Threejsmom, expense is a major consideration for me, alright, and the idea of interchangeable sets is very appealing. It's good to know about the fact that Addi Naturas can catch the fine yarn. I have started over with new yarn for the baby sweater I mentioned while I was waiting for help on a specific knit Pony Blocks Baby afghan pattern. But this baby cardigan has in the round sleeves which necessitates my learning something that looks similar to making socks which also stikes my fancy (peaks my interest as many seem to really enjoy making them). Since I am a new beginner at knitting in the round, I THINK it may be more helpful for me to have more drag. By chance, did you look at the free pattern I gave the link to on the baby cardigan? I want the sleeves to turn out, so I am hoping the socks instructions will be of help to me, too. I have already purchased the Brittany 7" dnps, so must stick with them. Have you knit sleeves in the round, and do you think watching or studying sock pattern knitting on the net will be what I need to accomplish these sleeves successfully? I am feeling intimidated, but do so want to learn. Marvel

Hey! Did you guys notice the color! That color will show up under any length pants. It's almost neon! The yarn was left over from a scarf, hat and mittens set. Imabest, I found the "toe-up" pattern on the net. It was from one of the links that were shared on the other thread about socks. Judt a minute, I'll get it....... Here it is! This is what I used to start it, but since it became like a foreign language, I couldn't follw through. http://sarah-knits.blogspot.com/2006/06/toe-up-sock-pattern-invisible-double.html (doesn't that picture look just like mine!!!! LOL) Dances, You have me almost encouraged enough to try again. I had to laugh at your comment about having with "A" hole in the gusset. I ended up with a bunch of them. Sheilaj, I know I just need to get a commen cense understanding of turning the heel. I'm getting that by looking at my boughten socks. I did like the feel of that first one.

Carol Ann, this was a free pattern I found on the internet, but for the life of me I cannot seem to locate the site anymore. Here is the pattern: Knit this in the round on #7 dpn's using worsted weight yarn. Gauge is 4 st per inch Earflaps, make 2 Cast on 3 st kfb in first st of each row and knit remainder of st until you have 15 st. Leave a 12 in tail and place on holder or dpn With working yarn purl across first earflap begining at opposite end as tail. With the tail in front and working yarn to the back cast on 13 st using long tail method. Now, purl across second earflap as done with the first one. Cast on 21 st as before. Join and work three rounds in garter st. switch to St st and work until hat measures 5 in. Decreases: Round 1: K6, k2tog Round 2 and all even rows: K Round 3: K5, k2tog Round 5: K4, k2tog Continue in this manner until you have 4 st remaining, k one round. Break yarn leaving a 6 inch tail, using a yarn needle draw the tail thru all remaining stiches to finish. I added the ties and the seed stitch chevrons. It's such an easy pattern.

I make this chain 4 and join Ch 3 (counts as a Dbl) then do 11 DBLs in the hole ending up with 12 join using slip stitch. Ch 3 (counts a Dbl then do a DBL in the same st as the chain then do 2 Dbls in each stitch around and join = 24 stitches Ch 3 Now we are on round 3in the next stitch make 2 dbls. follow this around: 1 dbl in next stitch then 2 dbls in the next one when you finish and join you will have 36 Then Ch 3 Round 4 do 1 dbl in next stitch. In the next stitch do 2 DBLS Then follow around you will finish with 48 ch 3 This is now round 5 and the last round of increasing. One DBl in each of the next 4 then do 2 dls in the next one follow this around =5 then a 2 dbl you will end up with 56. Ch 3 then just do a dbl in each stitch around. Ch 3 and repeat for as many rounds as you like. I hope this is clear I've lost my printed instructions. This make a mans skull using J and H hooks but I have made baby sized with smaller hooks. then you can add the flower from someplace else good luck