Amelia

So where have I been? Working on the never ending Amelia sweater. Other than a sock or two this has been my main project over the past few months. The twisted rib pattern in this sweater almost made me think of quitting mid sweater. But then I thought maybe a pointier needle would help. So I ordered a size 7 Knitpicks Option circular needled thinking the pointier needle would help with the twisted stitches. The needles did make knitting this sweater more bearable and helped me get through it. I'm happy with the way it turned out and think it's my favorite sweater so far. Just in time for this cooler autumn weather.



Some modifications I made were not knitting the waistband and doing only 1 inch of garter on the sleeve cuffs.

What's next? I've also been working on my first toe up sock. Well the first one where I've actually finished one sock that is. Hopefully I'll have some pics to show you soon.

New Blog, Same Me

Due to some technical difficulties, my old blog is no more :( Glad you found me here, while I get used to the Blogger interface.

So Clue 4 (the final clue) of the Mystery Sock came out and I really enjoyed knitting the sock up until now. It's pretty enough and was interesting, but after knitting clue 4 it won't go over my heel -- uggghh! That darned I-cord edging is the problem -- not enough give and stretch. One option would be to knit the I-cord on a larger needle, but I think I'm going to work just a 2X2 rib and play it safe.


So I'm off to frog the edging, try to pick up all of the stitches and reknit the edge. Maybe a glass of wine is in order first.