Three crafting projects at once, oh my!
I'm pretty monogamous when it comes to knitting and crocheting. I really prefer to have only 1 project on the needles at a time, but sometimes I just gotta make an exception. This is one of those times.
My Cardinia wrap went off the rails somehow. My stitch count is way off, so I'm going to have to tink back multiple rows to find the error. Each row is more than 360 stitches, so that's going to take a while. I didn't want to start on tinking till I have plenty of time to finish, so I started project #2.
Project #2 is a simple granny stripe lapghan, crocheted in a worsted weight yarn on a relatively large hook. I was going to leave this one in my office to be my lunchtime crafting project, but then I realized that it's the one that requires the least concentration, and therefore I need to be able to take it with me when I go out.
Project #3 is a test knit sock. What is a test knit, you ask? Before a designer publishes a pattern, sometimes they will ask people to knit the pattern and look for mistakes or make suggestions for improvements. Many of the test knit requests are for shawls or sweaters with deadlines that are too tight for me, or the pattern isn't my size or is not my taste. For my first test knit, I chose a sock because I felt confident I could do it in the time allowed, and I had appropriate yarn on hand for it. I'm enjoying trying out a different sock pattern than the one I've knit before, and it's cool to get a free pattern that the designer will be selling later.
My Cardinia wrap went off the rails somehow. My stitch count is way off, so I'm going to have to tink back multiple rows to find the error. Each row is more than 360 stitches, so that's going to take a while. I didn't want to start on tinking till I have plenty of time to finish, so I started project #2.
Project #2 is a simple granny stripe lapghan, crocheted in a worsted weight yarn on a relatively large hook. I was going to leave this one in my office to be my lunchtime crafting project, but then I realized that it's the one that requires the least concentration, and therefore I need to be able to take it with me when I go out.
Project #3 is a test knit sock. What is a test knit, you ask? Before a designer publishes a pattern, sometimes they will ask people to knit the pattern and look for mistakes or make suggestions for improvements. Many of the test knit requests are for shawls or sweaters with deadlines that are too tight for me, or the pattern isn't my size or is not my taste. For my first test knit, I chose a sock because I felt confident I could do it in the time allowed, and I had appropriate yarn on hand for it. I'm enjoying trying out a different sock pattern than the one I've knit before, and it's cool to get a free pattern that the designer will be selling later.