Here’s my first stockinette stitch swatch. I didn’t finish a purling swatch because I ended up skipping a stitch and just took the whole thing out. I think I might try a scarf with the stockinette stitch — I’d try ribbing but my ribbing swatch didn’t look good (and I dropped lots of stitches).
So I tried to knit last night, and this is what I got! I skipped a couple of stitches in there and it’s sort of misshapen, but for a first try I’m pretty pleased! I think I’ll try purling tonight.
So there’s a pretty neat (and free) online program that lets you upload any photo and turn it into a crochet (or knitting) pattern for an afghan/blanket! It’s called KnitPro 2.0, and it can be used for sc projects (one block = one sc) or even dc filet crochet projects if you upload a two-tone photo (one block = 3 sts)! Pretty cool for a free thing. The link to it is in my sidebar as well so you can always find it on this site!
I finished my first pair of socks! I’m so proud of them — they fit and they’re gonna be so warm when winter comes!
So I’ve been wanting to get into quilting, and when I told my mom I’d like a sewing machine for my birthday this year, she went ahead and gave me this. Skeptically, I plugged it in and tried it out, and to my amazement, the motor runs — it works! Now I’m sure it needs a good tuneup, and it could obviously use some cleaning, but I found a store to take it to that should be able to repair it. At least, I hope so — this is a Singer model 15 something made in 1949, and it’s been hard to find info on it. It only does a straight stitch, but that’s enough to quilt, so I’m hoping it will be cheaper to repair than buying a new machine!
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