depressed knitting

This place hasn't been updated for a while because it seems like my knitting projects have been blowing up in my face and I couldn't work on them because I was getting depressed.

I had to leave Eris alone for a week because I was pretty upset by my knot-work efforts. It just looked so sloppy. And I had been working very slowly and diligently on it. However, I took the half collar out the other day and it's not as bad as I remember. I love Andean Silk, but it's hard to work cable magic with.

My rib and cable socks have been a disaster. The heel was horrible so I ripped it out and used another one. Unbeknownst to me I had somehow dropped a stitch when I frogged (though I had the right number of stitches to reknit the heel) and when I tried the sock on after knitting most of the foot, I was left with a run. I caught it in time and it's quite fixable. I decided to try the toe from the pattern because it looked nice in the IK picture. Well the varigated yarn covers the shaping well, but it shows up ugly in a solid. It's all P2togs and it makes these lumps that admittedly make a design, but it's just not very elegant. When you get down to the end, the P3tog's make little holes. Arg!!!!! A picture will be forthcoming.

In the mean time, I bought some yarn from AC MOORE that I thought was beautiful. It's acryllic, but I bought it anyway because the colors are so pleasing to me and it has long repeats so I think it will make for nice self-striping. I decided to cast on for Ella from the new Knitty to test it out. I don't know if it will stay on the needles though.

Comments

Miri Mack said…

Thanks, zibibbo. You're absolutely right about the knitting mojo.

September 17, 2005 at 9:23 AM

TrampledbyGeese said…

I think your Eris is looking good so far. It's a fun pattern but requires so much attention. I know what you mean about knitting becomming frustrating and you have to put it away and leave it a while. good luck. You'll get your knit-jo (knitting mojo) back soon, I just know it.

September 18, 2005 at 4:36 PM

Pattern: Ice Princess Panta

For a long time now I have been wanting for make something to match the fingerless mitts I made with Cayli's gorgeous home-grown, hand-dyed, handspun that she gifted me with the holiday season before last . I had some left over still but wasn't sure about the yardage. However, I had a vision of making a head band, as I find them cute and convenient for a gal that wears her hair up in the winter. And they hardly take any yarn. Originally I wanted to make a headband like the cabled panta I made before, but the gauge was all wrong. So I improvised something late the Saturday night. And here it is: I love the subtle blue striping and the feel is OMG soft. Cayli's yarn is truly amazing and was such a pleasure to knit up. Ice Princess Panta Yarn: Heavy worsted Handspun <50g Needles: US 8 and a cable needle or DPN Gauge: not critical, but a row gauge of 5 rows/inch with make a nice fitting panta 18 inches in circumfrence. Special Stitches: FC (front cross) = Slip 2 stitch

Boxing, Knitting, Job Search Blues

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Golden Gloves

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