April 19, 2005
Small Stuff
So ostensibly, my main project is currently the Lucky Clover Sweater. But, off the record, not much progress is going on with this sweater. I have most of a sleeve done:
and every so often, I'll do a row or two and neither like nor dislike it. Its a decent project. Whenever I think about it, I think "yeah, I will knit this!" but somehow I just don't pick it up and work on it.
Recently, I am knitting small projects from stash yarn. Like this:
A striped sock! Its a new and exciting 2x2 ribbed variation on the standard striped sock, in Regia color #5340. I do most of my socks this way, with 2x2 ribbing on the cuff and continued over the instep. The ribbing makes them super comfy and fitted.
You know what's cool about ribbing in self-striping sock yarn? It makes the color changes less visible. The color changes in stockinette stitch look funky. Sometimes the stripes are two rows high, overlapping in areas to 3 rows high, resulting in a look specific to self-striping yarn. (Sorta visible in the image on the right)
But with the ribbing, the color changes are obscured. So the stripes just look like stripes, without the strange overlapping. Which makes me happy.
Comments (8)
Your Lucky looks lovely. :) I also like your sock - very cool stripes. I have a sock (the 2nd) and my cardigan going at the same time (a first for me - I'm usually a one project girl)and am not sure how I feel about it. I like being able to take a break from my sweater (miles of stockinette stitch) and work on the sock, but I get bored with it too. I guess there's no pleasing me.
Posted by Stephanie | April 19, 2005 12:32 PM
Posted on April 19, 2005 12:32
I love the stripey sock. That could be a great man's sock! Lovely sweater too! That pattern is out of stitch n bitch nation right?!
Posted by Dani | April 20, 2005 9:32 AM
Posted on April 20, 2005 09:32
i'm also struggling with lucky clover at the moment. like you i started with a sleeve - but I am way behind in production....i just can't seem to get motivated.
Posted by jacqueline | April 21, 2005 3:52 AM
Posted on April 21, 2005 03:52
Next pair of socks I make, I'm going give the 2x2 ribbing a try.
Thanks for the tip.
Posted by Lisa | April 21, 2005 8:10 AM
Posted on April 21, 2005 08:10
Yeah... Lucky is not really motivating me either, and I am the KAL organizer! It has been sitting in the bottom of my knitting bag for several weeks untouched.
However, this sleeve looks great, Diane. I really like that green. Don't worry it is not a race! I am not planning to finish this one for a long while... probably wear it next spring/summer!!
Love the sock--the yarn is so cool!
Posted by Lolly | April 21, 2005 9:22 AM
Posted on April 21, 2005 09:22
I am always keeping a pair of socks on the needle too.
Posted by Agnes | April 21, 2005 11:38 AM
Posted on April 21, 2005 11:38
i have some of that yarn and i'll have to remember to rib it. i thought the patterning looked a bit odd at times, but ribbing is a great solution.
Posted by froggy | April 21, 2005 4:08 PM
Posted on April 21, 2005 16:08
I so {heart} your sock yarn!!! Lucky for me though, I JUST BOUGHT SOME JUST LIKE IT!! WOOOO! Thanks for sharing the link so I could drool at my someday-socks-to-be :)
Posted by Lara | May 12, 2005 12:19 AM
Posted on May 12, 2005 00:19