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March 7, 2008
somewhere over the yardarm
Two days' worth of knitting. Net result: giant piles of yarn.
I cast on again yesterday on #1s. I had to get an inch or so past the ribbing to realize that the pooling was a little less heinous, but the fabric was stiff and graceless. It's subtle in this photo, but if you look closely you can see the difference in gauge and texture. The sock knitted on the smaller needles (on the left) is slightly puckery and has muddy stitch definition.
Clearly this stuff wants to be knitted with #2s. The fabric it makes is supple and soft and I love it. I guess I just need to cast on fewer than 60 stitches to make it fit.
This skein of yarn is officially on a Time Out.
Comments
I hate that for you.
Posted by: grace at March 7, 2008 2:50 PM
I kind of like the way the limpid pools of blue look, but then I am an amateur with little appreciation for the fine textile arts. With the grey all massed together it looks like silver clouds on a blue sky.
Even your frustrated, hair-tearing posts with giant knotty yarn piles are making me want to learn to knit. It was bad enough when I started doing yoga back when THAT'S what all the hipster chicks were doing. But... dammit, I do have the urge to make a scarf.
Posted by: cirocco at March 8, 2008 6:03 AM