The Good and the Ugly
October 16th, 2005
I’ve had a frustrating week of sock knitting. But I will get to that later. First I want to show you the knitty reading material I bought this week! Last weekend I bought Modular Knits at Barnes and Noble. As I hinted in my last post, I’m not really feeling the Lacy Kerchief Scarf. It’s not doing much for me. So I went to ArtYarn’s website for some ideas on what I could knit with this yarn, and I decided that I should buy Modular Knits. I’m very happy with my purchase! There are so many beautiful patterns in this book. I’m really fascinated with modular knitting so I couldn’t wait to get started on something from this book.
I cast on for the Sheer One Piece Shawl and knitted a bit of it. So far I really like it! There is a bit of pooling but it’s not too bad. I’ll keep going with what I have left of my pink and green ArtYarns supermerino and see how I like it. If I like it better than my lacy kerchief scarf I will frog and use it for the shawl.
Okay, now on to Socktoberfest!
Most of my sock knitting this week was for one of the little baby sockies from the summer issue of Interweave knits. I’d been working on the Braided Cable sockies. It were going okay, except that the size looked weird. The cuff seemed too tall for baby socks so I frogged and started over, doing fewer repeats of the braided cable pattern the second time. Got through the turning of the heel just fine, then I got to the toe shaping. I took a good look and, agian, it seemed like it was turning out too big. At this point I just said, “f- it” and put it down to start something else. I couldn’t wait to knit some socks with my pretty Claudia’s Handpainted Yarn.
As you can see in the picture of my books, I also got Knitting Vintage Socks in the Mail. Love it! I highly recommend it if you love knitting socks. She gives a litlte history of sock knitting in the begining, which is really interesting. The patterns are really nice, too. There are several that I want to knit. So I cast on for some pretty shell patterned socks with my Claudia’s Handpainted. The ones with the pretty pearly colors.
Well, look at it! Just look at it! Claudia’s Handpainted looks beautiful on the hank and wound into a ball, but she does pool something fierce, doesn’t she? humph! I’m so incredably bummed out and dissappointed! I had such high hopes for this pretty yarn! But I can’t continue to knit this sock if the colors are going to pool this badly. I mean, this is ugly, don’t you think?
What would be perfect is if I could find some sock yarn in any one of these pretty pearly colors. Just a nice, simple solid-colored yarn in one of these colors.
Damn.
I do love this pattern, so I will probably re-do it in the light blue JaWool that I have. So stay tuned 
Oh, I almost forgot about Vogue Knitting.. Pickted that up last night, so I haven’t had much of a chance to look through it. I do love the fair-isle yoke sweater, though. I’m loving the neckline on that.
Entry Filed under: Reading, Socktoberfest
3 Comments
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Lolly | October 16th, 2005 at 10:31 am
Pooling is one of those preference things, I think. Some people don’t mind it at all (they may even love it). I don’t think this yarn is pooling half as bad as some of the ones I have seen. I think this pattern is very pretty with the yarn–but I am sure it would be with the JaWoll too.
I have not seen Modular Knits–looks like I have another book I need to flip through
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Natalie | October 16th, 2005 at 12:08 pm
I think the pooling is fine, myself. But I’m not so anti-pooling as most. I generally go with “whatever happens, happens” when it comes to the variegated yarns. It’s too much stress and work to worry about trying to get them to un-pool, especially in small things like socks!
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heather | October 17th, 2005 at 9:12 am
eck. I’m not a pooling person…maybe this yarn just isnt for the pattern…don’t give up…that pattern is very very pretty!