Happy 2013!

Wishing everyone a Good new year!

Here we go again...

Today I am trying to knit a pair of fingerless mittens.  I have made numerous pairs of Fetching.  Love the pattern.  Of course, I have usually altered the pattern to compensate for longer fingers and arms, by adding cabled rows.

This pair of mittens is being made with Woolease, (forest green heather), with size 6 dpns.

I cast on 40 stitches and have used a k4p1 ribbing pattern.  I knit this for 4".



Thumb gusset:

I started the gusset on the 3rd needle (the one with only 10 stitches).

1. The first row: knit 4, pm, m1r, p, m1l, knit 4, p1, continue pattern
2. knit pattern
3. (between markers) m1r, k, p, k, m1l
4. knit pattern
5. m1r, k2, p, k2, m1l
6. knit pattern
7. knit pattern
8. m1r, k3, p, k3, m1l
9. knit pattern
10. knit pattern
11. m1r, k4, p, k4, m1l
12. knit pattern
13. knit pattern
14. m1r, k5, p, k5, m1l
15. knit pattern
16. knit pattern
17. knit pattern
18. knit pattern

Only a few rows added to sock today.  Trying to decide which patterning to use once the toe is complete.

More knitting!

Continuing the sock. (still on the toe)

Continue to add 4 stitches to each round as described previously until there are 60 stitches.

Knit without increasing stitch count every other row.

So far I am at 72 stitches. (Yes its a slow process!)

I've been trying to knit a minimania scarf. I've ripped it out three times! Just not getting it right. And it is going to be a long time knitting project. I really need some quick gift ideas. Which means I'll be going down the rabbit hole known as Ravelry.

I'm accepting suggestions!

Its been a long time

I am going to try to use my blog for helping me remember what I am knitting and how I am doing it. I have too many single socks done and can't recall how I started them. I hope to add some additional updates.

Trekking Maxima Colour 911 (lot 18623) I have 2 skeins.

Started sock toe up.

Using Susan Bates sock needles size 1 (silver color)

Figure 8 cast on with two needles, 10 'stitches' on each needle.

First row, knit all stitches

2nd row: knit 1, knit fb, knit 3, start 3rd needle, knit 3, knit fb, knit 1, (next needle) knit 1 knit fb, knit fb, knit 3, start 4th needle, knit 3, knit fb, knit 1 (total 24 stitches)

3rd row: knit all stitches

4th row: add 1 stitch to each needle as in 2nd row (total 28 stitches)

5th row - continue as with row 4.

That's it for now. Have to take Oscar to get groomed and a few more errands.

Have a good day everyone.

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Stephanie's sock.

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