Apparently one is meant to post one’s knitting works in progress on Wednesdays, so here are mine.
Purple waterfall scarf/sleeveless vest
Gave up on this and ripped it out. I’ll never wear it because the wool’s a bit too scratchy. Plus it was too wide and chunky and I was getting bored with it. Instead I think I’ll make a sleeveless vest of it, since I have 8 balls of the stuff. Having trouble finding my gauge for the vest though, so more on that later.
Submarine cable socks
I’ve started calling these “submarine cables” on account of their colour. They’re coming along OK though I had to rip back the gussets the first time as I was decreasing too quickly. My heretofore-usual heel flap stitch makes the rows much tighter, so it ends up working out if you decrease every round for the gusset. This heel flap is looser (not to mention prettier, hence my use of the word “heretofore” just there) so you can’t decrease every round; instead I decreased every second, which is what the pattern said in the first place. Duh.
The photo of these makes them look really skinny and tight, but in fact these socks have a phenomenal amount of stretch in them. I’ve become quite fond of this stitch actually, and I think I’ll be using it a lot more in future.
Serpentina lace scarf
I was ordering some Knitpicks Options needles and thought I’d check out some of their cheap yarn while I was at it. They had alpaca laceweight on sale in a sort of army-khaki-green colour, so I grabbed a couple of skeins not quite sure what to make of it.
Well, Serpentina (Ravelry link) called out to me with its simple pattern and non-frilliness, considering that it’s lace, so I’ve adapted it to the yarn.
This is turning out to be a *very* slow knit but I imagine I can plug away at it for a long time and get there eventually. At least it’s softer than the purple thing, and although the lace pattern is simple the mechanics of dealing with such fine yarn are keeping me challenged. Also I think the horizontal bands every so often will give me mini-milestones (“inch-pebbles,” as I’ve seen some project management texts say) to aim for.
And a finished project for good measure:
Yoda
I never posted about the completion of this one, so here it is. “Baby Yoda” for my sister’s forthcoming sprog.
Yarn: Villawool 12 ply Machinewash in cream, 4 balls
Pattern: Baby Yoda (Ravelry link)
