
Helen, however, has been knitting up a storm: here's her cowl neck sweater and a leaf pattern tee.
I'm only a few rows away from finishing the second summer dress; then I've got to make one more, and then start on socks for Christmas gifts...
"Jamie snorted briefly and picked up a needle and a ball of yarn.
"‘It's no verra difficult, Sassenach. Look – this is how ye cast up your row.’
Drawing the thread out through his closed fist, he made a loop round his thumb, slipped it onto the needle, and with a quick economy of motion, cast on a long row of stitches in a matter of seconds. Then he handed me the other needle and another ball of yarn.
‘There – you try.’”
"It was additionally disconcerting to have madame knitting all the way there, in a public conveyance; it was additionally disconcerting yet, to have madame in the crowd in the afternoon, still with her knitting in her hands as the crowd waited to see the carriage of the King and Queen."
Cast on 34 stitchesKnit 2, *Purl 1, wrap yarn over, Purl 2 together, Knit 1*Repeat ** to endAll rows are the same, repeat to desired scarf lengthCast off
I can't wait to see the summer dress!! I'm sure it will look great. We need to get back into our knitting lunches!
ReplyDeleteKnitting took a hike once I discovered blogging LOL.
ReplyDeleteI know, it's so hard to keep up!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely gotta get back to knitting at lunchtimes :-)