Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 29

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 29 

Nice to be doing something different.

New Part

I am now moving on to one of the Side Pieces. What I am going to do is make a Flap

Adding Colours

I am continuing with the Colour Leaf Pattern. I simply add a few Colours at a time Knitting in Stocking Stitch.

Tail Mess

As I have done several inches, I am finding it hard to work out what is current and what are Tails. I need to sort out the Mess before I continue.

Tidy Time

I have now Sewn in all the Tails and now it is Tidy so I can continue on. I will have to do quite a bit more before I can move on to the next part.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 10

 Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 10

Finally on to the Decreasing of the Strap Stitches

Decrease to 28 Stitches

 

I Decreased the Stitches by 1 either end on the Knit Row.  I then Knitted 28 Purls Stitches. I turned the Bag around and did the same on the other Strap.

End of Decreasing

 

I changed Straps again then did another Row of Stocking Stitch. I repeated this until I had 20 Stitches left on both Straps

Straps coming along

 

Once I had 20 Stitches I carried on Knitting. I would Knit a Plain Row on one Strap then swap. I Knitted a Plain Row on the other Strap then Knitted a Purl Row on Both Straps.

The idea was by doing it this way I would keep the Straps even. Needless to say I got engrossed watching a programme and found that I had forgotten to swap. Therefore I had to put both Straps together back to back in order to measure the difference.

I had to add a couple of Rows until they were even again. The use of Stocking Stitch was causing the Straps to Curl. This will be sorted when I add the Backing.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 2

 Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 2

This project started badly and my luck hasn’t got any better!

Colour Problem

 

I have to be honest I have dropped a right Clanger. What I intended to do was Knit Plain Stitch around and around. For those that do not know this would give the same effect as Stocking Stitch.

The plan was great apart from one tiny detail. I had forgotten that I would be Changing Colours constantly. By Knitting in a Circle all the Tails would be at the wrong end.

Twisted Stitches

 

I therefore changed to Stocking Stitch. When I got to the end I noticed yet another Clanger. At one point I had dropped the Knitting and got it all Tangled.

I hadn’t noticed that when I started Knitting again that I had Twisted the Wool. Therefore I had created another Problem. After already Restarted once I was reluctant to do so again especially as this time I would have to undo all the Colours.

Time to Grow

Having Bit the Bullet I decided to deal with that particular Problem later with a bit of ingenious Sewing. I carried on Knitting until it got a bit longer. Then I needed to have a break before anything else went wrong.

Vhere there is a Vill there is a Vay! 2019

Vhere there is a Vill there is a Vay! 2019

You may gather from the title that this blog has a German theme. I have a neighbour that loves Volkswagens.

VW Pattern

I found this Knitting Pattern some months back. It has four patterns in total. The one I am going to be making is the VW (Volkswagen) that is face on.

The Pattern is actually for a Cushion Cover. I am not making a Cover I am going to make it into a Blanket for my neighbour’s dog Charlie.

Yarn Used

Unusually for me I am using Acrylic Yarn rather than my usual wool. This is what I have bought to make it.

King Cole Super Chunky 3 Balls 100g

Shade 24 Grey Dye 623275

King Cole Super Chunky 1 Ball 100g

Shade 1545 Graphite Dye 620307

King Cole Super Chunky 1 Ball 100g

Shade 1758 White Dye 624047

King Cole Super Chunky 1 Ball 100g

Shade 20 Wine Dye 621490

King Cole Super Chunky 1 Ball 100g

Shade 8 Black Dye 621490

There is an extra Ball of Grey than stated for the Pattern as I was advised by my Guru Eleanor of Knit Nottingham to use 4mm needles rather than the ones stated. This will make the Stitches tighter so the Dog is less likely to catch his claws.

First Rows

Naturally being me nothing is ever simple. Although the Pattern was bought months ago I hadn’t started the Blanket. Now I am in something of a panic as my neighbour told me this week that he will be moving.

Therefore instead of using Double Moss Stitch as stated I am doing it in Stocking Stitch for speed. I have also added 4 extra Stitches so I can do a Selvedge either side.

The above photograph shows the approximate Width of the Blanket with the extra Stitches

Materials from.

https://knitnottingham.co.uk/