Hmmm, I have been absent for a while haven't I? Catching up with the spring projects, mostly outside and of course long work days. But, yes have been knitting!
I just finished a tweed polo in blue shades, I refuse to sew up the tedious seams until I have the part in need for my linker. It was shipped from UK and will take a while. So on to the next!
Diana Sullivan just released her Knit Leader Course <(click there). Last night I watched her DVD's then re-read my instruction book; did a swatch. This morning I mapped out my polo on the knit leader mylar sheet. Was planning to use a men's sewing pattern for a dress shirt but there is way too much ease in a men's dress shirt.
What to do? I took a favorite polo shirt and simply traced directly from the shirt! Keep in mind when you knit you are using a very small seam allowance; sewing patterns us a 5/8" or 1.5 cm allowance. So tracing a favorite garment is practical indeed.
Take a look below, off to put a new pond pump in before it gets too hot outside.
P.S. Diana Sullivan is working on a great book for machine knitting, no DVD's with this one. She has asked me to to proof read it, make suggestions and what photo's I think are needed. Diana wants me to be brutally honest. Another very fun thing, always like working/testing with her and on her projects!
I just finished a tweed polo in blue shades, I refuse to sew up the tedious seams until I have the part in need for my linker. It was shipped from UK and will take a while. So on to the next!
Diana Sullivan just released her Knit Leader Course <(click there). Last night I watched her DVD's then re-read my instruction book; did a swatch. This morning I mapped out my polo on the knit leader mylar sheet. Was planning to use a men's sewing pattern for a dress shirt but there is way too much ease in a men's dress shirt.
What to do? I took a favorite polo shirt and simply traced directly from the shirt! Keep in mind when you knit you are using a very small seam allowance; sewing patterns us a 5/8" or 1.5 cm allowance. So tracing a favorite garment is practical indeed.
Take a look below, off to put a new pond pump in before it gets too hot outside.
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