I’ve been able to spend some time playing with my new toy the Addi Express King Size.
I’ve made many hats on it but I’m tackling my first panel project. It turns out panels are a lot more tricky for a few reasons.
- When turning to reverse directions the stitches like to slip.
- The counter is flaky with panels
- If you’re trying to catch or fix a potential dropped end stitch you can double or triple count by accident
- If you’re feeling frisky and mastering your turns you could turn before the counter has a chance to register.
- I’ve also learned to start and end my projects with waste yarn so picking up the stitches later is a snap. That way I can bind off using my own techniques or add other stitches like ribbing.
Here’s my first panel which is one of 2 and then I’ll finish the blanket with a nice crochet border.
On a funny note here’s a photo of my herd sire Alejandro. He had managed to belly crawl under the fence and went over to use his new pickup lines on the ladies. Unfortunately for him all the ladies have been bred already and well the spitting ensued. Apparently he wasn’t taking no for an answer because by the time I found him he was covered in spit.
