Sunday 4 August 2013

Year of Projects 3: August 4th update


I've actually managed a fair bit of progress this week! Mostly, I've been a monogamous knitter, working solely on my Wingspan.


I've completed two whole triangles and started a third! I made sure to weigh my yarn after the first triangle, so I know it takes roughly 10g of this yarn on these needles. That means I might be able to squeeze an additional triangle out of it and make the shawl a bit bigger.

I have discovered something though, When I cast on for the second triangle, I used a cable cast on and then just knit normally into the stitches. It's left me with quite a loose cast on edge for those stitches. With triangle number three, I used the same cast on, but knit into the back loop for the new stitches, which has left me with a much neater, tighter edge.


I will do the rest of the triangles the same way, and leave the loose edge as a "design feature". I doubt anyone apart from me will notice it anyway, once I'm wearing it!

Yesterday, I also picked up Dragonfly Wings again, dug out my 5mm needles and started the lace border. So far, I've knit two row of it! I appeared to be one stitch out, so I have fudged it a little near the centre and I'm sure it won't make a difference when I'm done. Another "design feature"!

In other good news, while tidying the house for a visit from the in-laws yesterday, I found my missing DPN in the sofa. Which means work can start again on my socks.

Not likely to get much knitting done this week though, as I have a lot of studying to do before I go away for a course on the 12th. I think Wingspan and the socks will make very good projects to take with me to keep me entertained each evening when I'm sat in my hotel room all by myself!

13 comments:

  1. The wingspan is looking great and I love the yarn you've chosen to do it in. Good tip to know about the cast on and how to achieve the neater edge. Yayyy to the missing dpn, enjoy your course.

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  2. Wingspan is looking fantastic - love the color!

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  3. I love when I find things while cleaning....though I generally don't lose needles. Stitch markers, yes...needles, nope. I'm really good about my needles (mostly because I don't want Little Man to sit on them, snap them, or otherwise hurt himself).

    I love the color for the Wingspan :)

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  4. Marie/Underground Crafter4 August 2013 at 17:47

    The colors you've chosen for your Wingspan are so striking! I love experimenting with design modifications!

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  5. Nothing worse than losing a DPN - glad you found yours. The wingspan is looking really good! I got stuck in that I found wingspan to be a terribly boring knit but I wanted the final product too badly to not knit it LOL I am very tall and heavy and thought that the 7 triangles wasn't going to be big enough, but its PLENTY big! (although I should have weighed my yarn too... smart thinking!)

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  6. Wingspan is looking great! Love the colors :)

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  7. Minding My Own Stitches4 August 2013 at 18:53

    Gorgeous greens in your Wingspan! Interesting about knitting into the back loop - I know that also tightens things up when you pick up stitches on the edge of heel flap.

    You can find me at: http://mindingmyownstitches.blogspot.ca/

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  8. I love this electronic green. Makes me think of a dragon with its scales shimmering in the sunlight. Love your tips about the CO and edge.

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  9. I love the colour of wingspan and don't think anyone will notice the different cast on. Hope that the course goes well with the socks as company!

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  10. What beautiful shading in that yarn! My Ictis was taken off the needles today, and let me tell you, it is full of design elements. :) Good thing you have such great projects to take along on your trip!
    *smiles*

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  11. I love that yarn!!!!! I cant wait to see it when it's finished.

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  12. Wingspan is looking great, and that yarn is perfect for it!

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  13. Gorgeous yarn in that Wingspan :)

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