Comments | wisteria_: Three-day weekend? More time for knitting!

wisteria_

Three-day weekend? More time for knitting!

Jan 12, 2007 23:46

Wow! Those fingerless gloves really were quick and (relatively) easy! I finished the first one tonight. The pattern was apparently designed for smaller hands than mine, but it still turned out quite well. Of course I had to take a photo, plus another of a ball-band dishcloth I made earlier this week. ( Yarn porn. )

school, bsg - etcetera, knitting

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webeh January 13 2007, 07:30:01 UTC

Wow, you made those in like no time. Wasn't it just yesterday you posted about your intention to knit it?

webeh January 13 2007, 07:31:33 UTC

In case you were curious, there are now rumours flying around that BSG will indeed get a fourth season.

See?

wisteria_ January 13 2007, 09:36:35 UTC

Yup, one glove only took two evenings. Not too shabby.

I saw that article, along with a few others claiming that a renewal is unlikely. At this point, I'm not going to believe anything until I see an official SciFi press release.

webeh January 13 2007, 15:05:39 UTC

I had no clue that there were articles saying the opposite.

*sigh... Guess I'm going to have to keep crossing my fingers.

Re: Miss Helfer honorh January 13 2007, 07:45:58 UTC

I want boobs like that. Seriously. If I could have any set of boobs, those would be the boobs I'd want.

Re: Miss Helfer wisteria_ January 13 2007, 09:37:14 UTC

Hee! They are very, very impressive. Not too big, not too small, but juuuuuust right -- does that make them the Goldilocks of cleavage?

neotoma January 13 2007, 12:46:35 UTC

though I *love* the pattern overall, my biggest nitpick is that the edges are too sloppy.

Try knitting a selvedge next time -- always knit the first stitch, always slip purlwise the last stitch. That will square up your edges.

wisteria_ January 14 2007, 01:03:09 UTC

Ooh, that never even occurred to me -- thanks! I'd originally started the washrag with two stockinette stitches at each side, but it didn't look any better.

One question: I'm working with two strands -- one for the main bands, one for the background, and the pattern has me leaving the SC aside while I work with the MC. Pulling the SC up is what leaves the sloppy edge. Should I use the SC for the selvedge?

spectralbovine January 13 2007, 13:51:01 UTC

Thanks for the nudie pics! Heh. They are nice, you're right.

wisteria_ January 14 2007, 01:09:22 UTC

Very gorgeous. I'm tempted to make some NSFW icons from them. ;)

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wisteria_ January 14 2007, 01:12:45 UTC

Thanks! I'm working on the other glove now -- am NOT going to succumb to The Sock Curse of making one then being too bored to do the other!

Sewn bind-off? Hmm. Will have to remember that. For this BO, I just went with the regular old one, but the pattern called for inserting extra stitches every 6st using cable cast-on. I really don't think it was necessary, because the regular BO would've been just fine, and now the edge is too flared. I might stick with the usual for the other glove. I'm not a perfectionist, so I don't mind if the two gloves don't match exactly. ;)