The Johnny Sock
I left birch alone last night and focused on making some progress my the Johnny Sock. It's not a difficult pattern to knit, but it's not going as fast as I would had imagined. The pattern stitch is all purls and K tbl. I must admit though that the ribbing using ktbl is much neater looking. If I don't let the yarn get consumed by the District Line, it'll be done in about 2 weeks time.
The most difficult thing about this sock is the colour. Knitting in navy blue is about as stimulating as watching paint dry... that is if you can see the brush strokes without sitting under a bright light.
Elves in the attic
Some people seem to have an army of elves inhabiting their attics, churning out the most fabulous things, while others struggle to complete the second sock or to sew on the last sleeve. I cheat by knitting small things along with big things so that I always feel that I am getting something done. Posting about what I'm knitting also spurs me on. (I admit, birch isn't all that interesting and I'm about to break into the 4th ball). I hope that the new knitters don't get discouraged, especially when they try things like birch. It's all part of the learning process... which is why I have so much stash. No shame in giving up and no shame in not finishing something. Just think of your UFOs as unravelled stash.
One of these days, I might get finishitis, but that's not likely to be soon...and finally a sneak preview of the blocked Lizzie.
Now, I'm tempted to trot out all my UFO's which is a really scary thought. I won't inflict that on you yet, unless I get really bored with Birch. I was thinking that it wouldnn't be so hard to rewrite the pattern so that it would knit from the narrow side up.
Posted by: Polly at September 10, 2003 02:14 PMAs far as I'm concerned, UFOs are the heart and soul of a blog. They're what make blogs like giant worldwide knitting circles--"What're you working on there?" It's just a crying shame we can't pass the merlot while we're taking a peek.
xoxo Ann
Posted by: Ann at September 10, 2003 01:17 PMBeautiful glimpse of Lizzie.
Tempted to give that sock a try as well
x
Love the Lizzie, it looks fab. Good point about doing smallish things...need to try that! And very glad Lis did the ribbing right too!
No elfs in the attic....more like bats in belfry in my case. I am stalled on my first attempt at sock knitting and could have used some help from you when you were here!! Come back soon. BTW... I did not make a mistake with the ribbing on my sweater, I JUST CAN'T READ!!
Posted by: Lis at September 9, 2003 03:21 PM