Socks
I just finished these socks for my husband, playing around a little with color. These are knitted up again in CoBaSi, a yarn which wears really well; the cotton/Bamboo/Linen blend feels lovely on his feet. Tony had picked out the gray and I added red which I had left over from a previous pair of socks for the toes and the heel. In the end I decided to add a little in the final cuff ribbing. Here is a link to my notes on ravelry:http://ravel.me/Strickliese/flkh7
Summer top
I am also working on a Summer top. In my desire to use up stash yarn, I am combining two lace weight yarns to have a heavier fingering weight to use for the Ceasura Tuck by Asa Tricosa. The yarns are Artesano Silk Lace which I had bought in the little wool shop in Formby (UK) two years ago and the Juniper Moon Farm Findley.I started on this last week during one of the snow storms and it turned out to be the perfect project to sink my teeth in and learn a few new tricks while thinking of Summer and the warmer weather.
One problem I ran into is that you have to decide pretty much in the beginning whether or not you want a deeper neckline. I added two inches in depth and have second thoughts about it now. I put lifelines in the rows I definitely want to keep and am deciding if I want to cut , unravel and then Kitchener stitch.
It is a really nice pattern but I thought the neckline was a little too high and you are given choices in the pattern.
One thing I am certain of is that I will not unravel everything and re-start...
Again, here are more extensive notes and you can follow my progress on ravelry.
http://ravel.me/Strickliese/ct
Until next time; hopefully by then my computer is running properly again and I don't have to borrow my husband's laptop.
2.28. UPDATE: I worked the left front and joined the left and right fronts, then tried it on and I am very pleased to say that the neckline comes to just below my collar bones which is a perfect fit :) So, no more fretting, but I am just happily continuing (of course there is still the issue of whether or not I need bigger armholes...). And on another issue: yes, my PC works fine again ! :)
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