Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 1
I have had a break from Knitting for a good while. Now I am getting back into it and I know Exactly what I want to make.
Wool
and Needle Selection
I want to make a Bag to match my Autumn Cape. This is partly due to the numerous Balls of left over Wool. It was Knit Nottingham’s 12th Anniversary so I bundled up what I had and went to get advice.
3.25mm
Circular Needle
Eleanor was her fabulous self. Since the Bag would have to hold weight I wanted to discuss what size Needle I needed. We settled on my 3.25mm Circular Needle.
This is so when I Knitted and Joined I would only have to
do a Plain Stitch but the Resulting Pattern would be Stocking Stitch.
Split
Wool
Trying to decide how many Stitches to Cast on was tricky. I thought I would put an even number on to make life easier. I cannot remember exactly but I think it was about 200.
The way I Knit it doesn’t make much difference because I can guarantee that I will end up either Dropping a Stitch or Making New ones. Probably both knowing me.
Piles
of Split Wool
Disaster! As soon as I had got to the End of the first Row I found the Wool had Split. I decided not to continue until I got home. I got back and unpicked everything.
I decided to be on the safe side and completely Unravel the Ball of Wool. It is a good job I did. I found that the Wool was Split in several places.
Joining
the Round
Eventually I found a Small Ball that was long enough to Cast on and Knit the first Row. I could now begin to Join and Knit in the Round.
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