Everything Is Not What It Seems

You would think I would get better at estimating how long things take, considering I’ve been knitting for over ten years. Seriously, I should be better at this. But I have managed to mess up a straightforward triangular entrelac shawl several times, but I got a beaded one finished in a quarter of that time. You would think the beaded one would’ve been more difficult.

I’ve made so many of these, I went for something a little different on the picture. So here is Dinosaur modeling this one. It is a Starry Stole from Knitpicks, worked in Shadow yarn in the Midnight colorway with silver-lined, clear beads. As I have done on all the others, I added a third full repeat to make it more scarf-length.

I’m finally re-doing the christmas scarf, hopefully to be done with it soon. That one may turn into a bit of a tutorial. It sure has taught me quite a few things.

Scrap It and Start Again

Literally, because most of these pieces are way too short to really be of use anymore.

But this method totally didn’t work. Especially once I started weaving in the ends. It made it way too thick, plus the color showed through to the other side.

So now I’m starting over from scratch. Going to just make tube socks with afterthought heels and duplicate stitching the decoration. Hopefully that makes it all go a bit faster. After all, there are only fifteen days left until Christmas.

A Hat, Half A Glove, And A Mess

That is where my christmas projects stand. Granted, the one that is a mess is only a mess because I have to weave in nine million ends when I am finished. But it is looking like a stormtrooper on the outside which is what counts. Well, two stormtroopers which is why there are so many tiny ends hanging out.

I feel like this is fairly good progress in getting everything done by Christmas. You know, as long as I actually keep working at this pace.

NaBloPoMo November 2014