Knit, knit, knit. Frog, frog… frog?

I’ve finished a couple of knitting projects.

Pattern: Piper, from the Twist Collective
Yarn: Cascade 220 (leftovers from the Argyle Vest)
Comments: I liked this pattern so much, I bought it twice. Okay, it was forgetfulness and not checking if I had it already. I also wound up knitting most of it twice, due to my own silliness. The size I chose was smaller than what the pattern specified for my head size, because I prefer a smooth look than the ‘slouchiness’ in some of the ones people had knit on Ravelry.

Pattern: Dad’s Socks, my own toe-up, short row heel methods.
Yarn: Bendigo Woollen Mills Sock Yarn and some leftover cream/white Patonyle
Comments: I found the yarn in a sample bin at the Bendy shop, but I don’t think they went on to produce the yarn. Pity, really. It’s a nice, basic, robust-feeling sock yarn. I’ll have to see how well it wears – I’ve added some nylon thread in the toe and heel.


FO: Wristwarmers.
Yarn: Opal (I think) and leftover Patonyle in cream/white.
Comments: These were made from the leg and cuffs of a pair of socks I knitted a long time ago, and didn’t fit too well. I cut them off above the heel, picked up stitches and knit a short ribbed cuff.

FROGGED: Spiral Socks
Why?: Well, they shrank and the spiralling pattern made it nearly impossible to get them on. I deluded myself that I could frog them back to the base of the leg and reknit from there, but it just wasn’t working. So they got frogged completely. I washed them to lesson the kinks, which only reduced them a bit, and for some strange reason a lot of colour came out – even through the socks had been washed plenty of times.


FROGGED: Socks for my Dad.
Why?: He disliked the colours. Not manly enough. I was going to overdye them, but I also found his feet had shrunk since I’d last knit him socks and it was easier to just start again with new yarn. Considered completing them and overdyeing them for Paul, but decided it would be a shame. I like the colours, and even though I already have socks knit from this yarn I may eventually knit another pair.


FROGGED? Well, not yet. The intention was to learn new crochet methods by making a blanket from the excellent book Crochet Techniques. But my enthusiasm for crochet has dwindled a lot, and I prefer the idea of using this yarn to knit a garment now, or weave a blanket instead. I’m a little reluctant to frog all the squares I’ve done, however, since I do have heaps of the yarn and what I gain by frogging will be only half balls of yarn. So I’m thinking I’ll make enough new squares to make a lap blanket with a border, and leave it at that.

WIPs? Well, I still have to finish the fair isle vest at some point. I’m about a quarter of the way through the third and last garment in my Bernardathon, Slinky. I’ve also started knitting a simple ribbed headband and another mobius scarf – the latter so I have something other than rib to knit!