Ferry 'cross the Mersey
The title of this post has nothing to do with socks or blankets but it has been stuck in my head every since I read Bill Bryson's account that they actually play that song on the ferry. This has nothing to do with knitting, either, except that maybe you could knit on the ferry.
As you can see from the amount of yarn re-wound around the tidy Cascade Fixation yarn barrel, I made a sizable swatch with this, testing various stitch patterns. I found one I liked, but nothing can rival my adoration of the picot cast-on.
I'm sure I'm not the first, but I modified what I found to my liking:
- Using knitted cast-on, CO 3 stitches.
- BO 1 stitch Return bound-off stitch to left needle, Knit
- Return bound-off stitch to left needle again.
I added knitting of the bound-off stitch because otherwise I didn't find the picots pointy enough! And picots should be pointy!
Black yarn is not the photographer's friend. Please use your imagination to project how hip and sassy this blanket will be when blocked and not bunched on three (!) circular needles. It's now at over 400 stitches. Pinwheel, pinwheel.
I'm usually not much for WIP pictures, but there you go! Lemonade stand in hell today.
Comments
The pinwheel blanket is gorgeous!
Posted by: Sara | February 8, 2006 1:07 PM
Black yarn is not easy to photograph, but you did a good job. I adore the swirl pattern. I also love that fixation color - and I still plan to make a bathing suit for myself with it!
Posted by: Michelle | February 9, 2006 3:03 AM
I'm loving that picot edging for the sock!
Posted by: diana | February 10, 2006 4:23 AM
You like Bill Bryson too? I knew you were cool. Really am liking the Fixation socks. It was nice to catch up with you Sunday - I'm glad football is over and I can have Sundays to myself (partially) again.
Posted by: Katie | February 21, 2006 9:25 PM