Well, I am back. I’m still hacking and sniffling but much better than last week.
This week I am featuring a new to me Addi mini knitter called the Egg. It is available on eBay and has been nagging me to buy it for a long while now. I broke down right before the holidays and, because it was right before the holidays, was delivered in mid-January. The shipping time was actually not bad as it was sent from Germany.
The price was reasonable, about forty-six dollars Canadian, plus free shipping.
This little knitter is fun to use, really fun to use. I own an Embellishknit that I use for Icord and have not been really happy with the difficulty I have with getting the darn thing to start knitting. The Egg was super easy to thread up and cast on. The cord that it produces is six stitches so larger than the other Icord and not suitable as a replacement for four stitch Icord.
I used DK yarn in this sample and, after about five minutes work, ended up with a long piece (I couldn’t stop turning the handle!) that was about 2cm or 1 ½” wide when flattened. I can picture using it as a bag handle, maybe with a cord threaded through it for reinforcement. I am going to play with using it as an applied trim on a sweater.
I will report back when I have used the trim in an actual garment or accessory. Maybe I will get something done next week?
I knit a little sweater with Caron Cakes Latte yarn which very quickly appeared and disappeared from Michaels stores. I bought two cakes, both the same colour number and both the same dye or production lot. I needed the second cake only for one of the sleeves.
I like to rewind any skeins or cakes before I start work in order to avoid the surprise of a knot in an unfortunate place. The first cake was great, the second had a knot at a colour change which I could work around. The problem that I ran into with the knotted yarn was that the grey, although in the correct sequence of colour change, was not the same grey as the first cake. It was hidden inside of the cake. I tried using the grey on the outside of the cake to make the sleeves match, but that length was not long enough.
The sweater turned out to be quite cute and I think that I am likely the only one that will notice the off colour (more brown than grey like the front, but I like things to match! Not just okay but really seriously match as the fronts and backs do. The bottom edge is crocheted and will be redone with a smaller hook to eliminate the waves. I am already working on it.
No more Latte, yarn that is, for me even if I could find it.
Happy week to you all and I wish you kindness and tangle free yarn in all of your crafting.
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