We all change our mind, and I think I change mine perhaps more often than most. The draped top I was working on finally got to the trying-on stage, and I've decided that the checked part has to go. It's just not me, and seems to be contributing the dowdy factor in this instance. I love what I ended up doing with the sleeves (a wrapped sleeve) and I think using the green knit for the whole thing will be so much better, and much more me. The checked fabric front seemed to be giving it an 'apron' look to it that just wouldn't go away, and was pretty bad. Now I'm wondering if I can just use the checked piece as a pattern for a new front. Probably it will work as a starting point, but the woven/knit differences will require some changes I'm sure. Oh well, I'm starting to like it at least. Now to go rip off the checked travesty.
Photo LinkI finished the first Concertina Lace sock yesterday, and it's very cute, although I think the stripes are kind of awful. I shouldn't buy variegated or painted sock yarn, as it always looks great in the skein, and almost always is deeply disappointing when knitted up. I'm just not a horizontally striped knit kind of person, at least not socks. I can see that this yarn gives a really cute faux-fair-isle effect, but still, not me, or at least not in this color combination, although I love the colors.
4 comments:
Good luck with the top. I agree that the check part is a bit too much and if you stick to the green you can be even more creative with draping, pleating or whatever. Sounds like fun. Hope you are feeling better after the surgery.
You amaze me with your sock knitting. Honestly, I've been knitting for about 5 years and am still a hopeless beginner...
I agree - cute "fair-isle" look. I don't always get the right yarn for the right sock, and I'm not sure I love stripey socks although I've knit a few pair!
I think the changes to the top will be good. It is all experimental and since you're not tied to a pattern you can do as you please or not!
I have this thing about socks. I love to knit them but I hardly ever wear them, so I go for making fingerless mittens using the same patterns ( that are plentiful...) and hardly wear these too...
from the Malmö girl... but moved here 8 years ago...
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