Start-Over

I wanted to update some of my WIPs and thought I'd start with my start-over for today. I posted yesterday that I was making a pair of socks for my son out of Paton Stretch Sock. After I had ribbed about 1 1/2 inches I looked at it closely and thought it wasn't going to work to fit on a man's leg so I tnikked it and started again with larger needles. I don't have a free pair of 1's so I'm using size 2. The picture is on the smaller needles.

The start-over is a wonderful part of knitting and crafting in general. Too bad more of life doesn't give you a start-over!

My next wip is a progress pic on the Chinook Scarf by Ali Green in the Knit and Fiber Creations Bella's Wedding Day colorway. Fingering weight lux blend with superwash merino, cashmere, and nylon. This is such a lovely yarn and the scarf should end up  be wonderfully soft and warm. This is the first time I have ever used a yarn containing cashmere. It really wasn't that expensive either so check out the Knit and Fiber Creations shop on Etsy. Tammy is offering 15% off  her yarns and yarn clubs.

Next is the February Lady Sweater that I am knitting in Caron Simply Soft worsted weight in White. I wish I had chosen another color but I think this will be nice too. I really hope this one fits. I found 6 sweaters in my closet today that I have knit for myself and not one of them fits right. It may have something to do with the yarn choices or how I understand the sizing to work. I have heard that there is some amount of ease added to patterns and so the finished size allows for more movement but I don't understand completely how that works. I need to find a website, or a book that explains that better. It's a really shame to have wasted the time and yarn to make garments that don't fit.

Lastly, is the Athos socks by Caous Coffee. These are a superwash merino/nylon blend fingering weight in a pretty pink colorway. There are on size 1 needles so it will take a bit of time to complete. This is a suggested texture pattern for the Sock Knitter's Anonomous December KAL.

That's it for today.

Happy Knitting