FO Friday!
Regia Stretch
Sz 2 DPNs, 9 st/in, CO 72
~36,000 stitches total
I took Wednesday off and didn’t knit a stitch! But, last night I finished all but the Kitchner and I did that this afternoon after going to water aerobics and attending to my online classes. So, they are done! Monster man socks in camoflauge colors are complete.
Now, the real test will be to see if DH actually ever wears them. Camo isn’t really his sort of thing, though the colors in general all, I guess just not all together like that…
Despite it resembling camoflauge, I’m quite happy with these socks overall. The varigation does what it should do and there is no unsightly pooling of flashing - even in the gusset area! This makes my heart sing! I wish I knew the secret :-) I hate pooling and flashing colors, especially when it changes so drastically in the gusset area. And I’m not too fond of having to work two balls at the same time, as it reduces the portability of a sock project. Getting accustomed to the stretch was a bit of a challenge and I’m not overly fond of the fact that the elastic is the center strand with the wool plied around it. But I would probably use it again if I came across it on sale in favorable colors. Though I guess we’ll see how it wears/washes (if DH wears them).
What’s up next? You mean other than pulling Skyway out from beneath my bed and finishing it? I think sock-wise I’m going to pull out the Cascade Fixation that Snow so generously gave me for my birthday. As I sit roasting in my 77 degree bedroom with a hot laptop on my lap I think of how lovely cotton socks would be this time of year. And, seeing as I just finished a pair of socks that had elastic in the yarn I think my hand should be primed for working with Fixation.
I am a bit stymied on what size needles to use. I’ve poked around and seen from US 2 - US 6 being used. I tend to be a bit tight when on DPNs so I’m going to go for middle of the road US 4 for my first swatching and see where that has me. I did also read a suggestion to actually wash and dry your swatch and I’m a bit impatient for that. That person said they have a 1 st/inch difference, but they didn’t say in which direction. Anyone know?
Well, I’ve been *very* productive this week so I think I’ll be rewarding myself with a slightly shorter day today and knit. After I take a cool shower to cool down…
There may be a very exciting post on Monday, so check back…
