The Adventure of a Stocking… (A Story in Pictures)
I got a swatch completed the lace trimming I had decided to use and decided I wanted it to a bit deeper so I adjusted the stitch pattern and by the end of Stitch ‘n Bitch I had the bit of lace you see above completed.
Here, I’ve blocked the lace (to 16 X 3.5 inches) and marked every two inches off with some contrasting fiber. I did that to make sure I picked up the proper number of stitches.
Yesterday, I picked up the stitches just before heading out the door for DH to cut off his hair (yes, the pony tail is GONE - can you imagine? He has always had a pony tail since I first met him in 2000!) and then attend game night at Scimoria. By the time we went to bed late last night, I had that much done.
Now, I decided to give the magic loop a try again. But, I still dislike it. So, I’m headed to Loveland for lunch with DH and am hoping to pick up a 12 or 16-inch sz 7 addi turbo. Now, I do have my lovely bamboo interchangable needles, but those were what I used when knitting the lace and their point was hard for me to use with this yarn, which is quite splitty. The Addi Turbos, other than being long and loopy, are working quite nicely and the knitting does go significantly faster so I’d like to use those if at all possible. I was hoping to call and make sure she had the 7s in stock, but I forgot that she doesn’t open until noon on Thursday because she is open on Thursday evening. But, I know she had a decent selection of 12 and 16 inch turbos so I’m going to gamble that she has it. Plus, I get to enjoy a nice lunch with DH at a restaurant I don’t normally get to eat at!
On that note, I need to get headed out…
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I completely blame you for my latest sock fetish. It’s all I want to knit, but, alas,
I am not yet skilled on either DPN’s or Circulars. But dang you make
a girl think it could be “that” simple to knit a pair of lovely
purple socks!
Comment by April — 12/16/2004 @ 11:43 pm
I LOVE your site!! You are VERY talented and are inspiring me to
try socks again! Esther
Comment by Esther — 12/31/2004 @ 7:40 am