At last!
The winner is......#9! My 9th swatch finally achieved the proper gauge. I had to wrap the yarn around the fingers of my left hand in a new and intriguing way but I finally got gauge on my size 3 Addi Turbos. I did not want to go smaller than that. And that's Moss stitch, too, my filler stitch of choice. Now, let's see how the second swatch goes. Should be interesting.I hope to start the heel flap for J's second sock this afternoon. Finishing these before the Knitting Olympics begin will be a feat in itself.
posted by Holly @ 11:08 AM
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3 Comments:
Hi Holly,
Congrats on achieving you're gauge on your FLAK swatch. I also hold the yarn in my left hand when knitting. I noticed I also knit looser then most of the right hand throwers. Think that is just how it works I haven't posted to the FLAK list yet but only because I haven't recieved my yarn in the mail yet. So don't feel bad about catching up, I am in the same boat. Just joined the blog ring too. Adventures in a FLAK. See you on the list.
V
Hi Holly,
Thanks for commenting on my new blog! I didn't have an e-mail address for you so in answer to your question about what yarn I am using, it's Cascade 220 Peruvian Highland wool in color 9461. I didn't see your color on the cascadeyarns.com website so I don't know how close it is to yours. How good are you at this blog thing? I have to figure out how to get links along the sides like everyone else. I was up til after 1am last night trying to figure it out! Between blogging and knitting I'll never get anything else done! I also noticed you're 6ft tall. Me too! Well, 5'11 and 3/4! We should have a tall knitting group! Happy knitting,
Gina
Holly,
You commented on my blog the other day, sorry I'm just getting around to moseying by yours. We're a hsing family too--and we've used Sonlight in the past. Right now I use Tapestry of Grace for history, geog, lit, etc. Next year, ds will be a senior, and we'll be back to SL for the government.
I'm so glad you finally got gauge! With your 9th swatch! Yikes!!! I thought I was having a rough time with the CIT cardigan. You are persistent, and it paid off! Well done!
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