Oooh!
I'm not crazy like
some people and trying to crank out a sock a day, but I do need to get six socks knit by Christmas. Well, I cast on for the first one a few hours ago and had to share how cool this yarn is.
The stripes! The hookie things! Knitting these is going to be
fun!
So, Emma pointed out that my wrist warmer fiansco has always happened to her when she's ripped out knitting from the bottom. And I thought about it and sort of remembered that from when I finished my
entrelac panels. So, OK, yes. Don't try this at home, kids.
In other news, I've actually picked up that afghan again and attempted to start working on the border panels. Which, due to my inability to keep track of a 4 stitch pattern, is starting to suck a little. But people, I DON'T CARE ANYMORE.
Hubris, Thy Name is Tussah Silk
Dammit, dammit, dammit.
I was so proud of myself. I'd taken my handspun tussah silk, doubled it up, and knit myself a really pretty pair of cabled armwarmers.
Unfortunately, I realized that as I wove in the ends, that I'd miscrossed a cable on the right hand. Here, let me show you on the left.
So not worth ripping back to fix. So, I made the other glove, fixed the seven quadrillion errors I made along the way with that and had two finished armwarmers.
But... but... miscrossed cable!
Experience has taught me that any flaws in anything that I make will haunt me EVERY TIME I WEAR IT. I would really like these gloves to last for a good long time. So, I did the only logical thing one could do. I ripped it out from the bottom.
Bad idea.
For some reason, this is not a problem with stockinette. I've done it before with provisional cast ons and never had an issue. But throw in some ribbing and suddenly, every stitch has to detangled from the last. It's not ripping, it's not even tinking, it's just a huge pain. And I highly doubt it'll look right when I'm done.
So, I guess I get to reknit this one. I think this'll be the... fourth, fifth time/ that I've knit this armwarmer.
Ah, there's nothing quite like almost finishing the back for that vest you're designing, holding it up and realizing that you made the back three inches too short and three inches too wide.
Did I mention I stayed up late because I didn't want to lose my train of thought and finish it straight away?
(Don't worry, I have the late shift tomorrow)
(And don't forget to vote!)
Rhinebeck Two Weeks Later and a Hat in Two Days
OK, here's the Rhinebeck photo:
Being a square was fun, but I don't think I'd play blogger bingo again. There's only so much attacking people I can do, plus I was extremely undercaffeinated and couldn't remember if I'd asked people before and I'm pretty sure I asked a few people twice. (Sorry squares)
I was a
giant tool squeeing fangirl creepy stalker and descended on
YarnHarlot and got a picture. Seriously, I've been less nervous at job interviews than I was for this. And then my camera ate the picture. That's OK, I wasn't using my dignity anyway.
Anyway, I only got one thing of wool, sockyarn and some
Got Soap from Rhinebeck. I'm pretty sure I spent less than I did last year, but I did break the self imposed moratorium on fiber. It was really, really pretty fiber? And purple. Yeah. I didn't stand a chance.
Anyway, I was searching through my stash for scrap balls to give to a friend making the spiral rug from
One Skein Wonder on Saturday when I came across
this handspun back from when I was drop spindling. I immediately went "oooh!" and left it out. Sunday, I dug out a size 8 circ, went to an old knitty and...
Yep. So, this is
Coronet. The yarn is a wool/mohair blend, and if I do say so myself, it's pretty well spun. There are a few too thin spots and apparently I made one really big pink stripe, but it's fairly consistent and it's PRETTY. It's superwarm, though slightly itchy. I love it. I love it so much. Knitting this just made me happy.
My last question...
What do I do with the remaining 100-150 yards? That's not enough for a scarf, too itchy for armwarmers... Thoughts?
