Knit-Along Clue 1

[nicolep]

I'm a beginning knitter and am so excited! After 4 hours I finally have one square done. This is time consuming for me but am very happy with the finished product! Thanks everyone for all the help!

That's about how long it's taking me, too. Just think about how much quicker we'll be when the ghan is finished though!!!

[Kaleigh]

I'm a beginning knitter and am so excited! After 4 hours I finally have one square done. This is time consuming for me but am very happy with the finished product! Thanks everyone for all the help!

That's about how long it's taking me, too. Just think about how much quicker we'll be when the ghan is finished though!!!

I found it went much quicker after squares two and three, you just need to get in the groooove!

[hobbit]

I have never participated in a KAL before and I am so excited to get started. I hate that I have gotten a late start and will be knitting the weekend away once I have purchased my yarn, which, will not be until Saturday morning.

[Hknitty]

Just finishing my first block and to keep up with the pattern ( as I am constantly interrupted by family comings and goings), I attached a small safety pin to the side of the work where the increases-decreases are done. Now all I have to do is to watch as my stitches grow when I get near the final count before changing colour- works for me!

[happycrafter]

I just finished my square, i then noticed on the bottom saying to knit 26 rows instead of 24. wouldn't that mean we would go up in total stitches because I had 55 stitches, so would we end up with 57 instead of 55 or did I do something wrong to begin with??

[nicolep]

I just finished my square, i then noticed on the bottom saying to knit 26 rows instead of 24. wouldn't that mean we would go up in total stitches because I had 55 stitches, so would we end up with 57 instead of 55 or did I do something wrong to begin with??

There was an error on the pattern if you downloaded it earlier in the day. It should be a total of 55 stitches after repeating 24 times.

[K1P1quebec]

Or you can just knit until you get to 55 stitches - I found that much easier than counting my repeats.

I was doing this until I realized I almost made mistakes by only increasing once at the beginning of a row. I'd forget by the end what I was supposed to be doing!

Is this an age thing or just repeatedly knit stitch mindlessness?

Anyway, with my checklist, my marker for the increase side and counting my stitches every two rows I have managed to avoid désastre!

[nicolep]

Just finishing my first block and to keep up with the pattern ( as I am constantly interrupted by family comings and goings), I attached a small safety pin to the side of the work where the increases-decreases are done. Now all I have to do is to watch as my stitches grow when I get near the final count before changing colour- works for me!

Great minds think alike! I'm doing the same thing.

[K1P1quebec]

Was working 7 (long) days a week, am not a fast knitter and thought I would never keep up.
Once you finish the first of a clue, the rest will go faster.
And remember if you dont finish on time, the world will not come to a end.

Well said! Not to mention also the real possibility of getting a sore wrist from all the repeated movement!
My arm was darn tired by the end of the day, so I'm not going to push it.

Here I am chatting and posting instead of knitting but I'm having so much fun!

[K1P1quebec]

Finished my first square last night. I must say I absolutely love the Waverly yarn; it feels so good in my hands I'm using Intense as A, Willow as B, Pink Suede as C, Sun Drift as D and Irish Moss as E.

Me too and me too

I would love to see those colours together - sounds spectacular.