02.25.07
Bumpy Ducky
The sweetest little white duck I have decided to knit is causing me some difficulty. I drew out the pattern first and decided it would be a very cute motif in the middle of baby sweater #3 (for baby #3 due in June!). While I have followed a multi-colored pattern of my design many times in the past, I usually only dealt with repeating snowflakes and the like, and so the odd shape and vast expanses of white in this one were new to me.
Alas, my tension is off and the duck is literally jumping out of the sweater! I think I’ve learned that I need to leave some more “give” as I carry the yarn over and behind the stitches in the second color. Perhaps I’ll attempt some sort of matching hat or blanket and give it another try.
On a sidenote, I thought the duck theme was a nice way to add some character to a gender-neutral baby gift. I am thinking about making a stuffed little duck to match with the remaining yarn. I found a couple of great free patterns here and here.
rachel said,
February 26, 2007 at 10:11 pm
I found out that I should have been using a different technique entirely! It’s called intarsia and here is a website that explains how to do it. Next time I will do it correctly!
Laura said,
February 27, 2007 at 8:59 am
I like the duck bumpy… don’t hate
;P
megan said,
February 28, 2007 at 7:26 am
The only thing I can knit are long straight, one-color scarves so you are definetely better than me. I didn’t know you lived in Aix- when was this?