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franney · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:48 pm Post subject: Franney's first BSJ

Knitted in about two days in Yarn Yard October Club yarn, my very first BSJ Smile

I'm quite pleased with how it came out, although now i know the construction i will be changing the stripe placement and omitting the extra ten ridge length Smile

Before:

After:

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Glynis · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject:

Oh wow! That looks fantastic Smile

Well done you!
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Yes I can!

franney · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject:

Thankyou!

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Sprite64 · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2879

Hey - that was super quick! I did a few more rows of mine last night.
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franney · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:

Well, i worked on it exclusively, normally i'd be doing several things all at once, but i kinda like this new regime Very Happy

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pictish · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject:

Isn't that nice!!!
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Jobo · Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 4097 Location: East Sussex

that is lovely Franney and your before and after pictures are good too - I can kinda see how it works. Did you find the instructions hard to follow? I have the pattern too, but I have only glanced at it really - must try one of these Very Happy

franney · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:16 pm Post subject:

Thankyou ladies Embarassed

Jo, nope, i found it really quite easy to follow once i stopped reading ahead and trying to work out what i was actually doing Laughing

Seriously, you have to just knit it and hope for the best, i found the numbers list that someone posted helped a great deal with keeping me on track and i had the pattern, the numbers and a page of notes all pinned to a corkboard. My main problem was my inability to count and i found myself having to count back across the plain knit row every time to make sure i had the right amount on the needle Rolling Eyes

I have to find an easier way of keeping track of the middle stitch of the decreases and increases, i kept forgetting to move my marker and when it was attached to the stitch itself i would just forget to move it up and the forget the decrease Rolling Eyes

It's more errors with me than the pattern to be honest, although i did find it a little sparse on information but then i believe EZ is a bit like that anyway isn't she?
Sorry for the waffling on by the way! I hope yuou can make some sense of it!!
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Aknita · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject:

You - waffle Franney - never !!!!!!!!!!! Laughing

It's lovely, and I do like the colours. Who have you made it for?
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YarnAddict · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 2205

That's gorgeous Franney. Very Happy

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