I thought I was going to have another FO by now, but not surprisingly, I’ve been distracted by other things. So, I’m only halfway through my second Snicket sock and have been at this point for most of November.
I plan to finish the second sock over the Thanksgiving weekend, and I should have an FO post next week. But, in the meantime, here’s proof that one complete sock exists:
I really like this sock. And, I think the completed pair will be awesome. More details to come!
I finally finished knitting the Mountain Stream Scarf on Thursday, and blocked it on Saturday. Needless to say, I am super happy about this!
(The first photo is a bit truer to color.)
Pattern:
Mountain Stream Scarf by Susan Lawrence
Yarn:
Jaggerspun Superfine Merino in Ruby
Needles:
US2 / 2.5mm Inox Express circulars
Modifications:
Finer yarn and needles, mostly. I also have no idea how many repeats I knit; I just kept knitting until I was nearly out of yarn.
I enjoyed knitting this until I got about halfway through, and then I got bored with it for awhile. Because, well, it’s a scarf, and scarves usually drag. Turning the corners was fun, though, and it went pretty quickly. I really liked the actual construction, it’s quite clever and I’d like to use it again sometime.
Also, I really like the finished product. It’s pretty and light and airy, which makes it a great San Diego “fall” accessory.
My first overall goal for 2007 was: “Have only one project of each type (socks, lace, fitted garment, etc.) in progress at any one time.”
So, if you use broad categories, I’ve been totally cheating. I’ve had two pairs of socks on the needles for the entire year, after all. And then I had two lace projects on the needles.
However, I, um, wrote in a loophole. Because I also stated “I reserve the right to recategorize projects as I see fit.” So Snicket is “socks” and Fairways is “designing.” Mountain Stream is “scarf” and Mountain Peaks is “shawl.”
Speaking of Mountain Peaks, here’s what it looks like so far:
Believe it or not, it actually took me three tries to get to this point. Not because of any pattern issues, but because I couldn’t make up my mind about what needles to use.
I started out with 2.75mm Crystal Palace circulars (the only 2.75mm needles I had), and I really liked the fabric produced with those needles. But, the join was driving me completely batty. I would be fine with it if I were using a yarn like Jaggerspun Zephyr, but Baruffa Cashwool’s quite a bit finer and it gets caught in the join super easily. So then I tried 3.00mm Addi Naturas, and the join on those doesn’t work either (again, because the yarn’s so fine). Also, the points are far too blunt, especially for decreasing while knitting back backwards.
Then I borrowed Jessimuhka‘s 2.75mm Knitpicks nickel-plated circular, and I really liked those needles, but my gauge with metal is (not surprisingly) looser than my gauge with bamboo. So I frogged it yet again, ordered my own Knitpicks needles in a variety of sizes, and restarted on 2.50mm circulars.
But now I’m good. I’m partway through the second Chart 1 repeat and am now moving pretty quickly.
Thanks for the concern, comments, and emails. The fire situation is much improved; almost all of the fires are fully contained and the last one is at 85% containment. My friends and colleagues are all safe and their homes remain intact, all of which I’m very grateful for. So my life in general is starting to return to normal.
So. Back to knitting content.
For someone who had a total of seven days off of work this month (four for vacation, three due to the fires), I had extremely pitiful goal progress.
Oh well. Too many hobbies, too little time… same old story.
Anyway, goals for this month:
Seems like a lot, but it’s not totally impossible. I think.
The air quality’s improving here, too, so I can actually go outside and take photos in natural light again. I’m not sure whether I’ll bother with a Snicket WIP post – I’m probably going to finish the sock this weekend, so I may just wait until I have an FO. A Mountain Peaks WIP post is definitely in order, though!
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