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November 22, 2004
A Pleasant Weekend
For the first time in a long while, we had a weekend with no commitments, no schedules to keep, and no obligations to fulfill. It was heavenly. And the weather on Saturday was awful, meaning it was a good day to stay home and knit.
But before I get to that, if you have any interest at all in elegant finishwork for fair-isle steeks, don't miss Alison's November 19 posting with a simply gorgeous finish on a cardigan buttonband. Inspiring!
Although this doesn't look like much progress on Roscalie,
it actually represents what I was able to accomplish AFTER I charted where all the sleeve decreases are going to go, AND after I finished the buttonband steeks per Alison's excellent post. Might aren't as neat and pretty as Pam's, but then again I didn't trim my steeks quite so close. I've made a mental note that I need only make narrow steeks in the future, crochet them with a fine-gauge yarn, cut the steeks, and then blanket-stitch the raw edges. Remember class, we LEARN by DOING.
But I set Roscalie aside so I could start another sock. Wait, what about the ugly Regia sock? Oh, it's going to sit in limbo for a while. It's too boring. I stopped in at the new yarn shop in Loveland last Thursday, and had all of 2 minutes to spare. I picked up a skein of Bearfoot and ran out the door with promises to the shopkeeper to return soon (a lovely, lovely shop by the way; "Woolen Treasures" - no web site.) I cast on yesterday morning and had this accomplished by bedtime last night:
Yes, all the way to the heel flap! I'm not doing shortrow heels this time - just a plain ol' heel flap. My parents were here for dinner last night, and mom hinted that she needs another pair of handknit socks. Perhaps these will be for her.