It's been busy around here this weekend - birthday celebrations for our nine-year-old daughter continued on Saturday with a party for her friends. Our middle daughter was the official photographer and snapped this picture of one of the guests -
tee hee! No, of course not one of the guests, just one of the animals in the petting area at the riding stables where the party was held. The girls had a riding lesson followed by some energetic bouncing on a huuuge bouncy-castle. A good time was had by all - I hope!
I cast on for the Vintage Knits camisole but was thwarted from making too much progress by not having a 3.25mm circular needle to use after the ribbing. I'm going to do it in the round as there is no body shaping, and front and back are identical up to the armholes. This is the hemp yarn which feels quite like linen (our youngest daughter, who is totally blind, touched it and said "Mummy's knitting with string!")
However, it has not grown any larger as I took my nine-year old with me when I went to get the needle (we were out spending birthday money!) and she espied this funky little purple poncho:
So I just had to get the yarn and give it a go, didn't I? I can't resist knitting for them when they particularly ask for something, even though it is 100% polyester! (machine-washable and tumble-dryable!) Who's the yarn-snob??! Here's progress so far:
It is very textural yarn, Wendy 'Shimmer' - a polyester tape with fluffy tufts of yarn attached, resulting in a soft, dense, fluffy fabric - should be fun to wear. Absolute murder to knit with though.
Oh, I tried that Wendy's shimmer once and found it too fiddly to knit with for long. The poncho will be fab though, I bet she can't wait for you to finish it.
Posted by: kerrie at June 22, 2004 09:10 PMWe're knitting with the same yarn... what a coincidence!
Posted by: P at June 23, 2004 08:38 AMGood grief ! I can't believe it's tumble dryable - it looks more like it would melt in a dryer ! But very 9 year old girlish. I'm not showing Rosie as I know she would just add it to the list and I have enough projects on the go and in the planning !
Posted by: Heather at June 23, 2004 07:01 PMEek, tufty yarn! But what's a mom to do, right? :-) Love that purple, though.
I just had a lightbulb go off in my head (and I'm going to sound like such a novice knitter here) but it makes complete sense that a garment can be knit in the round if there's no shaping, duh! I will have to do that next time, I hate seaming. Thanks for the accidental tip!
Posted by: MJ at June 24, 2004 04:33 AMI am knitting the very same poncho but in Stylecraft Eskimo as I had a request for one in lilac from my niece. I hope it meets with her approval.
Posted by: Sharon at July 19, 2004 11:48 PMHow can I get a copy of this poncho pattern? My Mom needs a size for a 6 year old girl. Thanks!
Posted by: Janet at August 16, 2004 09:11 PM