Wednesday, June 26, 2013

WIP Wednesday - Train on the Tracks

*looks around furtively* Uhm... this test-knit seems to have taken over my life. I have knitted absolutely nothing else all week! I love it! The pattern is neat, the yarn is awesome, and I'm having so much fun trying out colourwork for the first time! It's yet another of Cordelia's designs (she also did the ladybug sweater I tested earlier this year), and she hasn't let me down yet :)
This photo was taken yesterday morning. Since then I knit another 5 rounds... and then promptly had to rip out the last three! I had finally gotten to the point where I was starting on the actual train... only to realize that the main difficulty in knitting colourwork isn't keeping all 5 skeins tangle-free (though that's a task in itself), but making sure that you don't accidentally pull the strands too tight when moving from one section of a colour to the next :-P And of course there's no salvaging that once it's gone wrong. So three ripped out rows, 128 picked up stitches and one phone call to my Mum later and I feel ready for a second attempt... tomorrow ;-)

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  1. I hate ripping out stitches, not fun at all. It looks like it is coming out really well though! So hopefully a new day will help it along!

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  2. Sorry about the ripping out, but.... your sweater is fab! Love the look, the colours. Great knitting work!

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    1. Thank you! I'm very much in love with it myself :)

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  3. The sweater looks great...sorry about the ripping out...had to do that myself, but only involved one skein...

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  4. I've been ripping lately, too. So frustrating!

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  5. Tension on colourwork can be frustrating. I usually go up a needle size and after that, it's the Yarn Harlot's advice: looser can work, tighter never will! Good luck!

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    1. That was what my mum said as well - better too loose than too tight. Thanks!

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