Can you tell me how to Knit Everything at Once? Please!

That Cookie A’s Sock Innovation now lives with me is a big problem. Not that it isn’t a wonderful book. It’s all that and then some. However, the desire to cast everything aside for the projects contained within said book is nearly overwhelming. Sigh. It’s not that it’s a real issue. Several of these will make it to the sock drawer sooner rather than later. It’s still the same whine over here - whittling down that pile of stuff on my table is this summer’s priority.

To my continuing surprise, I am still having a great time working on these old items. Clearly resting them for a while was good for me. That some of them have become other than what was originally intended has been helpful. The lack of commitment to any one project for more than a few minutes though means slow progress for everything and it feels like little is being accomplished. This past weekend was supposed to be devoted to Silver Birches. Only a few rows were knitted on it, and due to a nap-induced fuzzy head on Saturday afternoon, most of them had to be tinked. Several misplaced YO’s have been resolved from that misadventure, and the pattern has been re-established from last week’s frogging session. It should be smoother going later this week.

Yarnissima’s Brainless socks and La Digitessa were worked on over the weekend as well. Some small modifications to the Brainless sock were made. The whole leg was supposed to be worked in a 2x1 twisted rib. Mine are stockinette in the front, ribbed in back. The purl stitch in the cable above the ankle was left out too. I like ’em and think this pattern was a good choice for the yarn, even though the side cables disappear into the colour. Peter likes them too, but the foot is too short for him and the cuff a too small as well. The second foot is almost to the gusset. With all of that stockinette, these move along fairly quickly. This second sock should be knitted to at least end of the gusset before putting them down, so forgetting what was done on the first sock doesn’t become a problem. We’ll see if I am smart enough for that move or not.

Unlike the Brainless socks, La Digitessa is very slow going, but it’s so very pretty it’s hard to put down. That the patterning moves into different motifs over the course of the sock is really charming as well. The first gusset is currently under construction.

Concentrating on Silver Birches with a side of No Sew Squares this week would be good. 6 of the centres for No Sew Squares have been knitted. At 2 hours each, what I really want is to just crank these out. There’s something wrong with my left index finger that prevents much time on larger DPN’s and circulars though. By the end of a session with a square, it aches and must be rested for several days before starting another one. Knitting the border on each square as it gets made is what I would prefer to do as well, but it’s too much for that troublesome finger. Getting the borders on with straights is no problem, so it looks like following Mary Lou’s instructions for joining the squares is in order. There’s nothing wrong with a small change in plan. Perhaps returning this to an at-work project would help with getting it done. It would limit square working time to ½ hour a day, without experiencing difficulty. One square a week is better than none. This blanket has also been reduced in size by 4 squares - some of the yarn has been misplaced. What did I do with it? Maybe it fell out of the bag on the bus? Can't tell you for sure.