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August 30, 2006
two down, mostly
Okay, here are the first two stockings. The second one (the red and white one) is significantly better, proportion-wise and heel-wise.
I just made the leg part about ten rows longer and it made a huge difference, and I decreased the heel a little faster. I'd started the heel with 15 stitches per needle and decreased every other round. When I got to 9 stitches per needle, I decreased every round and then grafted the heel together at 6 stitches per needle. I think it looks a lot nicer and rounder.
I'm not happy with the obvious red stripe at the top of the cuff, so I'll probably press it into shape and sew it down so you can't see the red bit. On the next stocking, I'm going to make that first stripe the same color as the cuff so the change isn't as noticeable.
Not shown in the photo are the unsatisfactory jogs at the beginning of the stripes. The jogless jog doesn't work very well if you're not starting with new yarn every time you change colors. I'm loath to do so, since it will mean huge amounts of wasted yarn and huge amounts of time weaving in ends. But I reeeeeally hate the jogs. Sigh.
But boy, do I love Malabrigo.
Comments
Super cute! And since they're stockings that are supposed to be hung up and the jogs are in the back, I seriously doubt anyone will see them. Can't wait to see the last one!
Posted by: grace at August 30, 2006 2:09 PM