Tardis the 4th

I started this glorious piece of work on April 16th 2015. As of May 16th 2015 It is off the needles and will be subject to various bits of torture in order to get it finished.
I am amazed that I did this much knitting in such a short time frame.





Some notes on this blanket:

1. C/O 141
2. Knit 16-20 rows of garter, corners are seed stitch
3. Knit 4 rows stockinette
4. Begin colourwork

The colour block on the bottom could have done with being 4 rows larger and maybe a touch wider, as it is a base, and is holding up the rest of the Tardis.

I have decided to do duplicate stitching to come out with the lettering regarding the words "Police Box, Public call" as knitting them in seemed stressful and unnecessary especially having to place them backwards. I will let you know how that goes.   I decided against this for multiple reasons. I will explain: It got tricky to do working on the black....and then I decided that I did not want to drive the point home to viciously, because I was sure that people would get that it was in fact a police box, so there you go. 



I am about 50% complete on weaving in the huge number of ends that have occurred as a result of this project. The ones I am having a hard time with are the ones that occur around the wraps, they are inevitable, when you do not know how much yarn you will need, but they are also a PAIN. Getting very close. I am going to start with the ones where there are two ends that are in the 'middle of the work if you will, then do the ones around the wraps. 

Made a bit of a mistake, but we learn from them do we not? That I should have knit Police Box into the knitting, as originally planned and not put in afterwards. I think at this point I will weave in the ends contemplate the words further and then just sent it off to its new home sans lettering. 

Blocking time, if I figure out how to rotate this I will.

May 16, 2015: This little beauty has all of its ends woven in and it is blocked and sitting in a box ready to head off on its great adventure living with the Clark family. I am thrilled chuffed and every other possible version of excited possibly known to man. 

May 19, 2015: this beauty is on its way, so it is now safe to post this....I think.



Oh the relief of having this completed is just somewhat overshadowed by the hatred of the one I started first not being finished yet, but it will be complete soon. 

*Mental Note: when joining a yarn of the same colour knit two stranded for 6 stitches, this will reduce the weaving in time. 
*Mental Note 2: Hold the yarns very tightly together when doing intarsia, and then you do not get loose stitches on the attached, or wrapped, sections of knitting. 

-A