February 08, 2010
Can't swatch, won't swatch!
Actually, that's not entirely true. I can swatch and occasionally do swatch, but rarely do so if I've used the yarn before and know how it generally handles.
To avoid a total disaster, I started with a sleeve. This is the beginning of my hildegard. The yarn is Patons Cotton DK. It's a nice mercerised cotton. I hope that I'm knitting it loosely enough to maintain some drape.
The pattern is lovely and as Susan says, one of the best thing about it, is it looks a harder than it actually is. It's not boring stocking stitch and not fiddly colourwork.
It is going slowly though and I plan to lengthen the body by more than a couple of repeats. (I am not going to bear my muffin top to all and sundry. ) The yarn is slightly heavier than the original, so I'll probably end up with a little more width than the original. So need to be careful to not make it too long, since cotton is supposed to strength. It's a nightmare measuring length on these scalloping/chevron patterns.
It's already February and I've made little progress in the IntSweMoDo2010 Knit-along ... so I am definitely more of a straggler than a joiner!
January 30, 2010
Conwy
I finished my conwy socks. These are in Trekkings XXL, a gorgeous semi solid shade of green.
It was hard to get a good photo, with the poor lighting and cold weather. I certainly didn't want to venture outside with my trousers rolled up.
Photographed inside, there was this blurriness that I could not seem to fix,
These I took at mid-day .. a bit washed out.
I really wanted to knit a few things for myself in January, so although the owls was a total failure, I did manage 2 pairs of socks. I do love the trekkings yarn. If I were to knit exclusively with Trekkings for a year, I doubt that I run out out of new shades to try.
