It's that time again! Wednesday night = Knit Night
So tell me, really .. what are you waiting for? If you haven't joined our crowd yet, you are missing out! There are a variety of interesting things going on, so at the very least it is fun to come by and see what everyone is working.
I'm working up a nice little sock from some really great yarn bought while I was in the USA - Wild Fibre in Savannah, Georgia. It's not what I'm supposed to be working on, but, hey, I've never really stayed to my plans when it comes to knitting and this yarn was really quite compelling. Come by and you can check it out. You can also give me some advice. I'm trying to figure out how to best size the thing.
Anyway, that's it in the attached pictures. The yarn is Knit One, Crochet Too Ty-Dy Sock yarn in the color they name Tropicale 1767. It's 80 % superwash wool and 20% nylon. Ideal for socks which is, I guess, why they call it sock yarn. The vibrant color is what I found so striking. The mfg suggests US 1 needles to produce 8.5 stitches per inch. I'm getting closer to 11 stitches per inch - so much for suggested gauge. You have to be careful about that. Just another example why everyone advises to knit a swatch and determine your own gauge - a good idea, to say the least.
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