I've come to discover that non-knitters of the world do not see the finishing of a beautifully hand knitted a priority above that of having clean clothes to wear to work or school, having a meal or two in between, and they have actually had the nerve to expect me to TALK to them in the middle of counting rounds! I believe this is a conspiracy, I tell, the non-knitters of the world are attempting to overturn our addictive tendencies and drag us away from sock knitting.
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Construction is not rocket science, but my attempts were thwarted by husband and kid and yes cats too. After three frogs I finally saw some hope and the pattern repeats were actually working for about 6 rows and then WHAMMO the Goddess got me. Turned out I had 2 too many stitches and that is why my work didn't closely resemble hers. So that's it for this eve! Stupid LACE!!! Can I stab a 2.5mm through my eye now?
At any rate, I shall return to it tomorrow. Trust me this is NOT a Stitch'n'Bitch type of project. It takes real concentration and even involves a bit of MATH (Sorry for using the 4 letter word). I think I need some actual peace, tranquility and many spells cast about me to keep the Goddess's playful tricks away :)
2 comments:
Is that BW's Vine Lace on that cuff? It's a simple pattern, but it's easy to get off by a stitch and go nuts with it, and even now that I have much more experience than when I first tried that one, I find I have to pay real attention to the beginning of each row so I don't flub it. You have my great sympathies there.
Actually, it looks to me like a Baby Fern lace pattern...at least that is the one I chose to make for my version. I have yet to complete the toe decrease on the first sock and haven't even thought of completing sock #2. I think I've been traumatized by the lace!!!!
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