Summer top

 summer top size small
Gauge approx. 2 pattern repeat and 5 rows 5*5 cm

Materials:

700 m (760 yards)of Alize diva 100 gm (2 balls), metal hook 2 mm

back
ch 145,
row1: ch3.dc in 4th chain from hook,* skip 2 ch(dc,ch3,dc in the next)skip 2 ch , dc in next 2 ch* repeat from*to*
row 2: ch3, dc in next dc*ch2,dc in 3ch space, ch2 dc in next 2 dc*repeat from*to*

repeat these two rows till you have 17 rows, follow the chart for shaping

front: start like the back then follow the chart or shaping

join front and back together.
with front facing and starting under arm sc evenly  around( approm. 130 sc)

on lower edge sc evenly  276 stitches, join  ch4 skip 1 sc, dc in next, ch1 skip 1sc dc in next to end join (138)spaces
ruffles:
slip st in first space
row1:ch4, dc in the same space, *dc ch1 dc in next space* to end join
row2: ch 4, dc in the same st, dc ch1 dc in next dc * Join
row3:ch4 dc in the same st*dc in next dc, dc ch1 dc in the next* to the end, join
row4: dc in each dc.finish off

Prym Ergonomics Knitting Needle Review

A few months back, when I was in Europe, I felt the urge to knit but hadn't packed any projects with me. I grabbed two balls of yarn that I found in a department store, and  I went to three or four craft stores looking for knitting needles. The only needles I could find were Prym ergonomic needles, which were quite expensive. I know these have been on the market for a while, but I hadn't tried them as I didn't really need any more knitting needles. Since they were the only ones available, I decided to try them, so I bought size 4.5 mm 80 cm circular needles.  

I didn't like them much as the grip was not comfortable and stitches wouldn't transfer smoothly from one needle to another rather than onto the wire, plus the tip was almost the size of the shaft of the needle, which made knitting slower. It was so slow that even my daughter noticed that it was taking me forever, as I had to stop every few stitches to push them back. Inserting the tip of it into stiches was not easy. I only knitted a scarf and then decided to put them aside. 

I had no interest in writing a review - I usually don't because that is not why I started this blog - but when I went back home, I decided to give the ergonomic needles another try. I used them to try and knit a shawl, and guess what? The needle broke while I was only halfway through, which was really disappointing. 

In short, the Prym ergonomic needles were neither comfortable nor durable.