Listen to the damned yarn

Yes, yarn can talk.  Yes, you should listen.

STR: Great yarn.  Anastasia: Great pattern.

Together, not so much.

Here's the only photo, taken immediately pre-frog.  I got a couple of inches up the leg and realized the pattern was competing with the colours.  I plan to do this sock again sometime in a solid or semisolid.

I immediately cast on to do a plainer sock, then kept changing my mind about how plain the pattern should be.  Knit-frog-knit-frog.  STOP!

I'm waiting for my first installment of STR club to possibly inspire me.  Despite having nothing wearable to display my recent efforts, this is still the prettiest, best-feeling yarn I've ever worked with.

As for the 2mm needle?  Big meh.  One of my many reknits was done on a 2.5mm, and was just as nice and firm.  As an added bonus, the 2.5mm needle does not make my blood pressure soar.  Plus, the 2mm cable did finally pull from the join for good, so I think it's not meant to be.

For those inclined to work my revised Anastasia (and for my future reference), I did work up the other chart.  Here they both are:

My ILs will be gifted well for their recent (she) and upcoming (he) birthdays.  The before and after of this process will never cease to amaze me.

Before:

and after:

However, I think the best way of all to photograph and unfelted clog looks something like this:

Anna is ten months old.  Anna presses her cheek to yours when you pick her up.  Anna is delicious.

And Spring Knitty?  Not so much, although I got some feedback for a potential re-knit for Summer 2007.  I feel a bit like the kid not invited to the party, but I'm still 2 for 5.  I will be back.

More to follow, including my bastardization interpretation of yet another Knitty pattern.  Happy Monday, all!

Comments

[Deborah]

Hmm. I kind of like the yarn and pattern combo for the sock - and I usually prefer solid or semi solid socks myself. Anna is sooooo cute! I have an Anna, too (pronounced Ah-na). Great clogs, too. I just picked up that pattern this weekend. I'm planning on knitting up a bunch for holiday gifts this year.