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Charted and recharted

Posted on 07 December 2006 by Kris

Thanks for the all the comments on my argyle-ish socks! I appreciate the encouragement, especially after this week’s progress.

First off, remember how I said that turning the heel was my least favorite part? Well, it figures that I’d have to rip it out and start over.

The problem was that I’d offset the pattern incorrectly when I charted it the first time. Oops.

And then there’s the gusset.

I’m not completely sure how I feel about it yet. It’s definitely not perfect; in particular, there’s a couple of small spots along the decrease lines that could be improved upon. On the other hand, I really don’t want to rip it out again, because this is actually my second try at the gusset. (I’d gotten about halfway through the first attempt when I decided I didn’t like how that was turning out.)

So I’m trying to decide whether I can live with what I currently have or if I should just suck it up, rip back, and rechart and knit it yet again. Thoughts, anyone?

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Feathered

Posted on 05 December 2006 by Kris

Charts 2 through 5 of Peacock Feathers are all basically the same exact same thing. So, needless to say, by the time I got to chart 4, I was extremely bored.

However, since I finished chart 5 over the weekend…

I’m excited about this project again. I like how the feathers have been turning out – I can’t wait to see how they’ll look after a proper blocking! And now I get to move on to a chart with a different motif, which is good for my relatively short attention span.

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Not-so-traditional argyle

Posted on 04 December 2006 by Kris

So as soon as I finished a sock with a stranded stitch pattern, I switched to a sock with stranded colorwork.

I’ve had ideas for these socks running around in my head for awhile, and I’m so glad I finally get to to put it all together.

I’d never done colorwork before, but it’s not like I was going to let that stop me! I just did a swatch and then ran with it. It’s been a good learning experience so far, and I’m pleased with the results, despite the minor tension wonkiness (yes, that’s a tension issue on the middle left, not an actual mistake). It should block out just fine, though, and it really does look better than the picture lets on.

The heel flap was a bit annoying to work, given that it’s stranded colorwork knit flat. It’s also a bit longer than I’d prefer, but it was kind of necessary because of the way the numbers for the heel turn worked out. Speaking of which:

This was eighteen short rows of sheer pain. Okay, maybe not sheer pain; I’m exaggerating a bit. But let’s just say it was my least favorite part.

I’ve just started the gusset. I’m not entirely sure it’ll work out the way I want it to, but we’ll see what happens.

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Rum runners

Posted on 02 December 2006 by Kris

Here’s the project I completed a couple of days before Thanksgiving:

(Hopefully this is at least somewhat true to color on your monitor; it looks fairly accurate on one of mine and really questionable on the other, so…)

Pattern: None; it’s just a cuff-down sock, using the Mock Woven Rib stitch pattern from one of the Barbara Walker treasuries.

Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Black Purl

Needles: US0 Plymouth bamboo DPNs

This sock is worked over 64 stitches. I probably could’ve done more, as it uses a slipped stitch pattern and thus isn’t quite as elastic. Both socks still fit fine, but the second one is a tiny bit too snug (as my gauge was slightly tighter on that one). Oh well.

I like it despite the busyness of the stitch pattern. Or maybe because of it. I prefer “fairly busy” to “hideously pooling,” after all.

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December 2006 goals

Posted on 01 December 2006 by Kris

Contrary to some of my readers’ beliefs, I have indeed been knitting! You just wouldn’t know it from my lack of posts and goal completion.

  1. Finish chart 5 of Peacock Feathers – Not done (I’m just a couple of rows short)
  2. Finish two other WIPs (preferably one older, one newer) – Not done; only finished one.
  3. Work on remaining WIPs – Done!

Can you guess which project was completed? No? Well, my December goals probably aren’t going to help you guess any more accurately:

  1. Finish chart 6 of Peacock Feathers
  2. Finish a pair of socks
  3. Finish at least one other WIP
  4. Work on all remaining WIPs
  5. Start Endpaper Mitts

Hopefully I’ll do better this month.

Posts have been scarce lately because a) there’s not enough light to take photos by the time I get home from work and b) my camera started giving me trouble about halfway through November. I’ve finally gotten the camera issues resolved, at least, so pictures to come this weekend!

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