More ideas

• Spinning newspaper yarn from packing paper and knitting (crocheting?) a bowl for knitting utensils or something similar
• Knitting a pair of fingerless gloves in plain ribbing and decorate the edges with leftover Astrakan or Uno

Mock Cable ... or too many ideas

A few days ago I googled for "mock cable". Here's the first video I found. I really liked the pattern it produced, so I started to knit some fingerless gloves - using a band of two mock cables as the top, then picking up stitches at the side to make the actual glove. It  turned out a bit to tight, so I frogged it.

However, I think that this stitch produces a lovely pattern. So I started another pair but only with mock cable ribbing. I quite like it, and I definitely will pursue the "cable band at the top" idea later.

As to the name of the stitch ("mock cable"), I'm not sure whether it is really correct - since the stitches are really twisted, I guess it's more of a mini cable than a mock one.


Some more googling produced this video where this is done differently.  I will try that also ... sometime.

Crafting Resolutions for 2012

Knitting/Crocheting resolutions for 2012:

• learn icord BO
• knit something in at least two colours (no stripes)
• do crochet entrelac (FGs)
• “design” at least two patterns
• knit a sweater
• knit a cardigan
• take part in a KAL
• a pair of FGs with beads
• a pair of FGs with half-fingers

Craft Ideas

• Crochet Entrelac Wrist Warmers: Crochet Entrelac
• Crochet Wrist Warmers in Crocodile Stitch 
• Wrist Warmers with Border in Indian Cross Stitch
• Wrist Warmers with Short Rows (in-the-round)
• Bag from Sock Yarn

• Hat as seen in La Bolsa