Friday Crochet FO

Didn't realize it, but my second non-sock FO is also red. Both started during the red months of Project Spectrum too, but only finished this one last week while we were off sweating up in the Sierras. Now we're just sweating at home.

Pattern: Red Riding Hood from Crochet a Day calendar February 21, 2006 (haven't found a reference for the pattern itself online)
hook size: G
Yarn: Knit Picks Merino Style in Hollyberry - 5.5-ish skeins , 2 dyelots since I order the last 3 awhile after I ordered the first 3. No noticeable difference in dyelots, so fine with that.

Comments:
No gauge or dimensions stated in pattern (maybe a statement that it was for size 2-4 or was it 4-6?), so flew by the seat of my pants on this one. Also, got sloppy w/all those hdc's for the hood and with seaming the back of the hood. Too lazy to fix either issue. Extended the collar out and increased the width to as much as I could in full repeats. Monkey1 wanted it even longer, but I said no 'cause I didn't feel like ordering more yarn for it. It needs a bit of blocking to flatten out the wavey bits, but I need to wait 'til I can get it out of either monkey's possession long enough to do it. That means it'll be like the dead of night so it'll be awhile.

As for the "clown barf" sweater for Monkey2? Monkey1 gave me that look only one's children can give and asked if it could be for her. Given that the colorway suits her so much better than Monkey2 (Monkey1 has my coloring, Monkey2 DH's), I acquiesed (willingly & gleefully) and will rip the giant swatch and proceed to knit Monkey1 a sweater out of the Plymouth Fantasy Naturale yarn. Although the 26" was plenty roomy for Monkey2, it wasn't so much for Monkey1. And negative ease in 100% mercerized worsted weight cotton on a growing kid doesn't seem practical to me.

Menehune Cobblestone socks

Pattern: Menehune Cobblestone Socks by Adrienne Fong
Yarn: Crystal Palace Panda Cotton in Painted Iris
needles: size 1 (2.25 mm) Susan Bates dpns
size: medium
mods: none

I knew my tension was different between socks and the leftover from each skein proves it. I knit the legs at 5.75" as the designer did instead of the 6" stated in the pattern. I think that if anyone else knits this pattern with a foot length greater than 9.5" will definitely need a third skein.

About 11 inches into the body of my Ribby Pulli.


Extending the collar on the monkeys' red riding hood and increasing on the fly. It'll fit Monkey2 better than Monkey1, but Monkey1's going to work it for all she's worth.

WIP Wednesday

In a very Project Spectrum-y mood:

Red Riding Hood from Crochet a Day calendar February 21, 2006 (haven't found it online)
size G hook
No gauge or dimensions stated in pattern - so flying by the seat of my pants on this one. Also, got sloppy w/all those hdc's for the hood & too lazy to frog back to fix
KP Merino Style Hollyberry - 3 skeins so far. Should have enough to seam the back of the hood & the hood to the collar, but won't have any left for the ties. Debating on buying one more skein since this color is currently not on sale. Ptthhthh.

And I finally figured out why I don't think seaming in knitting is such a big PITA. It's cause seaming crocheted pieces is really a PITA. Well, single crocheting afghan squares is easy, but bulky. But for clothing...ugh.

Something Red by Wendy Bernard
KP Main Line in Red Velvet Cake (progress shot of 1 skein - photo not true to color in real life)
size 8 KP circs to get finished (washed & blocked) gauge

Learned how to fix a shifted YO due to a slipping marker after noticing it 4 rows later. However, I did have to re-start at one point when I totally didn't see I missed a YO increase way at the beginning 'til I was 15 rows in.


The second test sock so Monkey1 can have a pair (pic also not color correct) 'cause her Lorna's Laces Uptown went into the frog pond after a comedy of errors on my part since the Dublin Bay pattern isn't that difficult. I'll return to these when I think my karma w/this pattern & yarn gets better. Tapmouse can't believe I frogged, especially since I finished the 5" leg portion. But I didn't want to continue knowing I totally forgot about rows 3 & 4 of the lace pattern. Doh!


Still debating the wisdom of doing Twisted Flower sock 2 entirely on size 1 (2.50 mm) circs.