the olive plan 2008 - week 28
Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Number of olives knit this week: 2 (green)
Total for the year to date: 84
Another go at a lucky olive. This time it worked! :)
Archive for July, 2008
Saturday, July 12th, 2008
knit goldfish cracker
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
I’m easing back into non-olive knitting with something tiny: this goldfish cracker pattern from Kimberly Chapman.
Small as it is, this was actually a challenging thing to knit. I used my US sz 2 dpns for the first time (well, to actually knit something and not to just pick at eyelash yarn from between stitches). I could feel those things flexing as I struggled to knit the tiny stitches. I did use a worsted weight yarn, so that kept the stitches super tight too. The fish measure 1.25 inches from nose to tail, and .75 inches wide at its tail.
I didn’t stuff the fish as recommended and left off the smile and eye. In reality I just couldn’t get them to look right, but I’ll just tell everyone that goldfish crackers didn’t have those fancy facial features when I was a kid.
the olive plan 2008 - week 27
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Number of olives knit this week: 3 (green)
Total for the year to date: 82