Back to "work"...

I have finally managed to pull myself out of this funk that has held me captive for the last weeks, and so, I am happy to report that I have been getting back into the tri-colour blanket that I started knitting a while ago.

I have, in the past, been called many things, but never a fast knitter, so don't be too disappointed not to see a huge amount progress.

Here it is:

(Not the best use for my yoga mat, but I am planning on doing some just after I finish this post...)

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If any of you have ever knitted with multiple yarns, you would know just how hard it is to keep them from knotting up and generally just becoming a tangled mess. Perhaps one day I will come across a suitable solution, but for now, the struggle is real, and it seems that I spend almost as much time untangling as I do knitting...

I would also like to share with you a quick snap of my favorite part of this project this far (the white bit)...

I love the ladder effect, and I have used it once or twice before. I know its not too clear in the white but it should become clearer once the blanket is finished and blocked. 

 

It's a pretty simple to achieve effect; created by simply knitting as follows:

(Yes this is a different, also incomplete, project that I am working on...)

(For the example I will use 10sts only)

Row 1: K4, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k2

Row 2: P4, yo, p2 tog, yo, p2tog, p2

And repeat until desired length is reached. 

Naturally the design that is being incorporated in the tri-colour blanket is slightly less straight forward as it forms a 'V' shape to underline the design in the white section that I have yet to get to. (I'll show you when I get there, but for now you will have to use your imagination...)

Anyway it is getting late here and I still have a fair bit I would like to do tonight, so...

Until next time,

ACL.