Kampf gewonnen,
das muss ich euch doch noch mitteilen. Nachdem ich die 400 Umschläge endlich von der Nadel runter hatte (da war meine ganze Geduld gefordert), habe ich meine glatteste graue Nadel genommen und damit weiter gestrickt. Und siehe da, schon geht's, und sogar ganz ausgezeichnet. Je lockerer die Reihe mit den Umschlägen gestrickt wird, desto besser. Beim dritten Mustersatz (ich kann kaum aufhören, schaut mal auf die Uhrzeit) musste ich kaum noch nachhelfen, um die Maschen von der Nadel auf das Seil zu bekommen.
HA!
I won the fight with the pattern today. I was quite frustrated with Barbara Walker's "Indian Cross Stitch" pattern from her First Treasury (p. 112). The yos of row 5 didn't want to move from the cable to the needle when being worked on in row 6. But using a different needle (more suitable material - grey Inox, not bamboo; better join) and less tightening up of said yos did the trick. When doing the third repeat (it's hard to stop, just look at what time I'm writing) I didn't have to work hard any more to get the stitches from the cable to the needle. Sorry I was too peeved to write an English version of the previous entry.
What I'm working on? a wide scarf/stole thing from some leftover yarn. I hope it will make enough length, otherwise I'll have to take it to the frog pond. And yes, I started a new project. And no, I didn't finish anything, especially not Ralfs Janker (25 cm in first front now). I just couldn't stop myself. I needed a Summer of Lace project.
HA!
I won the fight with the pattern today. I was quite frustrated with Barbara Walker's "Indian Cross Stitch" pattern from her First Treasury (p. 112). The yos of row 5 didn't want to move from the cable to the needle when being worked on in row 6. But using a different needle (more suitable material - grey Inox, not bamboo; better join) and less tightening up of said yos did the trick. When doing the third repeat (it's hard to stop, just look at what time I'm writing) I didn't have to work hard any more to get the stitches from the cable to the needle. Sorry I was too peeved to write an English version of the previous entry.
What I'm working on? a wide scarf/stole thing from some leftover yarn. I hope it will make enough length, otherwise I'll have to take it to the frog pond. And yes, I started a new project. And no, I didn't finish anything, especially not Ralfs Janker (25 cm in first front now). I just couldn't stop myself. I needed a Summer of Lace project.
