Back on that horse
June 26, 2007
After a couple weeks off, I cast on the first sleeve of the Baby Dale.
Instead of the wide fold-back solid-color garter stitch cuff that the pattern calls for, I modified the sleeve cuff to match the bottom edge of the cardigan with these little stripes that I adore.
It feels great to be crawling toward the finish line. However, I’m knitting the sleeves using the Magic Loop method and I’m struggling with the tension at the turns. I have to stop after every turn to adjust the floats.
When those floats start to annoy me, I simply shift back to socks. Last night on the train, I decided to copy Beth’s standard sock recipe and knit a picot edge cuff on these socks. Since Beth knits cuff down and I knit toe up, these socks are officially dubbed the Upside-Down Beth Socks.
After one picot row, 6 rows of stockinette and some hem sewing, they’ll be ready to wear. Perhaps I’ll have a finished sock photo tomorrow.
*more garden photos on Flickr, including the teeeeeeniest little cucumber and zucchini you ever saw.
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Rhonda the Stitchingnut | June 26, 2007 at 12:12 pm
The Baby Dale is going to be so cute when you’re done!
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Beth S. | June 26, 2007 at 1:02 pm
I realized when I got home yesterday that the “toe” I’d started was actually a heel flap. WTF? I guess I was distracted by excitement over your picots.
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Lisa | June 26, 2007 at 3:02 pm
The Dale will be so wonderful when you’re done. You should be so proud!
I love the Upside Down Beth Socks!
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Kim | June 26, 2007 at 5:13 pm
I so love those stripes too!
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Lucia | June 26, 2007 at 5:28 pm
I’ve done stranded work on 2 circs, but never on magic loop. Is it harder that way? In any case, it’s lovely. So are the upside-down Beth socks, especially as every time I think of them I will picture Beth standing on her head, waving her beautifully socked feet in the air.
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pamelawynne | June 26, 2007 at 8:11 pm
eep! the stripes on that sweater are so cute!!
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Julie | June 26, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Yeah, I was going to say something about Baby Dale, then I saw the words teeny and zucchini and my brain went off on a tangent to Tim Curry singing “The Zucchini Song” on SNL in the 80s. I can’t find a video of it, but here are the lyrics: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Cinema/2636/lyrics.htm
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Cynical Knitting Gal | June 27, 2007 at 11:09 am
Your garden is lovely! I am very moved by it. Do you knit in the floats as you go? I find that makes the process less irritating to me (it also confuses me if I’m not totally on my game, so socks as a side project is a great idea). Thanks for the kind thoughts on my post today.
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Elinor | June 27, 2007 at 11:18 am
I just love that Dale. It’s the colors that you’re using that make it so appealing, I think! Anyway, I can’t wait to see the finished product!!
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Dorothy B | June 27, 2007 at 2:43 pm
Your garden looks so beautiful! I really need to get moving with building some for myself. If I wait for the Mr. to build them, … yeesh. It’s not like I don’t know how to use a measuring tape, saws and a hammer.