They are done!!!! I can not believe it I have finished my first every knitted item! Woohoo!!!
I am soo very happy to have them off the needles but I strongly dislike them. I made them on homemade size 3 dpns-- I am too cheap to buy the ones in the store!!!
I have also casted-on for the Chevron Scarf for September.
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Congrats!! Good for you. Get ready for a wild ride-- it's four years after my first project and I am obsessed. :-)
Holy Smokes, you made your own needles??? I think that deserves a little extra credit. And I think the booties are way too cute, by the way.
Hi Shalanda!
I think those booties are adorable! They will look so cute worn on teensy little feet.
I would love to hear how you made your own DPs, if you'd like to post about it. Sounds like a great idea for all of us Do-It-Ourselfers!
Thats great for your first project!! Congratulations!! =)
Kisses, Claudia
Thats great for your first project!! Congratulations!! =)
Kisses, Claudia
Thanks for the comments, ya'll! As for making my own dpns, it's really very simple. I took my knitting needle gauge with me to the local Home Depot and went to the wooden dowel rods section. Matched up the rods with the the size I wanted and purchased two rods for less than a dollar. I also got some sandpaper,a very rough gauge sheet and a very fine gauge sheet, I can't remember the numbers. I marked off about 7-8 inches on the rods and then cut them with scissors. Sharpened them with a pencil sharpened, sanded them with the rough and then with the smooth sandpaper until free of sags. I then oiled them with baby oil and let them set in a cup to dry, repeat oil as needed. You could also use wood butter instead of baby oil but I only had baby oil.
Oh, various craft stores have wooden dowel rods which are generally very smooth and need very little sandpapering.
Hope this has been helpful.
Very impressive! Both the booties and the homemade DPNs - way to go! You rock!
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