I started some socks for a friend's Christmas present a few weeks ago, and they've been a tough row to hoe in several different ways.
The pattern is lovely, with lots of twisted stitches,
and the yarn is also lovely (and sparkly!), if a bit splitty at times.
But the absolute killer was the heel flap, with multiple rows of k1, ptbl...
Oh my aching wrist! I have a bone deposit on the back of my right hand that, 99% of the time, I don't even notice. (The 1% of the time I notice it is when I hit it against something and jump around turning the air blue for a few minutes because O The Pain.) However, every so often it becomes an issue. Like, oh lets say hypothetically speaking: when I get all fired up to finish a heel flap and end up totally wracking my hands doing ptbl on size 1 needles. Ooof.
Since my reckless foray into heel flapitude this weekend, my right hand/wrist have been less then happy with me, to the extent that large doses of NSAIDS seem to be in order. So in order to give it a bit of a break*, last night I cast on for the first of three parts of a present for Boo.
To say that my younger child has something of an obsession with animals would be a laughable understatement. Nemo is one of her all time faves. So I was hunting around Ravelry, and came across a free (hooray!) pattern for Nemo mittens. Originally using sport weight yarn, and sized for 4-6 years old, I'm using some left over Knit Picks Essential that I dyed (another post there), and size 1 needles. I think they'll fit. And they're using so little yarn, that I think I'll be able to bust her out a Nemo hat as well. Yee haw!
*To any normal person, a break would mean "Stop knitting you idiot!" However, the holidays are right around the corner and I Have Gifts To Make.
2 comments:
fantastic nemo mittens-to-be. when i see them, all i can think of is: dooo youuuu speeeeeek whaaaaallllllllle?
did you get my e-mail, dearie?
My mother-in-law lives just on the north side of the bridge and I visited Stash Yarns when I was last over. Fantastic shop - hope it continues. I hope you are enjoying Putney but I don't envy you your daily commute to Waterloo - although presumably you work close to I-Knit so maybe there are compensations!
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