Eek!

[firecat]

Proof that there is such a thing as a garment with Too Many Cables:
http://www.knitpicks.com/books/books_display.aspx?itemid=30920

Comments

[firecat]

Why do you hate socks?

So far I love the idea of lace but can't keep track well enough to like the process. And I am working on my first sock and kind of like it, but we'll see.

[pogodragon.livejournal.com]

I've never tried knitting socks, it just doesn't appeal to me. I see lots of people writing about how much fun it is, and how wonderful the end result is and I think 'yes, but all you end up with is a pair of socks'. I suspect at least part of it is my brain saying 'hah! you'll never actually manage a *matching* pair', which is odd 'cos I can do fine with sleeves for sweaters.

Lace I'm enjoying doing but I *HAVE* to have quiet to work on it else things go very wrong. I'm also working it from written patterns not charts, I've tried both and the charts just don't make enough sense for me, written out, with an index card to keep note of which row I've just done it the way I'm doing it.

[pogodragon.livejournal.com]

*is* the way I'm doing it, not *it* the way I'm doing it.

Sheesh, it's too early here after it being too late last night.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

I suspect a large part of it is that I rarely wear socks, so the effort-reward ratio is off. I think I'd like to try again with a proper sock yarn, bamboo DPNs, and a toe-up pattern before I make a final never-again decision, but I didn't enjoy my first attempt enough to finish. (I beta-tested kathrynt's universal sock pattern.)

Stitch markers help immensely in keeping track with lace.