It’s the Little Things
I’ve been starting tons of little projects in the past week or so. I seem to have no patience to finish anything.
This is the state my second sock has been in for days and days and days. It would be laughably easy to finish it. But no. There it sits, broken-hearted.
My feet are all, like, “What’s up? When are we gonna feel the warm softy goodness?” And I’m all like, “Dude, I don’t know, get off my back!”
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This is a pattern you may be familiar with: “Backyard Leaves” from Scarf Style. Except I’m knitting it in smaller, cotton yarn (size US5 needles). Ooo, this lace pattern is fun.
(Yarn is prettier than it appears in these pictures - the light is dreary today.)
The only downside is you have to follow the chart because the pattern is impossible to memorize. Which, of course, is enough of a pain in the ass that I’ll probably not finish it for weeks and weeks. So… yeah.
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Last, and definitely not least, are the Norwegian Stockings. I got this yarn which is actually sport weight, and adjusted the pattern to deal with the bigger gauge. That way they will go much faster. Because I *definitely* would never finish them if I were knitting with 7 or 8 stitches to the inch. (Actually, I did start these with a smaller gauge - you can see them under my “Works in Progress.” And, well, I haven’t finished them yet).
I have two more projects started, but now I’m embarrassed, so I’m not taking any more pictures. At least then there will be no physical evidence (on-line, anyway) of my craziness.
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Congratulations to Sophia, who correctly guessed the name of the comedy sketch program, Mr. Show! She will be receiving a lovely yarn prize for her effort.
Thanks to all of you who commented on my last post. I feel not-so-alone now about these yarns with many colors. Apparently I had been reading the wrong blogs, and was starting to feel like a freak for not loving the various-colored stuff. On a more positive note, I have decided what my favorite kind of yarn is (I think) - and I’ll have pictures of some of it next post…
Sophia Said,
September 23, 2006 @ 11:03 pm
Yay! Still doing a happy dance here at Chez Sophie!
Ooo, and still drooling over all of your fo’s. Je l’adore!
ericka Said,
September 24, 2006 @ 9:40 am
where did you find the pattern for that lovely scarf?!
Necia Said,
September 24, 2006 @ 10:35 am
Hey Mandy,
I see someone is getting an addiction to socks. Next you have to try 2 at once Magic Loop, it’ll go much faster, and then also no dsss.
Necia
Patty Said,
September 24, 2006 @ 8:15 pm
I’m afraid you suffer from the dreaded . . . castonitis (cast-on-eye-tis). We’ve ALL been there!
Valerie in San Diego Said,
September 25, 2006 @ 2:47 pm
What I want to know is.. what are your feet doing on your back?
Carson Said,
September 25, 2006 @ 8:03 pm
are those socks “Snicket Socks” from the latest Magknits by any chance?
Sophia Said,
October 7, 2006 @ 11:57 pm
Ahh! It came!! It’s here! And the yarn is so pretty-ful! I love it!
Except when I emailed you it just bounced back and said your email wasn’t valid. :(. So I’ll just have to gush my praise here! It’s actually just what I needed! Just the other day I was daydreaming about some yummy tweedy winter socks and viola, the perfect yarn! And what a great blue color–perfect for fall. So thank you thank you thank you–I love it!
anna Said,
October 14, 2006 @ 10:30 am
lovely projects, especially the socks. i SO enjoyed the backyard leaves scarf - such fun watching the little leaves ‘pop’