Last week I finnished the Falling Leaves onesie. It's lovelly but I found it a bit difficuld to make, specially since I'm not an experienced knitter. I made it with Drops Alpaca 4ply, in the goldenrod colour, and what i found more difficuld to make was keeping track of the row count in the lace section and knitting all around with a circular needle, because it is a small piece and it can be tricky to go around with circular if the cable is not of a good quality (wich was the case).
I learned a lot by doing this piece and I now feel more confident to start more complicated projects.
Oooh, it's lovely! I found drops patterns are not that easy too! Sometimes I wonder if they assume you know more or is lost in translation.
Row and stitch counters work, I use scraps of an off coloured piece of wool to mark rows if need be and take them out when done. post it notes work too on your printed chart to keep track of which row you are on as you can move it on your chart so you never lose your place.
Oooh, it's lovely! I found drops patterns are not that easy too! Sometimes I wonder if they assu ...
Thank you for your ideas, I'm starting to knit after being a cross stitcher for long and I welcome all sugestions! (and this is not a Drops pattern, it can be found free on the web if you look for it by the name)
I love little clothings, we can finnish them quickly and mothers know it is a really special prese ...
Yes, that's true. Knitting for adult tales ages. Unless you're doing hats or gloves. Every mum appreciates hand made baby clothes. They often become heirlooms.