Monthly archives: October 2006

One sock done!

I was working on these socks at the same time on 2 circular needles, so I decided to take one off on Thursday and work on it by itself. The results are amazing! When I actually decided to focus on knitting one thing at a time, they get finished.

I worked them toe up using my own pattern on size 3s using Regia Crazy Color #5264. The cast on was 24 sts at the toe because of my wide feet, and they fit great. I ended up using a whole ball for one sock, hoping the tail would be enough to cast off.

The best part is that the other sock is worked up until the heel shaping, so I can finish that one in a couple of days also.

These are my first pair of socks. Now I’ve knit socks before, at least 5 different kinds without mates, but this is the first time I feel motivated enough to finish, and the first time they fit correctly.

I bought this yarn yesterday. I told myself I wouldn’t buy more yarn until something got finished. But with the stress of midterms and changing jobs and all that junk, I really wanted it. Its Nashua Handknits Vignette in “Earth”, and its quite possibly the prettiest yarn I own. I started making a scarf last night, and ended up finishing the ball earlier today between work and class.

So now I don’t feel so bad about buying the yarn because this scarf is going really really fast. I must have forgotten how fast scarves are with all the complicated things I normally knit.

I also started and finished another mitten on Sunday. I like it way more than the white ones, so those might become a gift. The yarn is wool ease chunky in grass. Everything I’ve been making lately is some shade of green, like Russell’s socks

and my corduroy jacket that I have to finish hemming.

I’m getting a little sick of school this semester, and its only half over. But at least midterms are over and maybe I can finish one of my projects.

I can’t seem to stop myself from starting new projects. As soon as something goes wrong or gets boring, I just move on to something else.

Almost everything in this photo was started in the last month. The mittens, swallowtail shawl, moccasin sock, and top down raglan have all been started in the last week. I really don’t know whats wrong with me.

The bubble pullover is in about the same shape it was a week ago, and I have lost all the will to finish it.

I figured photographing everything on the needles would remind me not to start anything new. After taking the DNA sweater out, I want to work on it again. Its just as stunning as it was before (and in fact exactly the same since the last time I worked on it almost a year ago.) Its my longest WIP, and maybe it will be done this year.