Monday, August 17, 2009

A bit belated, but here!

I successfully made the switch to the new blog; now we'll see if I successfully post. I'm Becky from Provo, Utah, on the Wasatch Front of the Rockies. I enjoy knitting and crocheting with my two daughters and my mom and sister when we get the chance. I bumped into a4A doing a google search for knitted baby afghan patterns for my mom. How's that for serendipity!

The a4A campaigns have helped me learn new things and venture into areas of knitting I don't think I would have pursued otherwise, so this is one of those mutually beneficial arrangements. Our whole family has been involved at various times, depending on just how big a bite I'd taken and how close the deadline has been. The men of the family leave the knitting to us girls, but they have gotten really good at weaving in ends when needed.

As luck would have it, I whiled away the time in between campaigns making some baby socks (my specialty, it seems) and some mittens. Should've made blanket squares. Oh well, I think I'm going to tackle making a Stegs blanket. It's intrigued me, but I haven't tried knitting a blanket before--just crocheted one. Does anyone out there who's made a Stegs have any hints for me?

Thanks!
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7 comments:

GenKnit said...
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August 18, 2009 at 5:26 AM
Reed said...

Wasatch Front Range Becky? Welcome back.

I don't see any problems in doing this one. I haven't knit it, but I have done similar things.

Reed

August 18, 2009 at 6:50 AM
Cathy said...

Hi Becky...glad to see you're back. I've made a Stegs afghan & enjoyed it. For me it was simple, mindless garter stitch. Loved it!! I've told Sue many times, I just enjoy knitting & this is perfect for that. In fact, I got yarn to start a Stegs for this campaign. Even the border was easy, once I sat, read the directions & worked it out. No, the corners weren't perfect, but I'm not sure anyone but me could tell. Oh...it might not be the best project if your weather's still hot. Having all that afghan on your lap is great in winter...summer, maybe not so much fun.

Good luck!!

August 18, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Becky said...

Thanks for your input. I dug out my stash today and found that not only do I have what should be enough for the main color, I also have enough of something that goes with it for the border. It's not terribly hot here, but then, the afghan isn't on the needles yet, much less in my lap! I'm not real fast, either, so I'm thinking it'll be big enough to do me some good about when I'd like it to.

One question, though--why would I use a smaller needle on the border?

Thanks!
Becky

August 18, 2009 at 7:54 PM
GenKnit said...
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August 19, 2009 at 5:38 AM
Cathy said...

Becky, I really don't remember using a smaller needle for the border, but I must have. When I made this afghan, I was still doing whatever the pattern told me to do. Since then, I've realized there really are no knitting/crocheting police, & I've branched out a little!

I would imagine you'd use a smaller needle to make the border a little more compact. Experiment...see which needle size suits you.

PghC

August 19, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Becky said...

Thanks, Sue and Cathy from Pittsburgh. I think I got past the Knitting Police on the body of this---there was no way I was going to get gauge with one strand of yarn, but 2 strands knitted down to gauge would be too dense. So, it's 2 strands of worsted worked on size 13 needles, so it's thick and squishy instead of heavy and stiff. I'll play aroung with the border when I get to it. So far, so good, though!

One question, since I'm a little techno-challenged: how does one click on the name at the right and send the person a message?

Becky

August 20, 2009 at 1:27 PM

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