I also decided I'd better start getting ready for the Ravelym... I mean Ravellenic Games and wind my yarn into a ball. Good thing too, as it took me an hour to go from this:
to this:
The yarn is SO soft and lovely to work with :)
Now I'm all ready and eager to start :) I'm a bit worried about my gauge though. If I'm doing this right, the stitch count is spot on, but the row count is off by a factor 2!!! How is that even possible? I think I'm going to assume that I'm not doing it right and am in fact counting two rows every time I should count only one, because in that case the row count would be spot on as well ;) But I'm kerflummuxed...
Lovely socks! That yarm looks yummy, gorgeous colours - what is it going to be?
ReplyDeleteKnitty has a good article on gauge which I come back to quite often:
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer05/FEATsum05TBP.html
The Multnomah. Can't wait to knit it :)
DeleteOh wow - that Candy Skein is beautiful. Love the socks too :)
ReplyDeleteHope you get your gauge issue sorted.
I did, thanks! The ravelry page said "21 rows in garter stitch" - I've always counted gauge in garter stitch ridges, so I got confused. Thankfully when I looked at the pattern itself, it said "21 garter stitch ridges", so I was right on the money :)
DeleteWell done in getting those amazing socks finished. And the yarn that Tami Amis made is super
ReplyDeleteThank you :) And YES!!! It's a delight to work with. I foresee many purchases in my future ;)
DeleteYour socks look really cute. And I am in love with that yarn. It is so pretty XD
ReplyDeleteThank you :) It was the candy skein for June. I fell deeply in love with it the minute I saw it and knew I had to have it. Fortunately it's a delight to work with as well.
DeleteMMmmm...candy skein. Can't wait to try it! I keep thinking I should wind my yarn, then realizing the yarn I'm using is already in balls.
ReplyDeleteWorking with candy skein is dangerous!!! It's so soft and lovely to work with. I see many candy skein purchases in my future ;)
DeleteGorgeous socks!! And you got Candy Skein! I covet that so hard! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was June's pick. The minute I saw it I knew I had to have it. And now I'm afraid I've gotten hooked... I need more Candy Skeins!!!!
DeleteLove your stripy socks! So much fun! And I'm dying for tonight's cast on, too!
ReplyDeleteThose stripy socks look awesome!! And your Candy Skein yarn looks fabulously yummy!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on those socks! I'm not making anything for the games, but will be following and cheering from the sidelines.. I can't wait to see how that yarn looks...
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I don't worry too much about row gauge - stitch gauge is waaay more important in almost every case. In fact, I don't usually check my row gauge for socks :)
ReplyDeleteLove the stripey socks!
LOVE those socks -- I'm such a sucker for stripes, and those colors are awesome. Happy Ravellenic-ing! The opening ceremony is just underway and I'm stuck at work for a few more hours. Go Multnomah! And Tami's yarn is awesome. You're going to love working with it!
ReplyDeleteLove the socks! You are invited to share this with Show Your Stuff blog hop:
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It's really hard to match row gauge, which is why I love patterns that tell you to do x, y, z for 3 inches more than ones that say for 3 rows :). The socks are great. Good luck in the Games.
ReplyDeleteUsually I don't worry about it either, but this pattern actually said "knit for this many rows", so I wanted to be sure.
DeleteFortunately it turned out to just be a rookie mistake :)
Love your socks!!!
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