Pictures...what a pain!

It's hell being an analog person in a digital world! Took me half of Sunday to upload a picture to the Vintage Knit Along blog. Discovered Flickr, though, which got the job done.

Creeping along with Frogger. For some reason the ribbing is really erratic, tight in places and loose in others. I think I just need to keep knitting and see what comes out. At this rate I'll never get the other sock done.

But if something doesn't straighten out soon, it'll be rippit, rippit again.

Ahhh, Saturday!

Damp and rainy here, but a whole lovely day ahead to do just what I want! Namely, work on the Frogger Sock. It was the Knitty Sock, but I've had to rip back more than once and Frogger stuck to it. After figuring out the math to get rid of 60 stitches, I proudly slipped the cuff onto my ankle to find it was way loose. So I've reduced another 15 stitches, said the hell with it, and started into the sock part. Wanted to do stranded K2, P2 ribbing for some vertical stripes but didn't like the look. I may try again after I get out from under the cuff. Sure hate the idea of a fancy cuff and a plain brown foot.

Meanwhile the herb garden needs attention. Though humidity and I don't get along, the herbs loved it! I've never seen such fat basil plants! After chopping off a lusty harvest, the husband cooked it up with his home grown tomatos into a marinara sauce to die for. He's gonna freeze most of it for winter. Mmmm!

What is it about knitting that you can't do just one project at a time? When I am annoyed with Frogger I've got a pair of lace stockings going made out of laceweight Zephyr. I could develop a passion for that yarn! It is a blend of Merino wool and silk and feels like heaven. I may be stuck with arch supports and flat shoes, but I'm gonna have some dazzling legs under my granny skirts!

Doing the math

Yesterday I nearly finished the cuff of the sock I want to sell to Knitty when I realized that no Real Designer would say "reduce stitches until the thing fits your ankle". Bad enough that you can't multiply your guage by the inches around your ankle...the sock would fall down! You want to stretch your swatch a bit and use that guage.

Anyway, I needed to get my 120 stitch cuff down to 60 stitches. K2 tog would take care of it, but I wanted to do it in two rows so I made my best guess and went on. Bad move. Time for a trip to Frogville. I had messed up not only the second row of decreases, but the first.

So, lying awake and counting on my fingers I figured to get rid of 30 stitches take 3 into 12 (I dropped the zeros for now) to get 4. Get rid of one stitch in each group of 4. K2, K2tog and 12 stitches become 9. It...could...work!!!

Now for the second row of decreases. 3 into 9 is three. Lose one stitch in each group. K1, K2tog. Yes! Now I can go to Frogville and not get lost in traffic.

Here I am!

Hi, y'all!

First blog, first post and such possibilities! I can yap all day and never see if anyone glazes over from boredom. I love this Internet!

The subject is knitting. It is what I do and what I love. Decided the other day to be a knitwear designer. What's not to like? I can submit a design and if it is rejected, why, I get to create another one!

I look forward to talking with others who like to create beauty with sticks and string.