Brag thread

[jackrose]

Nice idea Keike, I love seeing what everyone is up to. Your pics are great, am I right in thinking you are a bit of a fan of pink/purple?

I love the colours in your work Jewel. I'd love to see an image of the whole thing, I bet it looks amazing.

Jennifer, I doubt that it would be an issue to leave the cardi as is, you are right, no-one is looking at the front and back at the one time so it most likely wouldn't be noticed. It is more about whether it would bother you iykwim! I'd be inclined to leave it as I am always keen to move on to the next project. I justify mistakes as being part of the charm of handmade.

HotI, you can absolutely overcome tension related knitting issues, I am living proof. I have always been a crochet person, 20 years of it now (sheesh, not sure I wanted to work out that calculation!!) and I always avoided knitting as I could never get the hang of even tension. I was also a chronic stitch dropper, or stitch maker and would somehow end up with all sorts of weird and wonderful patterns when I was supposed to be doing a straight knit. Babies are great for inspiration though and in the last 12 months, beginning with the desire to knit a nappy cover for dd2, I overcame and now consider myself a knitter!!!

I have just finished a cardi for each for my girls and a number of little hats for newborns and my one year old and am about to start something for me. I'm hooked!