Going Off in Another Direction

Deb and I have had several conversations about making the top down neckline and shoulders of a garment sit a little better on the shoulder. Sooooooo we are playing around with the number of increases at the end of the neck band. This is a test that increases more than half of the total cast on stitches. I will keep you posted on the outcome. Of course, Butterscotch jumped in with both feet and proudly tried on my first attempt.

I am just playing around so what started out as a cardigan, I made into a pullover so that I can knit every round to speed up the process. I am just making a plain round neck with no shaping, Deb on the other hand will see how the increased number of stitches work with a V neck.

In the meantime I will keep on writing Baby "K".

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More of the same!

Just Pictures of the project Baby "K"

Baby "K"

My Name is Vanilla. I am proud of MommaBear, she has finished Baby "K". I am wearing a test version of Baby "J" and holding on my lap Baby "K"---- I love it.

Now she will be hunched over the computer writing, rewriting and writing again. Just like she knits, re-knits and knits again before she is happy with the project.

I sit in my basket and enjoy her company.

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Baby "K" is done.

I have finished the sample, size 6-9 months. The picture is my progress to this morning. The finished jacket is now resting on a towel, drying, and tomorrow I will sew on the buttons, and post a picture. The size worked out to be exactly what I wanted, the tension (5.5 sts = 1 inch) works really well using size 3.75 mm needles and the Cabin Fever Cotton Tweed DK. Now I must finish the writing of the pattern. That is not as easy as it may seem. That is another reason why I do so many samples, it may look good in my head but when I knit the different sizes there is alway a glitch of some sort and the numbers just don't jive when you are doing 4 or five sizes. There is always one that needs a little crunching of the numbers. The neckline, yoke depth, body measurement must all come together and finally the twist stitch pattern must be worked into a multiple of three plus 1 in order to work the increases and having both sides of the front match. I think I will work out a hat to match, that would go good with the blanket. Until we meet again ----- MommaBearKnits.

Butterscotch is a Great Model

My Name Is Butterscotch and I Approve this Picture.

Progress Report

Baby "K" is growing. Looking good. Since I am a denim kook I love the colour of the Cabin Fever Cotton Tweed.

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The back is as nice as the front.

More pictures and more to follow. I will keep you informed of the progress. I am also now writting the pattern. That is not the favourite part of designing. The knitting is ..............

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Baby "K" (working title) Is Approaching the Finish Line

Just to show that I really did make 5 baby jackets to get it just the way I want it.

Now I am moving on the the real thing. The submission sample is in progress using the great Cabin Fever Cotton Tweed DK.

Cabin Fever Pattern in Progress

My name is Chocolate and I approve this photo!!!!!

MommaBear is working on a baby pattern, that she hopes will be accepted and published by Deb and Linda under the category of "Friends of Cabin Fever". I sure hope they like it. Come back a little later there will be more pictures of the testing that she did to get to the final design. Can you believe it, she completed 5 others before she settled on the final style. Oh well, some little baby will benefit by the testing garments. I am wearing a poncho that was made for me by MommaBear. I love it still, even after all the time that I have been wearing it. Maybe she will make me a little Baby "K" when she is done.

IS IT OK TO ADMIT THAT I ALSO CROCHET?

Well just a bit of a break, and to use up some more stash, and to keep me (or someone I care about) warm in this Canadian Winter. I know it (winter) is on the downside this year but it will come storming back before we know it. Oh yeah, it is snowing again today.

This colourful afghan lives on my chair from November through to Spring, whenever that is. I crocheted it a couple of years ago. That was the last time I fell off the knitting wagon. It is a pattern that I made many years ago (probably 25 - 30 years ago) I cannot even remember just how many I made, but, plenty as everyone at work wanted one and so did my dad. He liked his so much that he cajoled me into making one for his neighbour as well, as a thank you for their kindness.

This green one is the one that I made for him many years ago, he kept it on his couch until he moved on to a retirement home and then it lived on his bed until he passed away ten years ago, I welcomed it back into my arms and still display it on Jerry's chair each winter. The pattern is somewhere in my stash of books and old patterns but I just play it by ear, it is real easy to play around with different colour widths and plaid layout, I think it would also be nice in one colour, kind of like a woven blanket. Maybe I will try that some day. Also along with the green (he was Irish) I also gave a loving home to Vanilla, his polar teddy bear. Vanilla now resides as one of my baby bears in a basket in full view when I am on the computer. Vanilla, Butterscotch and Chocolate enjoy wearing some of my creative knitting.

Now for my work in progress. I am a denim freak, I would live in my Jeans and Denim shirt if I was allowed. Thank goodness we do have a jean friday policy at work. That helps. So, I decided to use a big bag of Bernat Denimstyle yarn and make a plaid afghan, why not? I am still working on my baby sweaters, baby blanket and for the moment have abandoned my size 2 mm dbl points and my super fine sock yarn.

That is it for now. Oh yeah, Rusty the Cruster Ruster also likes the afghans when he comes in out of the cold.

Bye for now,

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MommaBear loves her Rusty.

Remember the 8 Sock = How many pair question

Well here I go, with the help of Deb I have calculated that 8 random coloured and patterned socks can give me the option of 28 pairs. Tomorrow I will wear pair # 1, 27 days to go. Do you see my knitted table cloth under the socks, fine knitting is really my passion but time does not allow me the pleasure.

MommaBear has been knitting in Fushia, Green & Purple because she is a kook.

Socks and Baby Sweater

I have finished a size 3 mos. baby sweater, already I have changes that I intend to incorporate into the final version. I have also finished my multi coloured socks. I like them, I guess that is all that matters. I of course am always accompanied by my beloved grandpet. My cold is gone, I am back to walking the bugle every day. The cough is settling down. Life is good in my world.

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