Last time I posted about knitting, I had just finished my first pair of socks. I pretty much immediately started a second pair, which are about 2/3 done.
I’ve learned that socks made with worsted-weight yarn goes way faster than socks made with fingering-weight yarn. I also learned that I can knit approximately 6 inches of sock ribbing during the course of a Thornhaven discussion. I expect to finish these before the end of the month. Once this pair is done, I may set a goal for myself that I knit at least one pair of socks (for myself or someone else) per month.
While I’ve been knitting these socks, I’ve finished two other projects (the 14, now 15-year-old sweater is unfortunately not one of them).
Finished project #1:
A cowl, or tube scarf, to keep the cold wind off the sides of my face while I’m walking the dog int he back fields. I wanted something I could scrunch down into when it got really cold. The pattern was challenging, and involved a lot of counting. I might make it again, as a gift, if I found a yarn that I thought would complement the pattern really well. Unfortunately it a) isn’t as warm as I wanted, due to the open-ness of the pattern at some points, and b) it rolls down on itself readily, so it doesn’t stay up over my cheeks very well. Still, it worked for the latter half of the winter, and I’m glad I made it. And it looks kinda cute on me:
Finished project #2:
A baby kimono and hat for my tenant John’s baby boy. I will never, ever use Red Heart Yarn again. There’s good acrylic and bad acrylic, and this is bad acrylic (which I didn’t know when I bought it – I just thought the colours were good for a boy, and that acrylic was nice and machine-washable for a baby). It was a royal pain in the posterior to work with. But I had fun modifying the pattern so that the finished garment wouldn’t roll up on itself (and I learned that patterns designed for cotton yarn don’t necessarily work so well in acrylic). I would knit this pattern again in cotton, or in machine washable wool.
Apart from my second pair of socks, the other thing I’m working on is a gift for someone who reads this blog, and so will have to remain under wraps for now.
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