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This week I'm in the remedial knitting class
I barely knit much of anything to write home about this week. I weaved in a bunch of ends in my Rogue, which is likely the most productive I've been. Haven't had a chance to sew on those sleeves either, they are set in and I haven't had enough concentration available (or time!) to devote to the cause ( Read more... ) -
The Rogue is almost wearable
I seamed my Rogue sleeves this weekend! Now I've just got to attach them to the body, weave in seemingly millions of ends and wear! Well, I should block it too, I suppose. I am going to have to scrounge for enough yarn to seam the sleeves to the body, though! It's a damn good thing I shortened those sleeves so much (they will be a perfect length as ( Read more... ) -
The Rogue Knitting is DONE
I had 3 yards left per sleeve once I bound off. All those decreases at the end really saved my ass. I've still got plenty of yarn left to seam those sleeves and I don't even have to rip out the swatch for that. Yay. It's a damn good thing I have short, stubby arms, apparently. I shortened the sleeves by 2" and they are still going to be on the ( Read more... ) -
It's really not fun...
...when you're knitting on the edge of your seat because you are *sure* that you are going to run out of yarn before you are finished with your sleeve caps. Fuckity-fuck-fuck. I think I'm going to be frogging my swatch, the one and only time I actually did a real one and saved it (rather than frogging it and using the yarn for the project). I have ( Read more... ) -
oh, lovely yarn
I got my new sock yarn in the mail today. Karen at Two Swans Yarns has amazing prices on Lorna's Laces sock yarn, discount points and superb customer service, and not to mention super-fast shipping ( Read more... ) -
toe-up socks
My Wyvern socks are coming along nicely -- now that I've successfully completed my short-row heel. The damn thing took 3 tries to get it right, which is nuts because it's really easy. The first time I knit some of it when the kids were around, bad idea. I messed up a wrap and turn somewhere and it was easier to frog. The second time I finished the ( Read more... ) -
Am I nuts?
I am actually considering knitting socks for my children. I think I've lost my mind. I've always said that I wouldn't knit them socks because a). They will outgrow them too fast and b). they won't appreciate the amount of work involved BUT they would be a great, fast, simple, portable project. Think how fast I could knit up a pair of kid-sized ( Read more... ) -
of Rogue and Wyvern socks
I am cranking along with my Rogue sleeves. Despite this and my anxious desire to actually finish this sweater, I am getting itchy to start my Wyvern socks. I didn't have time to wind my lovely yarn yesterday, I think I'll make some extra time this afternoon just for that. I found a cool tutorial about the Turkish cast-on and the nice toe it makes ( Read more... ) -
Rogue, revisited
Grafting the hood is a royal pain in the ass. But I finished it, well, the cabled section, anyway, and it's done. Thank dog for that. It looks really good though, so it was worth the effort. I still have to graft the last 20 stitches or whatever of the back of the hood to the cabled front. That sucked worse than the cabled section, but that might ( Read more... ) -
Knitting update time.
River: I found my groove with River. Finally. I can do a repeat in an hour, which is probably not super-fast, but it's much faster than I had been knitting it. I am in the middle of my 6th repeat. And my mom will be here next Friday. I've been really stressing about it, because it requires attentive knitting and because I've been so busy with work ( Read more... )