Finally finished the Wallaby I made to put up at the store…. It’s so much easier for me to complete a project when it has a recipient. I just love this pattern. I know everyone’s doing the Pure & Simple Neck-Down patterns, but my first experience with this in-the-round/nearly no finishing thing was this Wallaby. It goes from the bottom up, and is molded like my favorite type of comfy sweatshirt. And as a bonus, it’s seven bucks for a pattern that will fit my whole family. The lovely girlz at KnitWitz in Stockton, California turned me onto this one, and I’m so happy I walked out the door with it. After completing my first Wallaby, I called up Carol of Cottage Creations and bought a handful for the shoppe. This is how you can easily leave the hood off for another option… just cast off the collar stitches at this point. Sure there are ends to tie in, but the only thing left at this point is to three-needle-bind off the armpits (you might have to put in a stitch or two between this new seam and the arm of the sweater). Voila! Also decided to find the time to press/ “block” the scarves from a couple weeks ago. What a difference that can make. You can now actually see the lacy yarn-overs in the blue and white scarf – simple and cool. Makes me SMILE. And the curly stockinette edges of the basketweave fell quickly into place under a little steam treatment.

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 4:56 PM