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Color duplication

Posted on 07 August 2006 by Kris

I bought the following over the weekend:

Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Aslan. Isn’t it pretty?

Unfortunately, I’d forgotten that I’d already stashed some Schaefer Anne in a fairly similar colorway:

And the colors look even more alike in person than they do in pictures. Oops.

Since I try not to have similar colorways in my sock stash, this means that, one way or another, I’d like to part with the Shepherd Sock. Returning this yarn isn’t the easiest option, as I bought it from my hometown’s LYS and my hometown is nearly 500 miles away from San Diego. That, and the store has a 60-day return policy and I don’t think I’ll be going back up north within that time frame.

Which means… I’m offering it for either sale or trade (trade preferred). If you’re interested, please email me and let me know!

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August 2006 goals

Posted on 01 August 2006 by Kris

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I did complete my July goals:

  1. Finish Pomatomus – Done!
  2. Finish chart 2 of Tina – Done!

This month will still be light on goals because I’m not sure how long the cooler weather will last. And since I won’t knit much at home if it doesn’t stay cool, well…

  1. Finish seed stitch ribbed socks
  2. Finish chart 3 of Tina
  3. Work on at least one other WIP

I haven’t forgotten my other WIPs, but most of my recent knitting has been at SnBs and as I’ve mentioned before, neither of those projects are particularly appropriate for that.

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100% there

Posted on 31 July 2006 by Kris

I completed my second and final July knitting goal a few days ago, but I’m just now getting around to taking pictures.

Here’s what the bottom center of the Tina shawl looks like after completing chart 2:

I’ve fallen into a nice rhythm on both right-side and wrong-side rows. Before, the wrong-side rows were a bit stop-and-go, due to the fact that I was decreasing while knitting back backwards, but I’ve really gotten the hang of those decreases now; they’re no slower than the right-side decreases.

I figure I’ll finish chart 3 and at least some of the edging in August, so I should have a new shawl just in time for fall. Yay!

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A little too loose here

Posted on 29 July 2006 by Kris

I’m a pretty loose knitter, but this combination is a bit ridiculous even for me:

Lorna’s Laces Swirl DK, US size 0 Inox DPNs.

I liked the fabric I was getting on US 2s, but the gauge is too loose for socks. I then swatched on 0s because my 1s are otherwise occupied. I didn’t actually think it would work out, but I was pleasantly surprised by the results and decided I’d stick with it. It did take a bit of getting used to, though, especially after having just finished using Koigu on 0s.

Yup. It definitely makes me happy.

I worked this sock toe-up, because I wasn’t sure how tall I could make it without running out of yarn, but I actually did manage to get my preferred leg height out of one skein.

Oh well, at least I got some practice with doing heel flaps toe-up. I had a minor mishap or two when reverse engineering the Dutch heel, but the yarn’s no worse for wear after being frogged and re-knit a couple of times.

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Purpletomus

Posted on 17 July 2006 by Kris

I finished knitting a sock late Saturday afternoon, blocked it on Sunday, and now I present my newest FO:

Pattern: Pomatomus by Cookie A.
Yarn: Koigu Painter’s Palette Premium Merino in color P439
Needles: US0 Plymouth bamboo DPNs

My main modification was the use of a Dutch heel, which, as predicted, does fit me rather nicely now that the socks have been blocked.

Also, I only did 1 1/2 repeats of the stitch pattern for the leg, because that’s about as tall I can make a sock before having to do calf shaping (yes, I really am that short). I started the leg on row 11, knit to the end of Chart A, then did one full repeat before starting on the heel.

I’m pretty happy with this pair. I think the stitch pattern shows up fairly nicely. And I adore the colorway (it’s much prettier in person), and I love how the socks feel on my feet. Koigu for the win!

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