I am contemplating starting with a fresh ball of yarn as clearly the ball I have selected, a lovely deep rich shade of royal purple, is cursed.
The truth is I am not paying close enough attention; trying a new pattern which involves counting stitches while travelling on public transport is just beyond my skills at this stage. There is nothing wrong with the pattern itself; I particularly like EZ's double decrease (slip one, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over) which I haven't previously encountered.
I'm sure once I get the first few rows right, the rest will flow beautifully. And I have even joined the Zimmermania blog to keep me motivated and inspired (I'll post there once I have something to show!)
In other news, my lovely ISE4 pal Beth, who has decided that a record-breaking hot Ohio summer is the perfect time to churn out multiple pairs of socks (I can't talk; I knitted my Noro Lizard-Ridge blanket in similar temperature during the Australian summer), nominated me for a Five Star Pal Award. I was very pleased to see that Beth also got a well-deserved award.
3 comments:
I sue markers prolifically in this type of project - just loops of yarn in a contrasting colour and texture. It saves having to do so much counting if you have a marker, say, every 20 sttiches. you can use 'hard' markers for the decreases and 'soft' (yarn) markers for the counting. Looks messy but saves time.
Actually I *use* those markers... ::sigh::
I use safety pins to mark those particular stitches. That way I never have to move them. Once you've knit a few rows you'll see where to do your decrease (or increase) and you won't need to count anymore.
Cooling down later this week.... maybe I'll be able to spin again!
Post a Comment