Fee, Fi, FO, Fum
Finish each day and be done with it.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Spring. New beginnings. Usually I feel like starting all sorts of new projects. Not quite this year. I don't know if it's the impending move, the cold snap earlier in the week, the desire to start my lace with a clean slate, or the post-Knitting Olympics realization that I can, in fact, actually finish projects. Either way, I've been on a finishing jag recently.
Trellis
Pattern: Trellis from Knitty, largest size
Yarn: Lionbrand CottonEase in Red (why did they discontinue this yarn?)
Needles: US 7
Notes: 1) I made the twists mirror images of each other, because that kind of thing is important to me. 2) Way too much finishing for a baby sweater. Note to self: Knit pullovers, not cardigans, without fancy collar shaping.
Best Thing About This Project: I "rediscovered" how to mattress stitch in reverse stockinette stitch while on airplane at 36,000 feet.
Apple HatPattern: Easy-Stitch Apple Cap from Family Circle Easy Knitting, n.d.; newborn size
Yarn: discloth cotton
Needles: US 7
Notes: A variation on the strawberry hat theme. Cute.
Best Thing About This Project: There are triplets coming. Triplets. Think of the possibilities.
German Flag Socks
Pattern: generic st st sock pattern out of my head (68 sts for a man)
Yarn: Regia, self-striping like the German flag (bonus points: bought in Germany)
Needles: US 1 dpns
Notes: I began from the outside of the ball, which resulted in upside down flags. Meaning no disrespect to Deutschland, I ripped them out and started over from the center. I did, however, maintain my artistic license to have fraternal socks that didn't start with a full repeat of black.
Best Thing About This Project: Where to start? They are a gift for the friend who accompanied me to Europe to pick up my snazzy new car. He bought me sock yarn; I made him socks. We drove around Sweden and knit on the sock outside of castles and ate pickled herring. . . On top of all that European fun, this is a man who appreciates handknit socks. He has been known to write spontaneous text messages in praise of handknit socks. Just because his feet were comfortable. . . . And for those of you who are counting, that would be pair of socks #96.
And Rogue is maybe even kind of sort of done. Details will follow next week.
posted by Theresa at 5:35 AM/Permalink
16 Comments:
Wow! You are on a roll. As much as I love having tons of projects going, I love finishing up a bunch of them at once - makes me feel so productive!
You are the finishing queen this week! I too am trying to wrap up some low-hanging fruit so that I can gear up for the Amazing Lace. I am also planning on hosting "Summer of Stash" at my blog so I am trying to make sure I have enough "supplies" to get me through!
I tell ya - you are my knitting inspiration and, I'll say it again, definitely the inspiration behind Count Your Socks! I finished pair #9 - only 88 more to catch up!
Darned life keeps getting in the way!
I am so with you on Cotton-Ease. What were they thinking? I bought a whole bunch of it just as they announced that it would be discontinued. Grr.
I knit Trellis as a pullover for my youngest grandson for Christmas. You can see a pic on my blog (I think) ...I felt the same way about finishing plus my DD prefers pullovers for the little ones.
Great colour...nice work!!
I love the colors on those socks! And I'm kind of like that when I knit lace. I have to focus on the lace, and like to have other projects finished up first.
Super productive! Trellis is very pretty. And you have to knit for triplets, I sometimes find it hard to knit for one in a timely fashion. But clearly, finishing is your strength right now :).
Oh, I like Trellis. Luckily (or not) I never picked up Cotton Ease so I can't mourn it's discontinuance.
Triplets, eh? You can make them apple, strawberry and.....something hats! Or a Lion, Tiger & Bear.....
First legitimate excuse I have for baby-hat-makin' (or baby-makin' for that matter) you are giving me that apple hat pattern.
wow. i need to catch the finishing bug. i have five pairs of socks in various states of undone. one of which is six months over-due as a gift. sheesh...
Trellis is lovely in red! What a lucky child to receive this sweater and in cotton.
Wow, you're on a tear. I wouldn't be surprised if posting and enjoying and gifting all these finished objects makes you even MORE addicted to finishing.
Hi from Austria! Wow, you've finished quite a couple of amazing projects - I absolutely love how Trellis turned out, it's a true piece of art! The hat and the socks are so cool as well, such cheerful colors you chose! Great, great work done!
The Trellis Sweater is stunning. I love the clor. 96 pairs of socks? Incredible
Wow you've really been knitting! I love the apple hat.
I agree with you about the Cotton Ease, it was their best yarn.
Trellis looks great! Cute hat.
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