My colleagues know I like to knit. So they showed me this photo in a magazine, a knitted dress, with tractors and traditional patterns, by Moods of Norway.
There's no way I'm going to knit (or wear!) a dress like this. But I could not get the tractors out of my head.
I searched for a chart, and found this (scroll down a bit to see the tractor chart. Perfect, I thought.
When copying the chart, I soon realised, I'd have to change the wheels. Otherwise, the tyre woud be flat, since knitted stitches are wider than they are tall. But I forgot to change the rest, so I think the tractor looks a bit long. I meant to make both tractors the same, but made a counting mistake on the second, so this one is shorter, and looks better, doesn't it?
Recognise the yarn? And the project? Not finished yet, too many pot holders to make...
I searched for a chart, and found this (scroll down a bit to see the tractor chart. Perfect, I thought.
When copying the chart, I soon realised, I'd have to change the wheels. Otherwise, the tyre woud be flat, since knitted stitches are wider than they are tall. But I forgot to change the rest, so I think the tractor looks a bit long. I meant to make both tractors the same, but made a counting mistake on the second, so this one is shorter, and looks better, doesn't it?
Recognise the yarn? And the project? Not finished yet, too many pot holders to make...
Oh you must do a hat with the tractors! It's hard to work with the shape of the knitted stitch sometimes, isn't it? I spent lots of time with the wolf on my wolf hat, trying to make him the right shape.
SvarSlettLekkert! Enig i at traktorene var fine - OG at det er en kjole for de spesielt interesserte. Men dette må da være et passende prosjekt for heldress-Merete..?
SvarSlettamazing dress !
SvarSlettVARFÖR skulle du aldrig bära en stickad klänning med traktorer på? Det vore väl helt perfekt! Ett drömprojekt!
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