WormSoup

I always have many knitting projects going at once. I like being able to pick up a project based on complexity, physical size, whether I need to watch what I'm doing, needle size, etc. As a result, I get nothing done for a long time, then several projects are finished at once. I like knitting this way; my hands don't get tired, and I can always work on the type of project I'm in the mood for at any moment, to say nothing of always having a project around for waiting at appointments, school pickups, etc.

But sometimes I get jealous. Have you noticed how quickly some knitter can bang out a project? If not, look at Shut Up & Knit! or at Wendy Knits . In their worlds projects just crank off the needles one after the other.

So, with this latest project, I decided to try it. I would knit just one project and nothing else until it was done. In addition, I put in more time than usual. I can usually fit in about an hour of knitting time at the end of the day (when I'm no good for anything else), and during this project I put in two, mostly by ignoring things that really shouldn't have been ignored and by sacrificing sleep. All in the name of my little experiment. My goal - knit the small "Shoulderette" size of Laminaria. Well. I knit for eight days, and on the ninth day I blocked. My conclusions? I can do it, but I don't like it! My hand hurt most days, even when I wasn't knitting, and by the end I was desperate to start even more projects! I'll have to leave this method to the big kids, and go start some new projects ;-)

# posted by ringer @ 3:17 PM 3 comments

Pattern: Honeybee Stole by Anne Hanson

Yarn: Two skeins of Schaefer Yarn Company "Anne". I had 23.8g left over.

Needles: 3.25mm, I used two circulars and knit in both directions section by section.

Final blocked size is 60cm x 190cm.

Cast on: I used the Turkish Cast-On as written by fluffyknitterdeb.

Center seam: I used Anne Hanson's fudge-it system.

# posted by ringer @ 6:46 PM 1 comments

I finished these Jaywalker socks just a little over a year ago. I had not worn them very often. But it's not the fault of the yarn or the knitting. I have sandpaper feet. I'll have to either fix the feet or not wear handknit socks! Don't try to diagnose my feet from these pictures; my daughter is modeling.

# posted by ringer @ 2:48 PM 4 comments

After seeing this scarf on numerous blogs, I had to make one, too. To my surprise, no one in the family wants it, so it's probably destined to be a donation.

Pattern: K1 P1 rib, alternate colors every two rows. If you want more details, look for the "Noro Striped Scarf" pattern on Ravelry.
Yarn: Four skeins of Noro Silk Garden. I used two skeins for a base color for the whole scarf, and two different colors for the alternate color on the first and second half.
Needles: 4.5mm

# posted by ringer @ 7:33 PM 1 comments