times two!! Love love love! Bummer about the blue yarn. Go figure!
Love the sweaters!
Honestly? I bought a kitchen scale with some xmas money, and in weighing these skeins of yarn out of curiosity, A LOT of them are less than what their tags say.
Nice job, I have yet to make a sweater, a phobia?? Probably
The sweaters are adorable! New mom will love them and the twins will look so cute in them! Crazy about the blue yarn though,. I wonder why that is.
The sweaters are adorable - imagine the little cuties in them, awww :-)
Those sweaters are really adorable. I can just picture the little guys wearing them. Great job.
Cute cute cute!!!
My only thought on the difference in overs is that one came with more yardage than expected or one came in with less. I have a couple of skeins of some summer sky in the stash myself, I'll have to weigh them and test the theory!
P.S. Did you already order the blue? If not, I'd be happy to send you enough for a baby hat!
those are sooooo cute!!! I have 2 sets of twins in my life, but doubt they'll be getting any matching sweaters! I'm lazy.... they'd grow out of them before I get em done! That cruise is enviable!!!!
Such cute sweaters.
Hmmm, maybe the yardage was off on one of the skeins. I noticed how some yarns say "210 yards" while others will say "about 210 yards". Doesn't hurt to leave themselves room for error, huh?
Way cute sweaters! Makes me want to knit one for my niece.
Such cute sweaters! Bummer on the yardage (hehe typed yarnage!) That shawl is so pretty so far!!
Lucky lucky babies. You'd think that with machine-made things, they'd get everything much closer, but quality control . . . things aren't the same.
That's bizarre re: the yardage. My bet is that the blue skein was underweight.
Great knits! Great view!
Now see! SO glad you knitted in advance to discover that conundrum!
Have a great weekend gurl!
Oh, the sweaters are really SO cute. I'm sure the new mum is going to love them.
Oh what dear little sweaters.
They must have hanked those skeins up by weight instead of yardage. Very odd.
ooo! they're way too cute. Love them!
The twin baby sweaters are adorable!
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