Knit One, Purl Too: A Knitlog

All I’ve done over the last five days is cast on, knit a little and rip out what I’ve knitted. Either the cast-on row is too tight, or too loose, or I once again accidentally short-row my work (I knitted the wrong way around on the second Broadripple sock this time). So, no knitting pictures today, unless you count my newest knitting partner: This is our new puppy, Duffle – an unexpected addition to the family who seems to be fitting in well and shows an appropriate, appreciative level of interest in my knitting.

The other cast-knit-rip project has been the first sleeve for the Lush turtleneck – I thought I might try knitting the sleeve in the round to avoid endless seaming, so I was thankful for these instructions on knitting with two circulars. I got started, then realized that my circs were too short. Now I’m thinking I might knit flat simply to avoid any change in gauge between knitting flat and in the round. Oy, I should just stop thinking and knit – this is definitely beginner’s mind at work.

I liked knitting my first sock, and I found a stash-busting Koigu Sock pattern and a pattern I may not be able to resist: “They Don’t Suck” Socks. And another late entry: a sock in which you decrease for the heel just as you would the toe.

Two finds courtesy of the Knitting Beyond the Hebrides list: a beginner’s guide to lace knitting (and reading charts); I don’t see myself as much of a lace knitter, but I know good instructions when I see them. And, Shilasdair hand dyed yarn from the Isle of Skye; I think the harder it is to get a yarn, the more attractive I find it. Call it yarn yearning, but aren’t those beautiful colors? Finally, Haven’t you always wanted to know what different yarns look like under the microscope? Pictures next time, I promise!