Pattern: Unst, Knitting on the Road - Sock Patterns for the Traveling Knitter by Nancy Bush
Yarn: Trekking XXL, 75% Superwash wool, 25% Nylon. Made in Germany. Color 130
Needles: Combination of -
Addi Turbos US#1 - 2 circulars for the legs.
Alum DPNs US#1 for foot and toe.
Started: Mid-August
Completed: 9/14/06 during the rerun of last season's finale of ER.
So the reason I had to switch from the 2 circs was because I wasn't sure how to split up the stitches on the instep nicely to do the lace pattern when I did the first sock. And since my dpns are a true US 1 and the Addis are really US1.5, I had to repeat my method on sock number 2. It worked out fine. It gave me a chance to knit with the dpns again. When I got to the toe though....I was really wishing I was on the circs and not the spinning spikes that the dpns turned into.
I would most definitely use a solid color or something more subtle the next time I knit these. There was also discussion about the lace ribbing on the KAL. Some knitters chose to do a simple 1x1 ribbing for more stretchiness. I can see where that might be a big deal since these just fit over my heel. If my bones were bigger I'd have had to give these away for sure.
This morning before work, I picked up my Shoalwater Shawl (pattern from Fiber Trends - arrow down on the left side to find it) and added 4 rows. As I was knitting away I found a spot where they had tied the damn yarn together but at least I found it long before I got to it so I was able to untie it and splice it. I have a feeling we're gonna need our shawls this weekend here in Minnesota. Its about 80 and sunny today but its supposed to get cold and rainy overnight. I can't knit that fast...no way...I've only just finished row 48! LOL
Good baking weekend I'm thinking....and maybe a nice hearty stew with crusty white bread.
Tomorrow also brings the start of the mid-month Dishcloth Knit-A-Long! I haven't decided if I'm doing this one in red again or in yellow. I have more yellow than red...so that might be the deciding factor here. And I have to fit a movie in this weekend. I'm leaning toward The Black Dahlia but The Last Kiss is running a close 2nd.
FYI - Opening This Week:
3 comments:
Nancy - I think the lace looks great through the stripes! I managed to stay with 2 circulars by rearranging the stitches when I got to the instep. I do anything I can to avoid DPs. Day 1 of the mid month dishcloth KAL looks like it is going to be lacy....I haven't decided what color to use yet either...
Love your socks, Nancy! I have started Unst twice and ripped them out....when I make a mistake I can't figure out how to recover. Maybe I will give it another try after seeing yours.
Hi Nancy, the socks looks great!
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