new WIP: Confection Baby Shrug
I’m taking a well-deserved detour from the Blanket of Epic Waiting–it’s a quick little thing for the Lamb’s summer wardrobe. She has a bunch of cute little dresses that don’t have much coverage on top, so when I saw the Confection Baby Shrug while poking around on Ravelry, I cast on almost immediately.
I’m using Cascade 220 Superwash for the first time and I’m really liking it. It’s SO MUCH SOFTER than regular Cascade 220. Right after I bought this skein at my LYS (Mt. Laurel Yarns in Sturbridge, MA) it showed up 30% off at Webs, but I like it so much I’m not going to complain.
I did run into one roadblock–according to the pattern, “any worsted weight yarn” is fine, but C220 is way too skinny to knit up nicely at 4 stitches per inch. I much preferred the swatch I knit up at 5.5 stitches per inch, so I ended up crunching the numbers and rewriting the pattern for a finer gauge. It was an interesting exercise, and I’m glad I took the time to do it. I like the fabric I’m knitting, and I am enthused about the prospect of (maybe?) getting it right the first time.
In other news, I made a trip out to Webs on Saturday for my April foray into the 35th anniversary sale. I’ll post photos of my haul very soon. In the meantime I am quietly living with the shame of having become somehow physically unable to leave the store without an entire bag of Noro. (No, really. This is the third trip in a row.)
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:51 am
[...] front, there’s not much else to report. I’m a halfway through the first sleeve of my Confection baby shrug, and the Endless Baby Blanket is nearing 50% completion, having gone through two full balls of [...]
April 27th, 2011 at 10:42 am
Awesome post, I’ve just had a baby girl myself.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:08 pm
Making this pattern for the first time. Just read your mention here above that you crunched the numbers to use a lighter wt yarn.. Would so appreciate this info..now that you did all the figuring. I am not good at that at all. Thanks so much if you could.
June 3rd, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Susan, I did this project so long ago! I have no idea now! Best of luck, though.
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