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January 21, 2007
longing for wool
I have less than 10 days to finish two sweaters and a pair of legwarmer, yet what I knit now is this:
This is my first Jaywalker socks and from left to right, the first one, second one which I have knitted since January 1st and complete yesterday, and the third one which I started yesterday.
No, I have only two legs, no third one.
The first sock turned out too small, and knitting the second one with one size larger needles, the second finally fit perfectly with my leg. As it looks I have yet quite much oddment of the yarn, I started the another sock without frogging the first one. If there is not enough yarn to complete the third sock, I will destroy the first one, but not likely. In that case, what I can do with this orphan sock?
So let me tell you what I am thinking in knitting Cactus Flower sweater.
I like this sweater design and concept to use mohair and silk/cotton yarn togather to make a garment. That is why I wanted to make this. But now, each time when I reach this sweater, I feel kind of unconfortable...there are some reasons I have noticed. First, the substituted yarn for Summer Tweed is NOT GOOD to knit. The fiber contents are almost same, but my yarn is much more "savage" than Rowan yarn and I found very often woody/hay-like frecs everywhere. It is quite annoying and addition to that, knitting two yarn togather is tricky factor.
Kidsilk haze offers gentle touch to the garment but it tries to escape any moment, I mean, every four or five rows under the current fow, I find a dropped mohair stitch. Ugh.
It also means even if Cactus Flower is allover stockinette sweater, I am forced to pay attention for every stitch when knitting. Ugh. Ugh.
I think maybe because I should not substitute yarn, and I might be not skilled enough to knit two strand togather throughout. BUT ANYHOW knitting this sweater is not confortable at all for me, for now. YET, YET the reason why I don't give it up is that I want to wear this sweater, badly.
Even knitting becomes now kind of difficult plactice, the knitted parts feels so good and nice, soft, light and inviting.
So....I feel strong ambivalence with it. I don't like to knit it and like to wear it. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
And sigh. Knitting this, I am thinking about wool, springy, soft, confortable yarn to knit.
Wanna see? The current status:
After the photo I worked a bit more, finished the sleeve within this weekend. Not yet cast on the second sleeve.
BTW: let me show you another photo, Bobby sweater modeled by DS second:
Sadly it won't suit him next winter....for now, however, it is not so bad, I believe. He has not yet claimed itchy, until now.(he is quite fussy normally) The yarn is Rowan True 4ply Botany and I like this yarn. I have more of them and I might knit socks with it, someday.
Posted by trico at January 21, 2007 11:11 PM
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I felt the same way about the argyle socks I just (finally) finished...I really wanted to wear them but knitting st st on tiny needles round after round was driving me crazy with boredom! I wish you lots of luck on the Cactus Flower. It is looking quite beautiful.
You can always make a sock puppet for DS wit the extra sock if you don't need the yarn. :)
DS the second looks adorable in the Bobby sweater!
Posted by: Marie at January 22, 2007 09:47 AM