Blogging From Hearst

 The lazy hazy days of summer at the trailer have not, so far, left me much knitting time. Swimming, boating, grandkids and some catch-up reading have all eaten away at my knitting time.

Leaving home with only one small sleeve left to knit on Ring Master  I thought I might even finish it during the drive up.  But that didn’t happen.  Six days later, finally, it is complete.  Without buttons so perhaps you might say – almost complete.

  

Pattern:  Ring Master From Baby ‘V’ by Cabin Fever

Size:  0 – 3 mos

Yarn: Cotton Tweed  by Cabin Fever with scarps of stash yarn for the Fair Isle section.

Needles:  4mm

Close up of the Fir Isle section:

 

 

What I Learned:  How to do the Rice Stitch.  With my initial glance at   the pattern picture,  I thought this little sweater was knit in  Seed Stitch.  But in fact, it is  Rice Stitch – a simple, two-row repeat pattern.  When  worked flat, it is  K1tbl, P1 on row one, then Knit across row 2.

This little garment  is for my niece  who is making me a Great Aunt in October.  It has been fun, preparing a  little,  hand-knit wardrobe   for this new baby. Two sweaters, booties, blanket.  What will be next?  Hope the baby likes hand knits.