Colorwork: not as terrifying as it seemed
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knittingMy soon-to-be 16 year old step son lives in PA with his mom, and this last week he posted on Facebook that he wants a TARDIS birthday cake.
I cannot make him a cake, but I can totally make him a hat. It required getting over my fear of color work, and I was pretty sure I was going to be ripping it out a couple times before I felt it was good enough for my kid. I got through the first set of windows and realized I'd been carrying my yarn wrong, so I went looking for some tutorials. This one and This one are what gave me my "ah HA" moment; the second in particular made this project such a piece of cake. I ripped back my first attempt, worked again using the tips in the two previous links, and nailed it on my first try. I am *so* thrilled, you have no idea. Because this was such a success I have time to attempt a couple other things I'd like to make for him.
Here's my three year old modeling it pre-blocking:
I cannot make him a cake, but I can totally make him a hat. It required getting over my fear of color work, and I was pretty sure I was going to be ripping it out a couple times before I felt it was good enough for my kid. I got through the first set of windows and realized I'd been carrying my yarn wrong, so I went looking for some tutorials. This one and This one are what gave me my "ah HA" moment; the second in particular made this project such a piece of cake. I ripped back my first attempt, worked again using the tips in the two previous links, and nailed it on my first try. I am *so* thrilled, you have no idea. Because this was such a success I have time to attempt a couple other things I'd like to make for him.
Here's my three year old modeling it pre-blocking: