I'm using one of the Regia balls, the blue one (didn't even have time to become stash) - I'm pretty happy with the way it knits up - quite denim-y looking - good to wear with jeans.
But because it is for his birthday, I have to knit in secret, which means mainly at work and occassionally on public transport - I even caught the slow bus the other day to give me more knitting time! I think, though, that I might only get one made in time for his actual birthday, but since we're coming into summer I figure I've got plenty of time to finish the second one. I'll even cast on for it immediately to try and avoid SSS.
I'm using a pattern from Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks - it is one of the basic rib ones (can't remember the name of it off hand) - a 3x1 rib, so that I don't have to worry about ankle shaping (I just hope I cast on enough stitches - I'm not quite sure I did...). I changed to knit with 5 sticks as I read somewhere that this helps some people avoid ladders. It doesn't seem to matter how tight I make the first stitch, I still get the ladders. So I just move the stitches around the sticks every few rows. This is going to make lacy sock patterns a nightmare...May have to stick to plains.
2 comments:
i know what you mean about secret knitting. i'm contemplating making some cool felted house slippers for the Goat, but how to make them 'on the sly'?
feign constipation and spend a lot of time in the bathroom? ;)
could get suspicious!!
Carson - solitary dog walking perhaps? You just need some v. large pockets to hide the knitting in...
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