I even took a break from the knitting at first. I struggled with finding a project to work on. Two different sock projects have been scrapped and abandoned. This Norwegian sock is too tight for Jim to pull on:

Honestly, I don't think the Briggs and Little sport works well for color work. Too rustic. I have four skeins, in three shades of blue and a white, that I think might work better in a shawl or blanket.
Then there's the almost completed Cat Bordhi sock:

I bought New Pathways for Sock Knitters thinking it would broaden my sock horizons, but it just doesn't work for me. Something about the designs and the way they are presented to the knitter just goes against the grain for me. I know a lot of people really like Cat Bordhi's designs and so I think this book should go somewhere it would be appreciated, so it's up for trade. Anyone interested?
Eventually I did settle in on a knit project, Anne Hanson's Irtfa'a worked in a mohair silk blend. While the start was complicated, I'm already into the second lace motif and finding it to be a fun knit. Anne's Bee Fields Triangle shawl was much more difficult to work.
Oh, that colorwork! Bummer about the size.
ReplyDeleteI too am enjoying a breather. It's only for today, really, but I'll take what I can get. I'm doing some decluttering and organizing this morning, and then I'll treat myself to some podcasts and knitting to celebrate a job well done.
Enjoy!
I think the sock looks neat.
ReplyDeleteEven if there are problems with some of the patterns, there are technical tips in the book which make it worth keeping. I used the circular cast on to make a fair isle swatch, for example.
Bummer about the socks not being right. Hopefully the next round.
ReplyDeleteI really like the way that Cat Bordhi thinks. I have the book too and also have done nothing with it. I think the flipping around try this, do that is the part that just makes me lose interest. One of these days I may actually sit and knit something out of it.
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaker on the sock. Won't it fit *someone*? Shame to let all that lovely knitting go to waste...
ReplyDeleteOh what a shame to have to frog such a beautiful sock. I have so many 'one sock' syndrome socks laying around, I think I might pair them up with each other. But at least I don't have to frog 'em.
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