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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

March Socks!

Hidden gnomes socks

I've finished my first Zwergenaufstand sock and I'm halfway down the leg of the second one!  I need to get these finished by the end of the month in order to get credit for the Craft-A-Long.  As I explained on a previous post, for the most part I'm knitting these exactly as the pattern is written.  I worked the cuff ribbing on Size US 0's (2.0 mm), then I switched to Size US 1's (2.25 mm) for the leg.  I went back to the smaller needles when I started the heel flap and used those all the way through finishing the toe.  I didn't change any of the stitch counts from the pattern, I just used the smaller needles on the stranded section of the foot because I have narrow feet, and by trying on the sock-in-progress, I could tell that if I worked the foot color work in the larger needles, I wouldn't have a snug fit on my sock.  

The only big change I made to the sock was using the toe decreases I've used on 99% of my socks instead of the pattern's toe.  I don't know the name of "my" toe, but you work decrease rounds every other round until you've decreased half of the total foot stitches, then you work the decrease round every round until your stitch count is one quarter of the total foot stitches, then you Kitchener stitch the toe closed.  Occasionally, I have to juggle the numbers a bit if the total number of stitches doesn't divide out neatly, but that's easy enough to do, and knitted fabric is very forgiving. 

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Thursday, March 07, 2024

Still Sleeving Over Here

Sammensat pullover

I'm working on my second sleeve now!  Second sleeves always go faster for me because I already have all the decreases and the number of rounds before binding off figured out and written down.  I use a row/round counter pretty obsessively and it really pays off in speed of second sleeves (and second socks).  Also, I don't think I've woven in a single end as I've knit this, so there will definitely be some finishing time with this sweater when I finally get this sleeve done.

At this point in the year, I probably won't be able to wear this until fall.  Spring came a little early and it's already warming up around here. 

There was a question on the last blog post about the number of stitches I cast on for the hidden gnome socks and I have knit the socks exactly as the pattern is written.  I do plan to use my usual toe (I don't know it's official name), but that's the only change I'll be making.  If I knit these again, I will slip the stitches at the edges of the heel flap, but that's only because I think it's easier to pick up later from slipped stitches than the garter stitches the pattern has you work at the edge.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

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Tuesday, March 05, 2024

A Hidden Gnome!

Hidden gnomes socks

I'm still working on my first sock of the new pair (why does stranded knitting take so much longer than single color knitting?), but I'm past the heel turn and the gusset now.  You can see the little gnome above, between the gusset decreases.  He's technically knit into the gusset of this sock, and he sits right on the underside of the heel.  You can barely see him in the photo below

Hidden gnomes docks

When I started the stranded section for the foot, I decided to use a smaller needle than what I used for the stranded section of the leg.  I tried on the sock, and the leg portion is looser than I like the feet of my socks to be.  For anyone who's interested, I used US 0'S (2.0mm) for the top ribbing, heel flap, heel turn, and foot colorwork.  I used US 1's (2.25mm) for the leg colorwork.  This tightened up my gauge on the foot section so it will fit more snugly.  This also means I will have to knit more rounds in the foot to get the length right.

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

The Sleeving!

Sammensat pullover

So apparently, I was under the impression that this pattern only had directions for short sleeves.  I knew that I wanted long sleeves and figured I could just wing it.  I've knit enough long sleeved sweaters that I know the general idea by now.  

Once I actually got to the point of knitting the sleeves I looked at the pattern (always a good idea) and there, under the short sleeved directions, were directions for long sleeves!  So, long story short, I didn't have to figure anything out after all.  I will need to try the whole thing on soon to see how much longer I need to knit, but I have to do that with every sweater I knit.

In non-knitting news, at almost 11 months old, apparently Obi is old enough to get the kitty discipline.  Mr. Noodle has started slapping at Obi's beak, WITH CLAWS OUT, very slowly.  So, I think Mr. Noodle has the general idea, but doing it as slowly as he is, it really doesn't matter that the claws are out.  On the other hand, Obi is clearly understanding Mr. Noodle's intent and will back away when the paw of justice is coming at him, and breaks eye contact to look away.  It's still a pretty weird relationship to watch though.

Have a great weekend!

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Socks Finished, Socks Begun

Winter Dudes socks

I have finished my Winter Dudes Socks.  These were a fun pair of socks to knit and I tried a new-to-me heel (short rows with a gusset) and toe (star toe)!  The stranded color work was all on the leg of the sock, so once I got through that, the rest of the socks went pretty quickly.  There were some long stretches of colors and I had to twist my strands to keep the floats from getting too long, but I just worked slowly through those parts and made sure to keep the stitches on my right needle as spread out as I possibly could.

I used Cascade Heritage Sock in 5629 Citron (green), 5607 Red, and 5618 Snow.  I'm thrilled with my new Christmas socks and I know they'll be fun to wear!

Hidden gnomes socks

As soon as I finished weaving in the ends on the Winter Dudes, I cast on for the Zwergenaufstand socks by the same designer.  Zwergenaufstand means "A Fuss About Nothing" according to the Google.  I don't speak German.  I'm using Malabrigo Ultimate Sock in Magenta and Natural.  I prewashed both skeins - the Magenta to get rid of any extra dye, and the Natural because I washed the Magenta.  These have an all over geometric design with only minimal long color stretches that need anchored floats (I've only found one round so far), and a cute little hidden gnome on the heel.  This designer has some other, similar sock designs with little hidden surprises on the heel as well. 

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Socks!

Winter Dudes

I've finished my first Winter Dudes sock.  I'm through the colorwork and about to start the heel shaping for the second sock.  You can see the trees on the first sock.  There's an additional chart with this pattern without the trees.  It has more gnomes (wearing backpacks!) instead.  I went with the trees because I am making Christmas socks, but the all-gnomes design is also cute.

Now that I'm through the colorwork, the rest of the sock should go pretty quickly.  This pattern has a heel I've never worked before.  It's a short row heel, but there are little gussets on the side which should give me a better fit for my high arches than just a regular short row heel does.  I'm looking forward to testing these!

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Thursday, February 08, 2024

Success!

Sammensat T pullover

I finished the body of my Sammensat T, learned to do a Chinese Waitress Bind Off (perfectly matches the Chinese Waitress Cast On, which I already know and love), and I gave the sweater a little steam block.  The edges are laying flat and not rolling!  Last time I blogged about this sweater I wasn't sure what the edges would do, but it seems like I'm OK and won't have to add an extra edging to keep them from rolling.  (I had narrowed it down to a simple crochet edging or an I-cord edging if I had needed it.)

I'm now ready to start the sleeves, which will probably be long sleeves.  (The pattern has short sleeves, but I think I should be able to fix that easily.

Have a great weekend!

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