Float On

One of my goals this year was to do some stranded knitting, something I had never before attempted on a large scale. Then, it was announced the Q3 Challenge over at Sheri’s blog was “to pick a sock or lace pattern that is a stretch for you in terms of new techniques.” So, here I go, diving in head first.


Believe it or not, this is actually a practice swatch.

I’m actually going to rip this out and start over. I’m going to redo the band at the top (which encloses a strip of elastic) on smaller needles. I also need to practice knitting a bit looser, but otherwise, I am loving this. It’s fun to knit this in public–my coworkers were impressed.

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4 Responses to “Float On”

  1. Jen Says:
    August 24th, 2007 at 10:23 am

    That’s super impressive. I’ve not even attempted any colorwork since the idea of floats disturbs me in my tightknitterness.

  2. shadkitty Says:
    August 27th, 2007 at 8:07 am

    You know, I had the worst time trying to figure out what to do for that challenge. Almost every new technique I learn, I practice on socks first. Lace, cables, cabling without a needle. I did some FI mittens, with sock yarn. Which is generally the same. But you know, I could do some argyle/intarsia socks. Thanks for sparking my little mind into gear! lol

  3. Kelly Says:
    August 27th, 2007 at 4:30 pm

    i have the yarn to knit those too!!! Your going to inspire me to start knitting them now that I have the right needles! Your doing fabulously by the way!!!

  4. Nikki Says:
    August 27th, 2007 at 6:27 pm

    Wow, you don’t hold back on the difficulty! But they will be stunning.

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