Persistent Knitter

So I started working on a new-old project today. I was getting ready to leave the house, and wasn’t content with my Critter blanket (Too big for the purse now, and it’s very boring to work on. *yawn*), and Hardangervidda is getting to a part where I will need to concentrate for a bit to reattach the provisional cast on to make the hem. (Not to mention I broke a needle last night when I pulled it out to work on it. Grr!) I decided to grab a sock project as my new purse project. I went to my stash, and dug through my work-on-me-soon bin of yarn. Nothing in there called to me except stuff I would have to wind into balls before I could work with it, which I didn’t have time for. I thought I’d just grab the Summer Solstice socks even though I’m less than thrilled with them right now - but I couldn’t find them! I’m hoping the knitting elves have taken them off to finish them for me. I did find these socks, which I started last year sometime (and have since added about 2 inches to on Tuesday):

The yarn is Cascade Fixation, and I got it through theknitter.com’s SOTM club. The pattern was a very pretty tulip pattern that didn’t really appeal to me at the time. I decided to make Pretty Comfy Socks with the yarn instead. (My current theory is that I was in a fancier-is-better mood at the time). I’m really enjoying working with the Cascade Fixation yarn. I don’t remember why I set these aside last year, but I’m glad they were already started and in a little pack for me to pick up again.

As you can see from the picture I’m doing these on two at a time on two circulars. I was really into this last year, but this year I’ve been more inclined to use DPNs. So far it seems to be working ok for this particular yarn and pattern combo, but I might switch to DPNs when I get to the heel. I know I’m going to have to shift stitches around to line up the pattern with the instep (I shifted it the other way when I started so I wouldn’t start each needle with a purl stitch) and that’s a PITA when doing two at a time on circs. We’ll see how I feel when I get there.

I’m hoping to get Hardangervidda’s hem done and move into the body of it. Maybe pics of that tomorrow.