Stripes and Reservations

A Little Loose Around the Edges

Had a lovely night at the KIP tonight. It was a small but happy group at Letizia's. And it gave me the chance to finish up most of John's first Pin Stripe Sock.

Here's the first of the PinStripe socks. Evidence of both the thrill of victory and agony of de-feet. This sock fits well in the leg and foot portion, but I got the toe a little long (probably should have only knit 7 inches instead of 7-1/2" before starting the toe decreases) and the heel is probably a little baggy, too (U did a 6 point decrease and probably should have gone to 50% of the original stitches + 6 instead of 50% of the stitches before starting the decrease on every row component).

I haven't decided whether I will rip or not. After all, it is just a sock. I can make the second one a little bit shorter and with a slightly different shaping to the heel. Given the patterning in the yarn, these things won't make too much difference.

Of course, I say that now because I am a little bit tired of this grey and black sock. I suspect that my knitting "conscience" will get the better of me and I I will make the second one, be unable to live with the first one, and rip out the toe and the heel on the first one.

But you never know.

What will the weekend bring? I'm not quite sure yet, but it may be time to get back to the Phil Ruban Tank Top or my microfiber ribbon tank. I might even start something new...