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Monday, 24. July 2006
Socks!
knitting_keeps_me_sane, 15:06h
Nephew Socks
Remember the lone green sock a few entries back? Of course, I finished the second, and here they are:
One sock, two socks, now Nephew will not freeze at the current temperatures! (Not that he would otherwise, it is 30c+ in the shadow.
Lene :)
Remember the lone green sock a few entries back? Of course, I finished the second, and here they are:
One sock, two socks, now Nephew will not freeze at the current temperatures! (Not that he would otherwise, it is 30c+ in the shadow.
Lene :)
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Meet "Marianne".
knitting_keeps_me_sane, 15:04h
So here she is: Marianne I.
Why Marianne I?
Because I love the concept, I love the lacy cables, I love the picots and the hems, but I dont love the execution of Marianne (I). The sleeves are way long (And will be shortened... sigh), the armholes are too deep and not wide enough - meaning I should have decreased more of the body before decreasing away the sleeve, plus I carried the lace cables up too far. Even the body is way too long, because of the too-deep armholes.
I gathered a great deal of experience doing Marianne I, so I see a Marianne II somewhere in my future - with shorter sleeves, shorter body, better lace cables and more accurate decreasing.
'Nuff talk, I will show you the fruit of my labour!
See the sleeves... Never a cold hand anymore!.
Stats
Yarn: Evilla Grey/Green 6/2 yarn, from Wollsucht.de
Pattern: My own.
Time: June 24 - July 23, as I was not able to knit on it two weeks inbetween, so a bit less than two weeks with other projects inbetween.
Needles: Holz & Stein 4mm ebony needles, and Susanne's bamboo 4mm DPNs.
Thoughts: I might make another (Marianne II), and she will have many modifications. Mainly sleeves and shoulders. Yeah.
Have a really nice day :)
lene
Why Marianne I?
Because I love the concept, I love the lacy cables, I love the picots and the hems, but I dont love the execution of Marianne (I). The sleeves are way long (And will be shortened... sigh), the armholes are too deep and not wide enough - meaning I should have decreased more of the body before decreasing away the sleeve, plus I carried the lace cables up too far. Even the body is way too long, because of the too-deep armholes.
I gathered a great deal of experience doing Marianne I, so I see a Marianne II somewhere in my future - with shorter sleeves, shorter body, better lace cables and more accurate decreasing.
'Nuff talk, I will show you the fruit of my labour!
See the sleeves... Never a cold hand anymore!.
Stats
Yarn: Evilla Grey/Green 6/2 yarn, from Wollsucht.de
Pattern: My own.
Time: June 24 - July 23, as I was not able to knit on it two weeks inbetween, so a bit less than two weeks with other projects inbetween.
Needles: Holz & Stein 4mm ebony needles, and Susanne's bamboo 4mm DPNs.
Thoughts: I might make another (Marianne II), and she will have many modifications. Mainly sleeves and shoulders. Yeah.
Have a really nice day :)
lene
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