It is a ball of yarn. Again.
It was almost a sock.
The pattern is Twisted, and I love it. It is perfect for this yarn, little rivulets of slipped stitches crossing purly waves of blue and purple and gray. I don't think I have ever purled so much in one project before. In fact, by the time I got to the heel...again...I had purled more than 125 rows of cuff.
That would be 125 rows that don't fit.
But the third time is a charm (this is what I'm telling myself to keep from crying). I've learned a few things. I've learned that purling isn't so bad - in fact, I'm sort of fast at it. I've learned that I can pick up dropped stitches (and then I can pick them up again...). I've learned a new way to knit a heel flap.
It's flatter than the heel flaps I've knit before, and I'm not sure how it would hold up to wear and tear. But it's pretty.
This has been my problem, I think - pretty. I have pretty yarn that brings back pretty memories, I have found pretty patterns that knit up prettily. But I haven't been
The yarn and the pattern are taking a break from me while I think things through.
The fourth time will be more than almost a sock.
3 comments:
I am with you on that purling and I know that the Fourth time is a charm.
WOW, talk about a lesson in persistence. I am in awe. Can't wait to celebrate that pretty purled fitted sock with you when you finally get there. And I've no doubt you'll get there!
After the 3 outs in the bottom of the sixth (or soxth), there is a time to stretch and then a new (beg)inning...
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