Saturday, August 06, 2011

Sharing the good and the bad

I've got two items to share with you, which shall we start with?

Let's see, I guess we'll start with the good first. I've finished another pair of handspun socks, by best so far.

I'm so much in love with these, I don't know if I can stand to wear them anywhere. The fiber is by Lofty Fibres, a super wash silk and merino blend that I hope will last. I used the fractal spinning method, spinning one of the singles with long repeats of color and the other single with short bursts of color. I know a two-ply isn't the best for durable socks, but... so pretty!


And now for the bad. One morning this week I decided it was time to sew on the sleeve to a sweater I'm making for Jim. I haven't finished knitting the second sleeve yet, but I decided that it wouldn't hurt to get a jump on things. I worked on it for well over an hour, seaming, pulling it out, and seaming again. That evening I told Jim he had to try it on. Thank goodness he did before I started seaming the side and sleeves because the cap of the set-in sleeve had a decided puff. Jim is not a puff sort of man.

It's not so bad. I had a good laugh, I hope you have had a good laugh and it was easily ripped out again. That's an hour of my life I won't get back, but it's another learning experience under my belt.

5 comments:

  1. LOVE the socks!! Too bad about the sweater but at least you found out now. Happy reknitting!

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  2. argh for sleeve caps that don't play nicely, but woot for pretty socks!

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  3. Lovely socks.

    Glad you found out about the sleeve now, because like you said, it would have been worse.

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  4. Trying on is a MUST! And willingness to rip/revise too.
    I'm making a 2T size for my two-year old who is 4,000+ miles away. No trying on but when I put it on a hanger to model I discovered how tight the bind-off is at the collar (pullover)... Rethinking: Rip out entire collar and make a button opening, or attempt a looser bind-off? Good thing we have hangers!! LOL

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