Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Knitting Content

So, I *have* been knitting. I have just been posting to Ravelry (my user name is elmamus) instead. However, here are some pictures of my recent projects:

Clapotis, in Alchemy Bamboo Topaz (I can't remember if I posted my Clapotis pictures)


Tulip Sweater, Dream in Color Classy, for V

And lots of socks:



Snicket Socks, Dream in Color Smooshy, Some Summer Sky


Dragon Dance Socks, STR club socks



Bellatrix Socks, Sophie's Toes Sock Yarn, Crushed Velvet


Fawkes, Cherry Tree Hill Supersock, Sugar Maple




Salto, Dream in Color Smooshy, Wisterious.

There were others, too. But I don't have pictures of those.

I have more socks on the needles and more non-sock knitting to do, but people keep needing socks, plus they are good for commuter knitting, so I suspect that I will mostly be knitting socks for some time.

10 comments:

Grendel said...

How do you get the threads between the rows of knitting?

Kate said...

dropped stitches.

Grendel said...

Hmm. I don't quite get it. . . I can sort of see it, but I'm not sure of the mechanics. I'd go nuts trying to work with yarn that fine anyway. :)

Kate said...

Dude, it is sport-weight yarn. You really do have a bulky yarn thing. :) What you are seeing is what is left over from a run, like in a stocking. I dropped the stitches, and where they had been they left extra yarn in each row. In this pattern it is a little more complicated than that because it is knit on the bias rather than being rectangular, but that is essentially it. If you were to knit a scarf, and right before you bound off you dropped every, say, 10th stitch, you would get a similar effect.

College Glassblower said...

plus, v totally loves the fawkes socks... she tries to chew on them... but she tries to chew on everything so....

College Glassblower said...

also, you teach/show me actualy sock knitting @ christmas... because scarves get old... and other than the blanket i want something to do... something NOT FLAT would be nice...

College Glassblower said...

and, just to completely show how scattered i am lately, a third comment- you finished V's sweater! and it's so pretty! yay!

Kate said...

Sure, I can show you how to knit socks. Also, there is a good, basic explanation in a book I have, so I will give you the info. Socks make a really great portable project.

Grendel said...

Bulky yarn goes quicker.

And okay, but once you drop the stitches, do you have to add them back in on the next row somehow?

Ignoring for the moment whatever the hell knitting on the bias means, unless it means your knitting just doesn't like certain people. . .

'Cause that'd just be wrong.

Kate said...

You have to do a yarnover if you want the next row to not bunch up, but you don't *have* to add them back.