[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Success Saturday

[Tammy Freitag]

Cindy,
Yes a swatch counts.  Smile!  That is a success since you hate them.
I totally understand it.  It seems like a waste of time but actually
it does give you lots of information.  Those sweaters sound pretty
cool.  Thanks for sharing!
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On 4/30/21, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Cindy.
> That sounds like a very nice sweater.  I have made tops like that.  So
> satisfying to wear something great you made yourself, and even designed
> yourself.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFB-Krafters-Korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> Behalf Of slery via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 2:44 AM
> To: Tammy Freitag via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> Cc: slery
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Success Saturday
>
> Not sure if this qualifies, but I actually made a swatch and I am using
> it to make my first ever top/sweater. I hate swatches so it is a big
> deal and there was shrinkage so I have to be careful with things and
> remember that as I try it on.
>
> It is sort of my first. I did make a pull-over sweater top to bottom,
> one whole sleeve and about half of the other. It looked good and there
> was nothing wrong with it, I just wasn't interested in wearing it, so I
> ripped out the whole thing.
>
> I found this wonderful tutorial that walks you through each step and the
> calculations. You can make it exactly as she says, but it is designed so
> that you can choose what type of neck you want, what type of sleeves,
> length, and of course the yarn and needles of your choice.
>
> I am making it with a v-neck that I will add lace to and short, flirty
> sleeves. I ripped out once already as I didn't like how the sleeves were
> working up so made a change to that. In the next one, I will probably
> add lace to the sleeves. I am also looking at different trims to decide
> what I want to use this time. Personally, I hate bulky yarn and this is
> a summer top, so I am using a sock weight/dk yarn.
>
> Cindy
>
> On 4/17/2021 4:32 PM, Tammy Freitag via NFB-Krafters-Korner wrote:
>> Since it has been a while since I posed this opportunity for you to share
>> and Tracy shared her beautiful Shawl, what have each of you accomplished
>> lately?  This can be something from learning a new stitch, threading a
>> needle or completing the biggest project in the world.  Lol!  Please
>> share
>> those accomplishments with the group.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Tammy
>>
>>
>>
>
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