Category: knitting

  • take two

    I reknit the foot of the second Waving Lace sock but quick, on the right number of stitches this time!

    Waving Lace Socks
    Pattern: Interweave Knits, Spring 2004
    Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock, “peach”, 1.5 skeins
    Needles: Clover US1 dpns
    Started: July 22, 2005
    Finished: August 6, 2005

    Unfortunately….that second foot is STILL bigger than the first one, a consequence of knitting looser on the second sock, I think. No more ripping, though. They’re so pretty!

    And a glimpse into the madness that is the piles of knitting stuffs in my room…I’ve been cleaning up one of my many FO/WiP baskets (obviously I’m avoiding studying!).

    Jeans waiting to be a skirt, sweaters (licorice cardi and ubernatural, which I need to do something with as the neckline is a bit too huge), pile of summer tops (tivoli, stripes go round, cherry twist, soleil, chickami), banana cream cardi in progress (loosing interest in that one), socks to be washed, twisty corriedale singles, corset top.

    Oy, I need more sweater storage.

    Tomorrow: one of my fastest FOs ever!

  • in which something is horribly wrong

    So, I got to the end of the toe of the second Waving Lace sock. But wait! Something’s wrong…a different number of stitches on the instep needles from the top of the foot.

    So I tried it on.

    The one on the left, in progress, is WAY. BIG.

    ….I didn’t decrease enough in the gusset, then knit merrily along.

    After:

    Positive: My desk is covered in Handmaiden. Negative: it isn’t for me.

    Anyway….the sock is sorted out. Sigh.

    I started a minisweater today at work, out of Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted. I made good progress – divided for the sleeves and am working on the body now.

    Also, I did the heel for my Zinnia sock – an experiment. A ribbed short-row heel. It looks funny!

    Off to read some anthropology and knit that sock foot, AGAIN.

  • pink and brown

    I’m obsessed with pink and brown.

    OSW (obviously not one skein) has a sleeve! Looking at the picture, I realized it’s been awhile since i knit a sleeve. Heh.

    I’ve started yet another new project, Elspeth from Rowan 37. You can see Jennifer’s version here. MMMM, calmer.

    I’m hoping this will be a quick knit. We’ll see!