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September 3, 2006
Unravelling
Thanks all of you, for your great comments on Salina! I'm kind of glad the weather has turned very much autumnal in my part of the world, so I get to wear Salina already. Froukje asked how I put the sweater together: by hand or using a sewing machine. Well, since I knit it in the round as much a possible, the only thing I had to do was to set in the sleeves, which I did by hand.
I've been doing some tidying up in our guest room, wear most of my yarn is stashed. I came across some socks I started ages ago, but never finished. Before ripping them, I took some pictures.
I like the color of the yarn, I like the beads, but I don't like them together. Oh well, it was a nice try.
For this sock, I think I used some stitch patterns from Bäuerliches Stricken by Lisl Fanderl. I'm not sure why I didn't continue it, I think it looks quite nice. Of course, now I don't feel like finding out which stitch patterns I used, instead, I'd rather start over again.
The idea for this sock wasn't bad either, I might do something like this again. But for this one: off to the frog pond it goes.
So what am I knitting?
I started Cherie from Vintage Style.
Instead of the recommended Rowan Yorkshire Tweed DK, I'm using Yorkshire Tweed 4ply doubled. I love the colour, it's shade no. 268 (called 'Enchant'), which they didn't have in the original yarn. The problem is that, while I'm getting the right stitch gauge (20 sts on 10 cm), my row gauge is way off (33 instead of 28 rows on 10 cm). I'm contemplating what to do now. I could change to a larger needle (4.5 mm instead of 4 mm), but that would change my stitch gauge, and my row gauge would still be too tight (I did make a gauge swatch). Still, that would make my yarn go further and I could just make the smallest size instead. Mmmm....
While I'm considering my options with Cherie, I decided to take a break and knit some gloves.
I finished the first one. The pattern is 'Vanalinn Gloves' by Nancy Bush (who else) from A gathering of lace. The yarn I'm using is camel yarn I got at the Opal factory store some years ago.
Here are some more Vanalinn Gloves on the net:
Lovely blue ones by Karin
In white by En till strickblogg
Bright red ones by Nanette
Posted by saartje at September 3, 2006 2:49 PM
Comments
Opruimdag door het slechte weer? Wat veel moois ben je tegen gekomen. Ik had vandaag ook opruimwoede en vond nog prachtig handgesponnen en plantaardig geverfd garen uit Schiermonnikoog! Ga er een muts van maken denk ik.
Posted by: Tijm at September 3, 2006 4:22 PM
So sad about those socks. Oh well, we'll see what you make of them now. I've knit those gloves and love them. Yours look great.
Posted by: Kimberly at September 3, 2006 5:07 PM
That makes room! Also in my head, when I frog this and that.
As always: you have a terrific choice of colours!
Posted by: ajoursteek at September 3, 2006 8:31 PM
I dreamt about these gloves !
Posted by: fleur at September 3, 2006 8:49 PM
hallo saartje
wat een opruiming. ik sta wederom versteld van wat je allemaal tegenkwam. wat ik zou willen weten is of je al die boeken die je noemt in je verhalen ook bezit of hoe je anders aan die vele leuke dingen komt.
Posted by: Breiyet at September 3, 2006 9:37 PM
those socks are beautiful...I hope you change your mind. I even like the bead color combination...for Jul??
Posted by: karen at September 3, 2006 10:13 PM
I love those purple socks and those beaded ones too. The new gloves look lovely.
Posted by: Zoe at September 4, 2006 8:30 AM
the gloves looks lovely. i made them in winterwhite and used a pure merino yarn
- and i cannot trecommend it. or maybe the yarn wasn't a good quality. they get bigger and bigger by just watching them... i have some satakieli inmy stash and wi will knit the gloves again, they're quite a fast knit!
nice socks, you planned to knit...
Posted by: sabine at September 4, 2006 10:59 AM
I loved knitting those Vanalinn gloves. I need to make a pair in black. Yours look so elegant and warm.
Posted by: Nanette at September 5, 2006 10:48 AM
Yes. I frog half/finished socks also. it's great for relieving guilt about those unfinished projects.
Posted by: Nicole at September 5, 2006 10:40 PM
You have such a good eye for choosing patterns! I love the socks, seems a shame to frog, but it is always fun to start a new pair.
Posted by: Charity at September 8, 2006 12:10 AM
lovely lovely gloves!
It seems like such a shame to frog those wip socks, but then, as someone who takes ages to knit socks I would say that. ;-)
Iris
Posted by: Iris at September 9, 2006 9:11 AM
You should definitely stick with the needle that gives you the right stitch gauge, and leave out a few rows now and then to correct your row gauge issue. You can work out how many to leave out by following these calculations:
http://www.eunnyjang.com/knit/2006/05/torrent.html.
Good luck!
Posted by: Philippa at September 11, 2006 11:19 AM
Such incredible socks, especially the cabley purple one. Love the lacey glove. Good luck with number two.
Posted by: Siri at September 11, 2006 9:19 PM
I would do the same as you with socks that were started long ago. But still I wonder why it is so that starting a new project is so exciting, and finishing a project is exciting too, but taking up a project one has been away from is dull? Are we suckers for novelty ?
Btw, those gloves are fantastic.
Posted by: rineke at September 13, 2006 1:11 PM
Hoi Saartje
heb je de patronen van de andere booties ook in het nederlands. Ik zou zelf wel het engelse boek willen bestellen maar kan zelf geen engelse patronene lezen. je saartjes sloffen zijn helemaal geweldig zitten super leuk. zou graag meer varianten willen maken,
ik hoor graag van je
met vriendelijke groeten
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