Knitting Successes and Failures

Here is a tank I designed using Blue Heron yarns. one side is crocheted with Blue Heron's Rayon Metallic, and the other side is knit using Blue Heron Cotton Rayon Woven ribbon. It was an excercise in combing knit and crochet. I took into consideration the fact that crochet is thicker than knitting and used a thinner yarn for the crochet side than the knit side.
Here is a close up of the two textures. THe only thing I forgot to take into consideration is that rayon is heavier than cotton. So since this tank is hanging up at colonial yarn shop the rayon crocheted side has started to grow more in length than the knit side. I think I have to do this experiment again, but with different yarns. Next I have to plan not only that crochet is thicker than knit but that it can be heavier.

This is the Black Sheep Dorothy Bag using Kureyon before it was felted.
Here it is after felting. Very easy pattern. Couldn't put it down. Too much fun.
THis is Tide cropped cardigan from Louisa Harding's Beachcomber collection. I used Schulana Merino Cotton 90 yarn and Louisa Harding's Glisten. I would definitely use the Schulana again. Schulana really gets ignored by the knitting mags. I was suprised at what a great yarn it is.

Here is the tide on me. Unforutnately I knit this as a shop sample for Colonial Yarn Shop. So I won't get it back to wear until next year. I made the size small and it fits! My surprise at it fitting isn't becuase of knitting or gauge issues. It is becuase this is the first size small I've ever knitted for myself. This is great motivation to keep my weight down. I can knit smaller sizes faster and cheaper than knitting the bigger sizes.