Christmas is Over!
December 23rd, 2007
At least the knitting for it is, and boy am I relieved. I just need to quickly soak the rest of them and let them dry before I can wrap them up. There’s something wrong when I can say that I’m not entirely thrilled with most of them.
This scarf was just a pain to deal with all those ends from the striping. It’s messy, and not as good as I’d prefer it to be. I’ll definitely be trying to figure out a reasonable way to do garter stitch stripes without having to crochet the sides to hide the messiness.
These took me *forever* and were really meant for last Christmas. They’re OK technically, but the pattern is terrible for anyone with thumbs. There’s no thumb gusset and I will be using something different in the future. The yarn is beautiful, and I think I did a pretty good job; I am just ready to be rid of these.
These came out OK, but they’re a bit long for their intended recipient. I started them toe-up so I could use as much of the yarn as possible, and I think I’ve found one flaw with toe-up socks. It’s not easy to determine the length of the sock, unless you’ve knit the particular heel you’re using a million times and know how much space it will take up. I think I’ll be using top-down socks as much as I can from now on. They’re funner anyways.
I’m not sure what I’ll do next year to make my Christmas knitting more pleasant, but I’ve got time to think about it. I really enjoy knitting for those that I care about, and want to share the awesomeness that is handknit. I guess I just need to start earlier and find easier projects.
Chris wants me make some gloves for him, the kind with the fingers half cut off. Ha, I’m afraid it will probably be next winter as well before I’m up to snuff on something like this.
Nah it won’t take you that long to get it if you keep going
What’s the worst that happens? You have to rip it out and use the yarn for something else!