Always order enough!

 

Although my wool stash is almost as large as this one- and this one is pretty enviable- it is nevertheless a fact that I often can't find exactly the shade I want for a new project.

One reason for me is that as I shop online only these days owing to chronic illness and I find that often the wool doesn't look the same in real life as it does on the computer screen.

I have learnt to allow for slight discrepancies in shades by making sure I order enough of the same dye lot..

Remember that there are many shades of even a standard white wool so buying from the same batch and dye lot avoids the creamy white/brilliant white streaked effect of mismatched dye lots in your handiwork..

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys

I guess I am old school!

 

My babies were dressed like this. Even today I think a handknitted layette looks lovely.

I know life is very busy these days and so it seems that most babies are dressed in jump or grow suits.

I also know that handwashing wool baby clothes can be tiresome, but most yarns these days can be washed in the gentle cycle of one's machine.

Another thing I have noticed is the young mothers these days seem to like deeper colours for their baby's clothes.

I suppose I am showing my age by preferring pastels... in the appropriate gender colours of course! 

I guess I am old school! 

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys 

A blue one for my first baby

 

I knitted this matinee jacket in blue for my first baby and in pink for my second. It was a feather and fan stitch in Patons 3 ply baby wool.

I knitted them on tortoise shell needles, but these are hard to find these days. 

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys 

Look after them!

 

You may remember I mentioned how difficult it is to find tortoise shell knitting needles.. well they and all products made with tortoise shell have been banned here in Australia and many other countries.

When I consider that tortoises died for their shell, I can understand that.

There are many imitation tortoise shell needles but these are cellinoid needles. These are being replaced by bamboo needles which I quite like to work with.

If you are in possession of tortoise shell needles, I would say look after them!

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys