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August 12, 2004
little needles and sore knuckles
The good news is that the other night I escaped from the k2p2 ribbing and thought I was being so goddamned clever because the True Grounds ladies made it known that ribbing is usually one size smaller than the rest of the work. However, I have discovered the place in the pattern where it calls specifically for larger needles to be used.
Well, that and by some trick of math, repeating k3inc1 across 48 stitches was supposed to yield 60sts. I just can't figure that oe out, so I knit a few things back together. Basically, yes, these mittens are a world of hurt.
Specifically on the knuckles.
On the side, I've got the flappers hat in the works, and am improvising the size increase as I go along. This also hints of bubris and disaster, but I still think there's not going to be a lot of extended math. Maybe I ought to stick to the larger needles for a couple days, maybe I ought to just put down the damned knitting sticks.
Posted by omar at August 12, 2004 04:07 PM