Okay, I might have gotten a little ahead of myself with my latest project. When I finally got the preferred patterns from my minister and his wife for what they wanted, I started knitting hers even though they only gave me their shoe size (even though I asked for circumference, length and height). Seeming she has the same shoe size as me I thought I’d be alright. No such luck. Her feet are ½ an inch wider than mine. And considering I’d already taken off an inch for negative ease (a little over 1/10th for me) it was not going to work.
So, I forged what I had and started over. Not only did I go with the pattern’s toe style this time (not hard, but I’m not sure which I prefer, my other toe seems to come together quicker for me), but I had to edit the pattern a little. Her size puts the sock in the middle of the two sizes presented for the sock. So I added a k1, p1 in the center. I think it look good.
So, according to the yarn that had to be wrapped around the outsides of my pull-from-the-inside ball, I’m nearly back to where I was before. Not quite, because I just unwrapped the last of it and the sock is wider now.
With any luck, I’ll be able to get both pairs done by when they leave at the end of next month. My biggest challenge: resist the urge to start new projects!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Switching Gears
Well, I've started three new projects. Well sort of. I'm making socks for my minister and his wife as a going away gift. Because of this, my sister's socks have to go to sleep for a while. Mostly because I need the needles.
So I'll start with hers and then do his. But first I need to split the yarn in half. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but I can't fined my food scale. I think my husband stole it. Which annoys me because I want to get started now! And I can't because I do both socks at the same time, meaning I need two balls of yarn.
The other project is more of a re-work. I've been working on a swish-cheese scarf, but I'm not overly happy with it. I've found another pattern, very similar but I think it's more elegant. Not as easy to knit though. I'm going to have to take it slow. I'm not going to frog the work I've done on the other scarf (it's on another ball of the same yarn and on different size needles, so it's not going to be a problem.) So I'll just going to work on the new one and make sure I like it before I rip up the old one. I may even get a second or third opinion. Who knows.
But for now, my main attention will be on my socks. As soon as I can find the scale.
So I'll start with hers and then do his. But first I need to split the yarn in half. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but I can't fined my food scale. I think my husband stole it. Which annoys me because I want to get started now! And I can't because I do both socks at the same time, meaning I need two balls of yarn.
The other project is more of a re-work. I've been working on a swish-cheese scarf, but I'm not overly happy with it. I've found another pattern, very similar but I think it's more elegant. Not as easy to knit though. I'm going to have to take it slow. I'm not going to frog the work I've done on the other scarf (it's on another ball of the same yarn and on different size needles, so it's not going to be a problem.) So I'll just going to work on the new one and make sure I like it before I rip up the old one. I may even get a second or third opinion. Who knows.
But for now, my main attention will be on my socks. As soon as I can find the scale.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Practice Makes Memorization
Okay, I've made the toe pattern for my Falling Leaves socks enough times that I don't even need the pattern now. This is the third time I've done both toes (okay, I'm still working on the second toe, but it's past midnight and time for me to call it a night).
For the provisional cast on, I think I'm using the "Magic 8" technique. I wrap the yarn in a figure eight pattern around the needles I'll use (both the active needle I'll use to make the short row turns of the toe, and the other I will used when I work in the round) this mean I don't have to transfer the stitches. Using the 2 circular needles works well for me.
The problem is I tend to want to knit when I don't have all my attention on my knitting. This probability isn't the best project for knitting at the movies. (Yeah, I took my socks to Iron Man 2 tonight, thus the most recent frogging.) That and the stitches are so small I have a hard time fixing it when I make a mistake or drop a stitch.
I think the only way to stop having to frog this product to the very beginning I'm going to have to put a safety line in when I'm done the first round. That is, I'm thinking I'll run thread though the stitches so if I need to undo the work again I'll be able to pick it up at the base of the toe. I should probably do the same every two or three inches, just as a safety measure.
For the provisional cast on, I think I'm using the "Magic 8" technique. I wrap the yarn in a figure eight pattern around the needles I'll use (both the active needle I'll use to make the short row turns of the toe, and the other I will used when I work in the round) this mean I don't have to transfer the stitches. Using the 2 circular needles works well for me.
The problem is I tend to want to knit when I don't have all my attention on my knitting. This probability isn't the best project for knitting at the movies. (Yeah, I took my socks to Iron Man 2 tonight, thus the most recent frogging.) That and the stitches are so small I have a hard time fixing it when I make a mistake or drop a stitch.
I think the only way to stop having to frog this product to the very beginning I'm going to have to put a safety line in when I'm done the first round. That is, I'm thinking I'll run thread though the stitches so if I need to undo the work again I'll be able to pick it up at the base of the toe. I should probably do the same every two or three inches, just as a safety measure.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
In the Beginning
Well, it's exam time, and I'm taking on more stuff. No big surprise there.
I've never blogged before, and I really doubt anyone will actual read it. Granted, it is in cyberspace, so I will do my best to watch what I type. So begins my blogging.
Anyway, I'm a little depressed at the moment. I'm working on knitting my sister a pair of socks. My first pair of socks. And yesterday I had to rip them all out! I dropped a stitch in the lace and my smallest crochet hook was too big to save it. And I'm too much of a perfectionist to just leave it. So I began again. And I was half way done the foot in a toe-up, two at a time, pattern.
To commiserate, I did some stash shopping. I now have yarn for at least three more socks. Granted I can't start them until I finish my current pair. Such is life.
I've never blogged before, and I really doubt anyone will actual read it. Granted, it is in cyberspace, so I will do my best to watch what I type. So begins my blogging.
Anyway, I'm a little depressed at the moment. I'm working on knitting my sister a pair of socks. My first pair of socks. And yesterday I had to rip them all out! I dropped a stitch in the lace and my smallest crochet hook was too big to save it. And I'm too much of a perfectionist to just leave it. So I began again. And I was half way done the foot in a toe-up, two at a time, pattern.
To commiserate, I did some stash shopping. I now have yarn for at least three more socks. Granted I can't start them until I finish my current pair. Such is life.
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