Thursday
So I finished the hat, and started back
to work on my red socks... which stubbornly refuse to show any
progress..The still aren't 6 inches long, (I am convinced they will
be!) but I continue to work a round or two between breaks.
The, meanwhile, I have cast on for a
pretty lacy scarf—This one you can find in my Ravelry shop. Its an
inexpensive pattern—but I really think a scarf like this, with just
one lace pattern (no matter how complex the lace pattern) for the
whole thing shouldn't be that expensive.
I love this almost rib lace pattern—but
it isn't as easy as it first looks.
The “repeat” is 6 (stitches) –only
its not. Half the rows are 6 stitches, and half of the rows are 7.
Some rows are dead easy, (K3, P3)--but there are decreases and YO on
the purl side –just to keep you on your toes. I prefer written out
patterns most often, so my pattern has written directions, too.
I have just about got it memorized—the
first time I made this pattern it took me almost 30 inches to do
that!
I am working on a size 5 needle, using
Anne Modesitt's Werks—a sock weight gradient yarn that I recently
treated myself too. The previous version was done in a silk blend-.
But this yarn is, in some ways, prettier. I like the gradual color
changes from greens to blues.. very watery colors.
Saturday
Finally! Sometime yesterday I knit the
magic row, and suddenly—the stuck sock, grew—and now its 6 and a
bit. I am going to do a few more rows, and bring it up to 6.5 inches
before I start the heel.
