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Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 by Laura
Filed under On The Needles
I wasn't joking about having a thing for stripes.
This is a cheeky, sneaky peek of something that I have been working on for Issue 6 (on sale 11 April). Just a little slice of one of the projects that will be in the magazine – it was great fun to knit and taught me a few lessons along the way, so I don’t feel so bad that it has kept me away from the other things I have on needles. This is proof that I just can’t stop knitting in stripes – I love the neatness, the regularity, the crisp beauty of it. Stripes seem to make the knit feel fast and grow quickly. It also makes it harder to put down, like a voice inside my head saying, “C’mon, just one more colour change!” But at the same time it’s relaxing and soothing. As with many things there is definitely a flip side to delicious knitted stripes...weaving in all those loose ends - the yin and yang of knitting.
Peeps comments
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suse 03/12 at 11:51 PM
gorgeous colours, any clues as to what you are making?
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Laura 03/13 at 03:24 PM
I’m glad you like the colours! Im afraid I’m going to have to keep you guessing as to what it is - don’t want to ruin the surprise for Issue 6!!
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snowbell 03/15 at 11:27 AM
Oh my god I love those colours, the blue is so nice. It’s gonna be amazing no matter what it is. I’m exactly the same i’m obsessed with stripes. I knit pretty much everything in sock yarn cause i love stripes xxx
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vampy 03/17 at 01:30 PM
lovely colours!!
have you tried carrying the non working yarn up the side of the work? no loose ends to weave in!
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gr8knitwit 03/17 at 03:29 PM
... although I love making up my own pattern of stripes, I found this site “Random stripe generator”:
http://www.kissyourshadow.com/stripe_maker.php
... it’s fun!!
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knittingnotetimes 03/19 at 10:52 AM
Think it looks stunning why don’t you try knitting in circles and in stripes --it can be done
enjoy the learning curve -
Tasha 03/19 at 01:30 PM
how do you knit in circles and stripes??? the colours r great lovin the blue.
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Del 04/07 at 01:16 PM
What ARE you making???? I’ve been sitting here trying to think what it could be.
It looks brilliant; like it was done on a machine!!!!!!You’re so talented..............I love the neatness- I hope I get to be as brilliant a knitter as you........
Now I HAVE to buy the next issue ; )
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