I am using the 3.5 mm dpn's (double pointed needles) as suggested in the pattern, along with Paton's Canadiana Yarn. Angie is using 5 mm dpn's and a similar thickness yarn; slightly thicker than mine.
This is what our first hexie turned out like. I stuffed mine and it's around 3 inches high, and Angie did not stuff hers.
9 comments:
Great job on the hexie! I just started a Memory blanket made up of 3 inch knitted squares. I'm using a 2.25 mm needle. It will definitely be a long term project. I thought about doing hexies but ultimately decided on squares made of sock yarn. Happy knitting!
Blessings,
Betsy
Looks like a project that you'll be able to pick up and work on anywhere. The first hexie looks great.
That is some project, it will be amazing once complete. Happy knitting.
That's going to keep you busy!
Looks very nice. I bet the project will look wonderful once you are finished it.
God bless.
Your hexagon knitting reminds me of a blanket I made over 30 years ago of knitted hexagons. It was a pattern in a woman's magazine for a hot water bottle cover. I can't remember if I intended to knit the cover and it just grew or if I had decided to do a blanket instead. Anyway it was on number 8 needles (4mm) with double knitting wool and the instructions were to cast on 10 stitches knit one row, then increase one stitch at the beginning of every row until there are 18 stitches on the needle, knit two rows and then decrease one stitch at the beginning of every row until there are 10 stitches left, knit one row. Quite easy. I can still remember the instructions after all this time. It was done in garter stitch.
Joan (Wales)
I suspect that is a project to keep you busy for quite some time!!
They look great. Could you post a pic of one half way done. So I can see how your making them. Maybe a tutorial post. That would be fab xxx
Really lovely idea, Gill, I love it - gorgeous pink, too.
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