Love for Garter Stitch
January 18th, 2009
I seem to be doing a lot of garter stitch lately. I’ve always loved simple knitting, and the projects I’ve been drawn to the past few days prove just how much.
I couldn’t resist starting another bib. I had a lot of this purple-mauve cotton left over from Christmas knits, so I cast on right away. I love picking it up and working on a few rows when I just don’t feel like thinking.
I’ve gone through almost two whole balls of this handspun to get this scarf, and I think I’ll have a bit more than I need for a good length. I wish bits of this yarn were spun better, but overall it’s coming out nicely. I think washing it and blocking it will make a real difference, especially to clean up the edging.
I’ve got what looks like a stitch marker on there to count my rows. It’s a row counter that has 10 rings for 10 rows. My pattern repeats only have 6 rows, so I’ll skip 4 rings to start. I have two different pattern repeats to follow. When I’m following the one that increases for the scalloping I move one ring each row towards the green bead. I do the same for the decreasing towards the white bead. It’s so easy to remember, and I find it much more mindless than having to remember to tick off a row counter every row.
I can’t wait to finish it and try it out in this cold cold winter we’ve been having.
Ha, I’m quite the opposite – I detest garter stitch. With the exception of my current project (#22 Garter Stitch Cardigan), I’ve never been drawn to a garter intense pattern. Now after seeing it knit up in some rustic yarn, I can appreciate how appealing the little knobby stitches can be.
Did you dye your handspun as well? The colors are quite pretty!
I can’t claim credit for dyeing the handspun unfortunately. I’m really pleased with the colors though.
I’m always drawn to your work and I like knowing you can appreciate the lowly garter stitch as I do.