3 posts tagged “lorna laces”

writing this entry from the mental institution? :D  it was very stressful.  Very Stressful.  I got mad several times... heck, I even got sick feeling a few times.  my tummy was in knots for practically 24 hours.  i threw my sock down no less than 5 times.  I stopped to take deep breaths.  To calm myself. 

I'm not even playing... it's probably the most stressful thing I have ever done.   I did it right before my knit group yesterday... I worked on picking up all the stitches that i thought I already had picked up.  Knitted fabric after it as already been knitted is a odd thing... it's very frustrating.   It probably took me 3 hours of working on it constantly to pick up all the stitches and get them oriented correctly. 

but yeah, it worked. :D

can you tell which one i cut???

i really like them... they are very comfy!  and finished!! :D

yay socks!!

send in the men with the white coat.  i think i am still even in denial that i did it.  this is why someone should always be online to talk me out of stuff.  left to my own devices and impatience things just get out of hand.   my heart is beating really hard still. i cant believe i did it.  i'm crazy, it's the only answer.

look, i finished my sock.  the pair is complete! pretty, huh?

but remember how i hated the ribbing?  and i had the idea that i would just undo the cast on and rip out the cuff, lalala.  easy.... well it wasnt easy... it's not easy or fun to rip out from the "wrong" end. 

you cant see how intertwined knitting really is...but this is after i picked out the cast on and tried to pick out some of the stitches too.

but it wasnt happening fast enough... i was getting mad!  and 2008 is supposed to be Happy Knitting.  So I thought of something else that might work.  It was a crazy idea and could work.  Then I came online did some research on the topic then looked online for my knitting friends to talk me out of it.  but no one was there. 

so i just did it. i am so obviously crazy.

so i just started cutting it off. i had put my needle back in to the stitches so they will catch on my cable.

I CUT MY KNITTING LIKE AN IDIOT!  no one cuts their knitting. (well sometimes they do, but not in cases like this) you are not supposed to CUT cuffs off.   I cant even believe i did it.

but i did.

i can barely catch my breath.  this is insane.   i really really hope this works out.

knit  stuffs!  whooo.

ok so i casted on this sock last sunday... it's the 2nd purple jaywalker in my beloved lorna laces yarn!  wee!  i casted on about 3 times and then ripped it out about that much too.  realized that i am knitty stupid on a daily basis.  i'm not getting into it but just know it's about ribbing.  stupid ribbing, i dont like you either!

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 i knit a few inches and then amy conned me in to starting another sock.  after casting on so many times, i agreed that i needed some instant gratification and nothing does that like a zen sock in dk weight yarns.  she even picked out the yarn and everything!   she found it in my stash and i would have never thought to use it for socks! 

this is plymouth yarn dreambaby dk yarn.  it is light purple and light blue.  it's an acrylic microfiber... i think it feels like my couch. LOL  but it's soft but sturdy and they fit good.  cast on of 54 stitches.  it just needs a buddy!

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