the blue blog archives: still bugly

Made a little progress on the second dale sweater, which I am now christening bugly. My friend and fellow Knitsmith, Julia - who taught me how to knit! - started this sweater a while ago and the bugs annoyed her so much that she called hers the cockroach sweater! So those of you out there thinking of making this sweater (like Julie), be warned. The rest of the sweater is easy knitting, but those dang bugs are a pain! Oh and if you're thinking about duplicate stitch, check this out.

posted by alison at 8:16 am | in bugs!

Comments

Hmmmmm....maybe I'll reconsider. :)

Posted by: Julie at April 2, 2003 11:23 AM

Just popping up to ask a wholly unrelated question. (but hey, it's a break from bug-talk!) I just found out one of my best friends is pregnant, so I'm already all hot to knit baby stuff. So, I'm trolling for recommendations for books, and I've really liked a lot of the stuff you've knit for your sons...any book or two of baby patterns that you'd recommend? Thanks...:)

Posted by: Meghan at April 2, 2003 11:47 AM

Oh no, Julie! I just want to warn you, not discourage you. You should definitely try it. If the three-colors in a row thing seems too tricky or bugly, you could leave out the black dots. And if you can be strong and get through the few bug rows the rest is fun! And it's sooooo adorable. You have to try it!

Hi Meghan, I'll think a bit about some baby books and post later. :)

Posted by: alison at April 2, 2003 12:45 PM