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Things Both Off and On the Needles
Jul. 5th, 2007 09:59 pmSo, due to quite a bit of stress knitting on the 4th (some of you know why, some of you will know why, and for some of you, it's none of your gorram business) I finished the Broad Ripple socks! I finished all of the knitting during much of the driving time that happened yesterday. I grafted the toe almost as soon as I got home. I wore them today, with Naot mary jane shoes. They looked really cute, and when I showed people the socks I got lots of compliments. As I still don't have a knitting blogger's best friend - a digital camera - I can't show how how pretty they are. You'll just have to trust me. The relevant stats:
Needles - Knit Picks DPN's, size 3
Yarn - Cascade Fixation in color number 9942 (it's also the yarn they use at the top of the page to represent spray-dye)
Pattern - Broad Ripple, from Knitty
So now that I've finished one project, I naturally have begun working on at least 2 more. Current projects on the needles:
There is also a shawl. For those of you who don't know, I secretly desire to be a rennie (Renaissance Faire enthusiast and attendee). This may happen in my next life, where I will have Sundays off. But in the meantime, I can dream, and get a pretty costume. I commissioned a gypsy style costume (think Esmerelda from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame) from a good friend of mine. It has a large gathered drawstring waist skirt in red and silver, a purple choli style top, and a black triangular waist sash. But what I lacked was a large fringed shawl. Enter 2 swatches, one of the top's material and one of the skirt's, one intrepid knitter, and a lovely LYS full of yarn.
We determined that it would have to be a simple garter stitch triangle, with lots of fringe. The colors would have to either match or blend well. I wanted a functional shawl that would keep me warm as well as cover up, as my only cloak is polarfleece - warm but a bit much for summer days. But what yarn? Would it be a synthetic suede-like yarn, or warm wool? Finally we decided on Merino Lace. For those of you who know, you are gasping right now, so let me reassure you - it's doubled. (For those of you who don't know, this is a lace weight yarn. It's awful thin folks). The purple and red match up pretty well, so the two together make a nice marbled heather type effect. I'm knitting it up on my new birthday present - my Knit Picks Options set! (yes, I know, it was a little late. My mom has issues). I'm using the size 7 tips and the 32 inch cord. I cast on 3 stitches, and have been knitting through the front and back of the first stitch on every row. In a very short while, I had a garter stitch triangle, and 36 stitches on the needles. This is gonna grow fast. At some point, I may start increasing at the beginning and end of every row. We'll see.
That's all for now folks!
Needles - Knit Picks DPN's, size 3
Yarn - Cascade Fixation in color number 9942 (it's also the yarn they use at the top of the page to represent spray-dye)
Pattern - Broad Ripple, from Knitty
So now that I've finished one project, I naturally have begun working on at least 2 more. Current projects on the needles:
- Boring Ass Cardigan - fitted cardigan in Silky Wool. The whole thing is 2x2 ribbing. The whole cardigan! I may or may not go insane by the time it's done. It's based on the Juno cardigan from a recent Rowan book.
- Jaywalker Socks in Cherry Tree Hill Supersock in the Blueberry Hill colorway.
- Striped Polo Shirt - fitted t-shirt in Cotton Classic
There is also a shawl. For those of you who don't know, I secretly desire to be a rennie (Renaissance Faire enthusiast and attendee). This may happen in my next life, where I will have Sundays off. But in the meantime, I can dream, and get a pretty costume. I commissioned a gypsy style costume (think Esmerelda from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame) from a good friend of mine. It has a large gathered drawstring waist skirt in red and silver, a purple choli style top, and a black triangular waist sash. But what I lacked was a large fringed shawl. Enter 2 swatches, one of the top's material and one of the skirt's, one intrepid knitter, and a lovely LYS full of yarn.
We determined that it would have to be a simple garter stitch triangle, with lots of fringe. The colors would have to either match or blend well. I wanted a functional shawl that would keep me warm as well as cover up, as my only cloak is polarfleece - warm but a bit much for summer days. But what yarn? Would it be a synthetic suede-like yarn, or warm wool? Finally we decided on Merino Lace. For those of you who know, you are gasping right now, so let me reassure you - it's doubled. (For those of you who don't know, this is a lace weight yarn. It's awful thin folks). The purple and red match up pretty well, so the two together make a nice marbled heather type effect. I'm knitting it up on my new birthday present - my Knit Picks Options set! (yes, I know, it was a little late. My mom has issues). I'm using the size 7 tips and the 32 inch cord. I cast on 3 stitches, and have been knitting through the front and back of the first stitch on every row. In a very short while, I had a garter stitch triangle, and 36 stitches on the needles. This is gonna grow fast. At some point, I may start increasing at the beginning and end of every row. We'll see.
That's all for now folks!
