I got a square completed, reminding myself of making things with Granny squares back in the 70s, and then made a hexagon when I got home.
They were satisfying to make, and it was a good evening, well-attended. But I'm not sure I have the patience to make something with a lot of granny squares (or hexagons) any more - there are so many ends to sew in.
I also bought Sarah's new book, An Elven Reckoning, full of delightful knits (and models with pointy Elven ears).
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| An Elven Reckoning, Sarah Alderson |
I especially like the sweater shown on the cover, on the left, with a yoke in stranded knitting - it's called Nórui, meaning Fiery. Sarah was wearing it last night in different colours (you can find a photo of it in Ravelry), and it looked really good. (I think the sword and pointy ears are optional.)
Ah yes but what self respecting knitter would go out in a jumper like that without a sword and pointy ears! The jumpers look beautiful - Amazon don't currently have the book - must go hunting.
ReplyDeleteYou can get the book from Sarah's website at http://www.aldersign.com/. She was selling it at Yarndale, too, and it's in my local yarn shop in Huddersfield - not an Amazon kind of book, though.
DeleteNo there shouldn't be lots of ends to sew in with any crochet - it is EASY to work them in as you go along, especially the first end and then the last one you just hook around and around ... I am sorry I wasn't there as I could have showed you these techniques.
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