Knitting plans
May. 26th, 2018 12:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
janestarzThe past month or so has been crazy busy with me working my ass off and feeling the effects. There was little energy left for knitting, and I promise to do better in the coming time. I can't keep this up!
Sock Madness this year was less than ideal. The brioche sock took a lot more time than I anticipated and coupled with a visit from Kass and Bob I didn't make it to the next round. The rest of the patterns couldn't quite grab me. The two-coloured dragon sock with scale motif "Expecto Draconum" was nice enough, but knitting in two colours always is a little tricky because it can very easily get too tight. I was still busy enough to not cast it on.
The next sock was "Pearls on a String", which was a lovely nupp motif and twisted stitches, but by the time I decided it might be nice to knit along the round was over already. I hear it's a very stretchy sock, so they might be nice to knit for Tyldak. She did send me 4 skeins of lovely wool; "If you're going to knit me socks I might as well provide you with the wool" she said.
But socks are OUT and the Miranda is the hottest thing on my needles right now. With outdoor temperatures soaring over 20 to 25°C I am knitting a wool jumper. I've come to the front kangaroo pocket, which is a new technique for me. You pick up stitches from the back and leave the front on hold. The lining or back side of the pocket is knit in one go with the rest of the sweater in the round, and the front of the pocket is knit later, cables and all. Because it's knit back-and-forth you can add a lovely border like an i-cord to either side of the pocket opening too, it's rather ingeneous! It is my first time knitting a pocket and it's quite fun.
But after the pocket the Miranda will be finished quite soon. I've ordered some nice sturdy interlock tricot for two striped longsleeves to go under it, as I fell in love with the pattern picture on this page, striped longsleeve and all. Textielstad had bio organic cotton in several colours, and it's an interlock to boot, so nice and thick. I've ordered pink-and-grey and blue-and-grey stripes. I will be too warm, no doubt, but at least I've got the look down. I don't know how flattering the Miranda will be on me, it looks rather dumply and big, but I'm aiming for "Finished, not Perfect" at the moment. And the longsleeves will do well with a waistcoat as well, so they will not go to waste.
Of course my mind wanders already what to cast on after the Miranda. I intended to pick up either the Geilsk cardigan I've been wanting to do for two years or the striped cardigan I bought lovely wool for. Instead, I am probably casting on something in the Eucalyptus green Unikat instead. My wardrobe is mostly blues now, with some purple mixed in, and it needs more green. I'm still in doubt which pattern to choose, because I have two unused paid patterns that will both be really fine.
One is the Batik shawl. which I bought for fuchsia pink Cascade yarn to go with my black and pink winter coat. I was a little afraid because Cascade does itch, but last winter's Emphebion I did really well with the Kettle Valley shawl, without any itches.
The other is the Lichen and Moss shawl pattern, with lots of texture.
I really need a new 'everyday' shawl since my Erigineia went MIA. I haven't seen it since half April, and I'm afraid I accidentally threw it out with fabric scraps or plastic waste on one of my shopping runs. I'll do some chores today and hope it turns up, but I am afraid it's gone. *sad sigh*
And my Rockefeller is Wool, so it's too warm for nippy summer days. I have so many demands, I sound quite picky! But it's an excuse to make more pretty things.
And socks? I'll get back to socks some day.
Sock Madness this year was less than ideal. The brioche sock took a lot more time than I anticipated and coupled with a visit from Kass and Bob I didn't make it to the next round. The rest of the patterns couldn't quite grab me. The two-coloured dragon sock with scale motif "Expecto Draconum" was nice enough, but knitting in two colours always is a little tricky because it can very easily get too tight. I was still busy enough to not cast it on.
The next sock was "Pearls on a String", which was a lovely nupp motif and twisted stitches, but by the time I decided it might be nice to knit along the round was over already. I hear it's a very stretchy sock, so they might be nice to knit for Tyldak. She did send me 4 skeins of lovely wool; "If you're going to knit me socks I might as well provide you with the wool" she said.
But socks are OUT and the Miranda is the hottest thing on my needles right now. With outdoor temperatures soaring over 20 to 25°C I am knitting a wool jumper. I've come to the front kangaroo pocket, which is a new technique for me. You pick up stitches from the back and leave the front on hold. The lining or back side of the pocket is knit in one go with the rest of the sweater in the round, and the front of the pocket is knit later, cables and all. Because it's knit back-and-forth you can add a lovely border like an i-cord to either side of the pocket opening too, it's rather ingeneous! It is my first time knitting a pocket and it's quite fun.
But after the pocket the Miranda will be finished quite soon. I've ordered some nice sturdy interlock tricot for two striped longsleeves to go under it, as I fell in love with the pattern picture on this page, striped longsleeve and all. Textielstad had bio organic cotton in several colours, and it's an interlock to boot, so nice and thick. I've ordered pink-and-grey and blue-and-grey stripes. I will be too warm, no doubt, but at least I've got the look down. I don't know how flattering the Miranda will be on me, it looks rather dumply and big, but I'm aiming for "Finished, not Perfect" at the moment. And the longsleeves will do well with a waistcoat as well, so they will not go to waste.
Of course my mind wanders already what to cast on after the Miranda. I intended to pick up either the Geilsk cardigan I've been wanting to do for two years or the striped cardigan I bought lovely wool for. Instead, I am probably casting on something in the Eucalyptus green Unikat instead. My wardrobe is mostly blues now, with some purple mixed in, and it needs more green. I'm still in doubt which pattern to choose, because I have two unused paid patterns that will both be really fine.
One is the Batik shawl. which I bought for fuchsia pink Cascade yarn to go with my black and pink winter coat. I was a little afraid because Cascade does itch, but last winter's Emphebion I did really well with the Kettle Valley shawl, without any itches.
The other is the Lichen and Moss shawl pattern, with lots of texture.
I really need a new 'everyday' shawl since my Erigineia went MIA. I haven't seen it since half April, and I'm afraid I accidentally threw it out with fabric scraps or plastic waste on one of my shopping runs. I'll do some chores today and hope it turns up, but I am afraid it's gone. *sad sigh*
And my Rockefeller is Wool, so it's too warm for nippy summer days. I have so many demands, I sound quite picky! But it's an excuse to make more pretty things.
And socks? I'll get back to socks some day.
