WIP's on Thursday

What a very long day! I can't wait for the weekend to get here, I need an excuse to be lazy.

Very little knitting was accomplished this week, Ravelry got most of my attention. It feels so good to get all my knitting, nice and organized, but it does take a lot of time.

Anyways, these are a few of the different things I have cast on recently. Some have happy stories, but some have sad or ugly stories :-(

Let's start with the good.

My Endpaper Mitts. Yes, I know my tension is a little wonky, but I also know it looks a lot better than it did last time I knit stranded. And blocking works miracles doesn't it.

More good.

Another pair of toe-up socks. These are knit with the Online Supersocke Cotton I picked up over the summer. The stripes are nice and happy, the only part I dislike are the nasty black and white checks.

So they are getting snipped out. I know I will have to weave in more ends, but I think it's worth it for a sock that I will like.

I actually knit the heel on this sock, but unfortunately, I refused to listen to my inner knitter who's gentle voice was saying, "Wait, wait this socks not long enough, don't start that heel yet." I chose not to listen, knit the heel, tried on the sock, realized the sock was too short, and ripped the heel. Lesson learned, listen to the voice.

The Sad.

My Friday Harbor Socks. Aren't they beautiful.

But, they don't fit. I need to knit them on larger needles, but the needles were busy working on the Ugly. These socks will get another chance very soon. I am fascinated by this yarn, the color changing is mesmerizing.

The Ugly.

I saw this beautiful tea cozy over at HPNY Knits. I love it, and I have been asked to make a nice tea cozy for my Grandpa. I wanted an interesting knit and I thought this would be it.

Well, I have discovered something, I Strongly Dislike modular knitting. It's driving me crazy. But, the cozy is small and for someone I love very much so I determined to persevere.

You see, the whole time I knitting this I'm getting this uncomfortable familiar feeling, something just not sitting right. I'm not terribly fond of the colors together, but when I asked Peter he said they were fine. So, I kept knitting. Then I realized something.

About 5 years ago, I was knitting my first hat. This was before I really knew anything about knitting. I didn't know about the online knitting comunity. I didn't know what a LYS store was. I didn't even know you could buy yarn that wasn't from the craft store. Allmost all of my knitting was done with dishcloth cotton because that was the only natural fibre I could find, and besides I only knit dishcloths.

I had found a hat pattern that was seamed up the back and decided to give it a try. And, I used what I had on hand, blue and burgundy dishcloth cotton. That hat was the ugliest thing! And this tea cozy is the exact same colors as that hat. No wonder it felt familiar, but not quite right. And it's ugly! I finally said outloud "Oh, this thing is ugly!" And do you know what Peter said! He agreed with me! What a guy. I'm going to put this cozy out of it's misery and make my Grandpa a nice simple blue one. He's worth it.

Comments

[erin]

That's a good idea I never thought of - just snip away the part of the yarn that I don't like! I'm so glad you gave up on the tea cosy that wasn't working out. Better to spend the time kitting something that makes you happy. Have a good weekend!

[erin]

That's a good idea to just snip off the part of the yarn. I'm so glad you abandoned the tea cosy, better to knit something that makes you smile while you knit. Sometimes a pattern needs the right yarn to come along.

[turtlegirl76]

Tell Peter next time, don't let you knit the ugly. Save you time and heartache by stopping you before you go too far. =) The Endpaper Mitts are going to be beautiful! And don't you just love the feel of the Online Supersocke?

[Sarah]

That red yarn's gorgeous! I like the pattern for the teacosy, are you still going to use it?

[stacey]

We never listen to the inner knitter when we should....I keep ignoring mine also!

[aquaknits]

The online socks are going to be great, fun colors! Too bad about your Friday Harbor Socks, the yarn looks really beautiful.

It's always better to start over if something bugs you about a project. Seems like we all try to work through it and not be quitters, but if you don't like it 2 inches in, you'll probably hate it 5 inches in. Can you tell I've learned this from experience (and that I still don't always listen to myself either)? :)

[Zonda]

I like the Endpaper mitts! Great idea to snip out parts of patterned yarn like that too!

[Rachel]

Well, the universe wants cosmic balance, so if you're going to get good endpaper mitts and socks, you're going to have to be prepared to take the bad and the ugly, too, right? At least all the problems are small and solvable! :)