October 03, 2006
Good news, bad news (part 1)
Usually when someone comes up with one good news, one bad, and asks "Which one first?", the answer is : the bad one. To have the good one to be consoled with, I guess. Well, my knitting has at the moment quite a few bad, and thankfully, some good too. For once, we'll start by the good ones followed by their bad counterpart.
So to begin with, my Noro wrap cardi :
It is almost finished. The miles of stocking stitch have been gone through, without too many problem. There are a few loose stitches, but ok. I hope it won't see too much.
So now, what's the bad news about it? There are 373 stitches to pick and knit from the border (neck + front opening border).
Should I add : "I don't like picking up stitches?". At this point, I think it is obvious :)
Well, to console myslef and sly away from the picking up stitches part, I am knitting socks. One can never be too early for the xmas gifts.
One pair in Lang Jawoll, superwash, using the reinforcement yarn for the heel, is done :
Then the one sock with a picot edging in Knit Picks Sock Yarn is getting its sister soon :
The only problem being that I think I still haven't understood how to make it easy. That's what it takes me to do the reversing, knitting together the stitches from the founding row and the current ones :
Yes. It is that bad.
Happy week end to all, and I hope to have *only* good knitting news next.