Comments on: Drums, brass and wool

By: Susan Miller

Susan Miller — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:35:50 +0000

I am knitting Debbie Bliss (special Knits) hooded baby sweater and am having a terrible time. I have ripped out the hood twice so far…I am going crazy…….Everyone I see on line looks beautiful and I am a pretty good knitter.Not sure what I am doing wrong but it looks like my hood is coming out upside down each time…Your pictures are helping me though. I will try again……If you have any other tips please feel free to email me.Thanks……..

By: Mindy

Mindy — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:10:12 +0000

Hi there,

Thanks very much for this page. I came across it as I was going to start knitting the hooded kaftan. I’m not a very experienced knitter yet and was just wondering if you thought this pattern would still be ok for me to try (this is my first baby knit, after 1 adult sweater, many hats and scarves), or if it may not be worth the heartache?

Thanks,
Mindy

By: Llinn

Llinn — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:53:34 +0000

You can easily create many extra stitches for the back of the big hood just by knitting into the front and back of each neck stitch. I don’t care who the designer is or what their zen is, seams add bulk and I always leave the stitches live and then graft or 3-needle them off.

Zippers into hand knit goods are not too bad once you learn the sneaky trick. Install the zipper on grosgrain or regular ribbon (use a stablizer for soft ribbon) FIRST. Measure carefully so your length is good, but don’t go bananas trying to sew a zipper onto stretchy runaway knit stitches. Sew the zipper onto the ribbon, then whipstitch the ribbon down both sides with thread or embroidery floss.
Have fun.
Llinn