Janetrec's Blanche
Finished
August 27, 2016
November 27, 2016

Janetrec's Blanche

Project info
Blanche by Louisa Harding
Knitting
Neck / TorsoPoncho
Me
One size
Needles & yarn
US 11 - 8.0 mm
7.0 mm
11 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
435 yards
Louisa Harding Yarns Grace Silk & Wool
2 skeins = 220.0 yards (201.2 meters), 100 grams
50
75
Green
Louisa Harding Yarns Luzia
5 skeins = 215.0 yards (196.6 meters), 250 grams
255502
Purple
Notes

9th Sept 2016. Had made good progress with this until I realised there was a twist in my casting on for circular knitting. Googled how to untwist circular knitting only to find that it can only be fixed if you spot the twist in the first couplr of rows. No alternative but to unravel. Will be starting again soon and this time the first few rows will be knitted back and forth before I join it to make the circle. Will have a little seam to see but rather that than a Möbius twist.
I restarted this project and did knit all the furry bit back and forth to be on the safe side. It grew quickly once I got going. Dropped a couple of stitches and the fur made it really hard to pick them up again but apart from that it was a really easy knit. I followed the errata instructions and only used 4 and a half balls of the fur. It was not quite as deep as I expected but is fine to wear. I loved knitting the collar. The Grace silk and wool was a joy to use.

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by Louisa Harding Yarns
DK
50% Silk, 50% Merino
110 yards / 50 grams

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Super Bulky
80% Rayon, 20% Nylon
43 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: September 4, 2016
  • Updated: November 27, 2016