Pictures (Finally) of Swirl Cable Doily

Doily

 As promised, I am finally posting pictures of my completed doily. Here it is to the left. As you can see I used Diana's Swirl Baby Blanket pattern and added cables every other panel. I made this on a standard guage machine over 31 needles. To finish, I added a sew-as-you-go cable border instead of using the "worm" border Diana used.

Cable Border

To the left is a close up of the cable panel and cable border. The border turned out a little "loopy". Next time I'll add another stitch on the edge next to the doily and see if that helps.

Pile-Knit Bear?

The other day I was thinking about all the teddy bears I made in Jr. High and High School and how I haven't made any in a while. Then I used fake fur or just plain fabric for the pieces, which were sewed together. I have been looking for a machine knit teddy bear pattern, but have been unable to find one that I liked. Then, I had a thought, what if I made a basic pile-knit fabric and used it to make a cut-n-sew bear. That would give me control over the fabric color and density, as well as letting me make a "furry" fabric that is washable. By using Cluster Stuf for the stuffing, I would have a machine washable bear that wouldn't bunch up; which wolud make a great present for my messy children.

Work In Progress

This is the doily before washing. Isn't it pretty?

Isn't She Adorable?

Deanna wearing Diana's Short Row Baby Hat.

Nagging Thoughts

Have you ever had a idea for knitting that just nagged at you until you actually had to sit down and knit it? I've had two ideas lately that were that way. Fortunately, I was able to incorporate them both into the same project. I've made Diana's swirl baby blanket doily size and added cables; I also added a sew as you go cable border.

Whew, two ideas no longer hounding me to be knit.

It actually turned out well. I hope to have pictures up in a few days after I wash it.

Next project: a knitted cover for my Kindle 3.