Another flight, another scarf...again

A little morning knitting

Another flight, another scarf

Starting in on another clapotis, this time in vibrant fall colors. Tony approves.

The Time Vortex is nearing completion. At over 700 stitches around at this point, it will take a while to cast off!

Coming along

Two balls of yarn transformed into 70 inches of scarf.  Just keep knitting!

Happy Caturday!  Come Along Pond is coming along quite nicely.  It's about four feet now.

I've started to work on a new scarf, inspired by one of Amy Pond's wonderful scarves in season 5 of Doctor Who.  There are a few different patterns out there that have tried to reverse engineer the look, but I think I like my combo the best so far.

The sleeves are slowly stretching.

With all the places in the house to sit, I have chosen to bless your WIP.  It is now endowed with magical cat fuzz for extra awesome.*

* I speak cat.

Tube check

Tube fits!  Just keep knitting, just keep knitting...

182

I've cast on 182 stitches to start my first sweater.  Deep breaths, and just keep knitting.

Off the cuff

My first pair of socks are coming along quite nicely.  Cuff is done, moving on to the heel this weekend.  Working with tiny needles isn't that bad...it just takes a really long time!

Pretty in Pink

I like to keep a simple project in my desk drawer at work.  Something that provides a little mental reset when I need a break.  Scarves work particularly well because you can knit a few rows and then put it down.  I present my newest mini-escape: lace weight cashmere.  Oh so pretty and oh so soft!

Honeycomb

I've been quiet lately as I've been working on a few secret projects.  However, I just love the way this one is knitting up so I thought I'd share a quick pic.

The beginning

Happiness is - starting a new shawl.  Love the yarn, love the pattern.  Looking forward to watching it grow into the beautiful piece I know it will be!

Making short work of short rows

My very first scarf involved short rows.  Not that I did them on purpose mind you, I just couldn't keep the front and back of the work straight if I happened to put it down in the middle of a row.  When I finally realized what I was doing, I thought I had been accidentally brilliant - creating an innovative technique, never discovered by anyone else. 

Boy, was I wrong. As I learn more about knitting, I learn that there are many variations one can do to a stitch to get just the look you want.

After making a few quarter-moon shawls that feature short rows, I wasn't super happy with the finished result of simple short rows, knitting together your last and first stitch when you come back.  It looked a bit sloppy and obvious to my eye, but not thinking there was an alternative I carried on.

See where the lace transitions into the body of the scarf - the highlighted change in direction?  That's where the short row joins.  It looks sloppy.  Trust me.

Again, wrong.  If there is an aesthetic look that can be solved, chances are some creative knitter has thought about it before you.  To the internets!

After stumbling upon the prolific TECHknitting, my short row aversion has been solved.  In a wonderful step by step guide, she takes you through four different short row possibilities.  I love her illustrations, and will certainly be going back for more tutorials and ideas!

(this image belongs to the TECHknitter.  go check her out!)

Here's my current WIP hanging out with a set of bobby pins to hold the turn loops.  We'll see how it turns out, but I have a good feeling about this one!

Helper

Princess Dot helps finish Princess Wabecca's scarf.