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November 03, 2004
Socks A Soaring
I had a moment of clarity the other day that my knitting has become very chaotic. There is no rhyme or reason to what I am starting or tabling at any moment. I tried to work on the TKGA swatches while I was on a business trip last week but couldn?t because I simply have the wrong yarn. My knitting group meeting this weekend should rectify that though.
Wendy gave me this fabulously soft frou frou yarn and I have been trying to figure out what to do with it. I decided to make a scarf for a gift and swiped the sock yarn right off the needles I had going for a sock. I kid you not, I cast it on six different times before I decided to give up. It was coming out luscious and I had even boiled it down to a really neat design with the frou frou stuff in the center and the sock yarn in contrasting ribbing all around. But I decided that it looked very manly and that it would not work for the intended recipient (my nanny). It was at this point that I sat back and took stock of all my planned projects and WIPs. I need medication.
So, here is my NEW plan. I am doing the four socks now and then doing the gifts next (a scarf, shawl and maybe something else). Then I will do sweaters as I feel like it. No new projects will horn their way in (ahem, wire knitting and felted purses ? NO, bad, BAD!). I am also hereby committing to getting my act together with the swatches and the Picasso intarsia project.
I very bravely dug out the book ?Socks Soar On Two Circs? and am proud to say that I have nearly mastered it. I say nearly because the picking up of the gusset stitches threw me (I ended up doing it my way ? not wrong, just not how the book says it, which, of course, bugs the crap out of me). I also hit a stumbling block when it came down to the toe grafting. I learned to do socks toe up, no toe grafting. I am finally loving the cuff down version (the shape is much nicer). I should finish the other sock this week and I will post pictures. The first pair is actually for my 3 year old ? he wore the mate-less sock last night and nearly refused to take it off. That is what knitting is all about to me.
Posted by DebC at November 3, 2004 09:33 AM
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thats so sweet.
I need to do the same thing with all my projects. I need to make a list and start marking them off one by one.
Posted by: Kim at November 3, 2004 02:31 PM
I use Lion Brand's Fisherman's Wool for the TKGA swatches. I received my binder back and had to do a couple of resubmits. I hope this helps you with your swatches. Good Luck.
Posted by: Jane at November 12, 2004 04:29 AM