Socks for Bill, BSJ and a couple of other things…
(Or: Just how picture-heavy a post can get when you have been being a lazy Blogger…)
I kept thinking that I really didn’t have anything to post here. But, actually I do. I finished my stepdad’s socks - I think this was some Opal sock yarn I got from Astrid:
Started the next pair for my mom:
(Gedifra Socks Color yarn from Astrid, of course)
This is a pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks called Laburnum. Every time I do a K3tog I wonder why I chose this particular pattern. It’s actually very likely to get frogged. It looks like it’s too wide for my mom’s narrow foot. And…I don’t like how the toe is askew. However, I haven’t yet given up hope. How weird is that? You keep on knitting - hoping that tomorrow it will finally look “right” and you won’t have to start over????
I finished a BSJ (Baby Surprise Jacket) from EZ’s book Knitting Workshop. The BabySurprise Yahoogroup was having a Knit-along (they were adding stripes to the KAL BSJ though), so I decided to Knit along too - only without stripes, and use my 2 skeins Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted.
Here’s the specs for the BSJ:
- Project Length: About a week but not straight knitting.
- Finished Size: Arms 24 in wrist to wrist, 24 in around, 16 in long.
- Yarn Used: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted.
- Needles: Size 8 circs.
- Continental/English: Continental
- Gauge: 4-1/2 st/in
The comparison (below) is pretty interesting, heh? Small blue striped version is done in Jameison & Smith Jumperweight (probably a DK weight) wool, knit Continental style, and I believe size 4 or 5 needles. The Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted was knit continental (my knitting tends to be loose when I knit Continental) on Size 8s with Worsted weight and got a sweater I hope big enough to fit my 4 y/o granddaughter. It’s real stretchy, so I’m thinking it will work as a 3/4 length sleeve sweater for her.
I saw this demonstrated on the episode of Knitty Gritty where she showed her Combo Corset-T techniques. I think this might be my new favorite bind off. It’s even a little stretchy, but I love how “neat” it is. You act like you’re going to do an I-cord bind off, but you knit thru the back loops.
And….last but not least - the stranded and felted Snowflake cup cozy from KnitPicks.com:
That was a fun knit. Done with Cascade 220, knit 2 handed on the stranded work, and “English” for the solid sections. I think I used size 7s, maybe 6s. )I really should write this stuff down rather than trust it to memory.) Anyway, I may re-do this one and I want to use size 8s because I don’t like how it felted. It’s a really cool pattern, and very easy to do. I would definitely recommend it for a first time stranded project. It felted kind of not so satisfying though. The diameter of the middle got too small and the length didn’t shrink down enough, so I ended up trimming the top and bottom off after felting it.
It works fine now for a tall. It may also work on a Grande size cup - I just haven’t tried it yet.
There has also been ruffle scarf knitting happening, the rest of the fiber processing completed (not spun yet, but I now have beautiful clouds of corriedale/angora to spin) and even an impromptu sewing project or two thrown in for good measure.
And…the ladybug sweater? I believe that THAT’S what I’ve been procrastinating… and many of these projects were symptoms of said-procrastination! Stay tuned. I’ve recently unearthed the poor thing, and will try to refocus on it again now.
