I used Knitpicks Swish (worsted weight) in Red Pepper and Dark Navy. The pattern calls for 4 different colors, but in the end I couldn't find two colors I liked with the red and blue for pompoms. So I just went with the red for the poms, too. Knitted with US 7 dp needles. This yarn is so nice and soft, not to mention machine washable--I just love it so much! I will be making mittens to match, but I'm not there, yet.
My faith in my own ability to finish a project restored itself completely with the end of the Jester Hat. What a high! (Well, you know what I mean.)
Spencer was hilarious. He tried the hat on for me at breakfast this morning, and he just wanted to keep wearing it. When we picked up my son at preschool around 11:00 am, he still had it on! And, boy, was it hot. He looked so cute, but still. It was the kind of thing you might never let the first child do, but by the 3rd, if it isn't hurting someone you sort of let it go.
Later on today, while I was working on my sock, I had a problem...
What the......?
Now, a few minutes before this splintering I had a thought. Why do my bamboos look kind of bent? That's weird. Maybe next time, I should try metal needles? Well, I won't be able to make the other of this pair with metals, because the tension could be weird. I'll just use these to finish this whole pair and then I'll try something else. I've liked bamboo for most project, because I'm a loose knitter, and they help me keep my stitches on the needles. With something like a sock, I figured that would be good--sort of like "flypaper needles", so I can drag the sock all around and not drop stitches. Other people love sharp, slick, metal sock needles. I thought, why? Why would I want needles that my stitches slip off? Well, I think I may have found my answer. Hmphf.
This needle was holding the top of the foot (so, for non-sock-knitters, that means the needle with twice as many stitches as all the others--argh). It broke at the midpoint, so I couldn't really slip the stitches to the right and just knit them off. I had to slip them left, and onto the 5th needle. The good news is, it was a 5 needle set. The bad news is, it's now a 4 needle set. I just hope I don't break another. Now I realize I want to get some Knitpicks dp US 1's so I don't want to have to buy another bamboo set to finish sock #2. Cross your fingers for me. (And I'll do my part by being a little more careful.)
Oh, well. I fixed it, I got over it. I hopped in the car to get my daughter and on the way home we had another problem.
Are you kidding me?! Spencer took his precious little hat and tore a pompom apart!!
"Nooooooooooo!"
Have I mentioned how challenging poms are for me??? (Squash down instinct to scream)
Honestly. What are the odds?
Well, I should probably go ahead and get the table set for dinner and stop whining, huh? That's what I'll do. My wonderful Sister-in-Law, Maura--dh's sister, is coming for the weekend, and should be arriving after dinner sometime. We are looking forward to some serious "Auntie Mo time". We've a BBQ here on Saturday, and we're going to meet up with my Brother-in-Law, Matt--dh's brother, and his two little girls on Sunday. Should be lots of fun, and a very busy weekend. I'll try to check in soon.
Wish me luck on that D*%#$ed pompom.
3 comments:
Good Luck with the Pom Poms. I always have a problem too.
I am sorry to hear about the bamboo dpns. I was using a set in size 0 and prayed the whole time that one would not break. I bought metal ones as soon as i saw a set in 0.
Have fun this weekend!!!!
I am sorry about the needle...AND the pompom! Good luck finishing the sock, and fixing the hat...it still looks great...and the baby looks so cute and happy to have his hat!
Too bad about the pom pom. They are nasty little buggers to make, aren't they. The sock needles- I like the metals because I carry my sock knitting everywhere and I'm not always careful with my knitting bag. With bamboo, I would have constant splinters, but with metal, they just get a little bent. Plus, even though I have to pick up the stitches sometimes (Okay, lots of the time)(remind me why I'm dumb and don't put something on the ends when I put the knitting away)I can knit faster with the metal sock needles, and I like that. I am thinking about getting the Knit Picks sock set.
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