I finished my first pair of socks, and so now I'm pretty much assured of success in all my knitting adventures. I wish I had the recipient's feet to model these. They'd look silly on me...
I think I may be confused about what constitutes a magic loop. I thought it was simply knitting on two circular needles, but Knit Picks' most recent email links to a tutorial where they are using only one circular needle folded in on itself. I thought I'd seen this trick once before, but then decided I must have made it up. Hmmm, so I'm not sure how I feel about magic loop -- this other approach is complicated looking enough to seem like magic, that's for sure.
At any rate, I'm so pleased to have finished the socks. Now I'm moving on to Eunny Jang's Tangled Yoke Cardigan ...
I used to fall under the spell of silly quizzes routinely whilst a regular on LiveJournal. Lately I've shown enormous restrain, until this one spoke to me. You have to tally the results yourself, but it's only 5 knitting related questions.
I'm Mohair, which fiber are you?
Mohair – A smooth, polished surface
“Mohair
is warmer than wool, with larger, flatter scales that contribute to an
overall silky-smooth appearance. The fiber absorbs dye readily and,
thanks to that smooth surface, reflects it back brilliantly.” –The Knitter’s Book of Yarn
Mohairs are positive and confident. You always strive to make a good
first impression because you are a proud person, and you care a good
deal about what people think of you. You are careful with your words
and are always tactful. You enjoy having a broad base of support and
respect from those whom you come in contact. You attract this with your
warm, sunny, and inquisitive personality.
But still no sweater in sight. It was a fruitful vacation, though in truth I took very little time off from work. I just spent the holidays sequestered with DVDs and various knitting projects, chief among them a pair of socks on a magic loop. Oh how exciting!
As a gift for a friend I tried my hand at cables for the first time, and it's true -- cables are way easier than they look. I'm so glad I made this hat; it has completely obliterated my fear of cables and opened a door to loads of exciting projects. Finished cables are insanely satisfying stacked up against how easy they are to knit. I've been sitting on all this red Cascade 220 -- now I know what to do with it!
