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Knot Tuned: The Symphony.

If knitting were music, the stitches would be the keys and the repeats would be the time signature. If knitting were music, a simple two-by-two rib could be translated into the Key of C (No sharps or flats, just natural notes), in 2/2 time, (or cut time). Changing just a few stitches (the notes) to cables or lace (sharps or flats) the entire musical world is at your knitting fingertips. Before the orchestra is ready to play, while the audience is still in their cars driving to the theater, the instruments that have been carefully packed and stored in the theater for the performance are waiting. Nestled in cases lined with felt, their strings slightly loose, their reeds in separate pouches and mouth pieces not attached, they sit, not tuned, until the musicians arrive.

This ribbed and cabled sock is available in two sizes, an 8 and 9 inch [20 and 22.5 cm] circumference, with an adjustable foot and leg legnth.

Yarn:  I have suggested Knit Picks Stroll Fingering. 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon for this sock, but any fingering weight sock yarn would work.  (A pair of socks takes 2 50 g [1.76 oz] balls of yarn.

Needles: US Size 1 [2.25mm] or size needed to obtain gauge, double points or circular for working in the round.

Notions: A cable needles, large eyed tapestry needle for weaving in ends, stitch markers and (optional) sock blockers.

 

 And it is available right now in my Ravelry Pattern Store. (No account needed to buy and download the pattern, but Ravelry is such a great place, if you are not a member...join already!)

This sock, along with Simple Melody, Fine Tuned and Disco Tuned, all take their inspiration from music.  Both the music itself and the performers on the stage.  Next up?  Well my knitting socks to music will continue at the Ballet (which is in testing now) and then I think it might be time for something different!

What do you think?  Shawl?  Top? Hat?  More Socks?

Leave a comment and tell me what you think I should work on next!

Happy Knitting!  And, enjoy your trip to the Symphony!

~M

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Time Keeps Getting Away From Me!

Ever notice how each time you think that life is settling down into a new, more peaceful routine, someone or something comes along and rocks the boat?

Yeah, me too!

But, there has been quite a bit of knitting done, a lot of it in 10 to 15 minute increments waiting one place or another.

(Excuse the coffee drips on the car seat, I really should go clean my car out!)  This cotton shawl was the perfect travel knitting.  Very basic stitches, no need to drag the pattern around with me.

Some massive increases before the lace border meant I could even do that without needing to worry about where I was in the pattern.

And why yes, even though the astute will notice those are pins and the shawl is blocking, it isn't finished until the pattern is ready for testing and publication...so she still counts as a Work in Progress for a WIP Wednesday post.  :)

But, as you can see, the shawl came to the edge, so the next thing got to travel with me...

 Got started and

finished before I knew it.

And me with another day to wait until some yarn for a top arrives.

What's a gal to do?  TDQ reminded me she wanted another hat.  Assured me I had enough time to knit it before the expected yarn shows up...so this jumped on my needles.

Do you think she will believe that hats come with heel gussets and toes?

What are you working on this week?

~M

Just Another Silent Sunday

Not What You Were Expecting

I bet you were expecting a Finished Object Friday post...

yeah, me too...

I couldn't get it together!

Not that there weren't finished things, some that are on the "hush-hush" and some that are perfectly public, just I don't have the pictures in the right places, or they haven't been blocked or photo'd at all...or....or...

But...

No excuses, right?

Getting finished object pictures was not my priority this week.

There, I said it.

This week on my mile long to do list, photos were (at best) a B item, on a list full of A-1 priority, you gotta do this today, kinda things.

A-1, each and every day?  Do not *hit self in head with mallet, repeat from* until brains leak out of ears.

The jury is still out on if the brains leaked out of my ears yet or not, so for today....

Go play with google...It's fun she said.

~M

A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That

After my whirl wind, busier than I like them, week last week, this week things are going to have to slow down to a more sedate pace!

I did get some knitting done, and some quick updates to patterns started...wanna see what I can show you?

Yeah, I figured you did!

My birthday present to myself, a tank top with a slightly sexy back in merino yarn from Land O Lace.  (It turned into an exercise in grading garments through multiple sizes, and then trying to double check my excel formulas with pen (yes pen!) and paper!.)

I am not 100% sure I trust either of us for the middle sizes and as merino in  summer is not everyone's idea of the perfect tank I might have fallen off the yarn diet long enough to purchase some fingering weight cotton blend to give it another go!

While I wait for that yarn to come in, I finished up a doily and have got myself well on the way to being near the end of a cotton shawl.

That is a new base from Unplanned Peacock, Peacock Pima in fingering weight. The color is called Clematis and I think I have a serious crush on it!

Happy Summer Solstice!

As you can see my thoughts turn to different knits rather than no knits, when the weather is warm and the days are long.  Do you craft all year?  Do you change what you craft on during the long hot days of summer and the cold long nights of winter?

~M

Father's Day

~M

Extreme Lace

So I mentioned that Andrea Jurgrau has a new lace pattern in the Knit Picks Book Luxurious Lace.

I had the great pleasure of test knitting it for her!

Oh this one is a beauty, she has hex mesh, nupps, novel increases...mine took 3 and a half skeins of Alpaca Cloud in Papaya Heather and is an absolute dream to wear!

I think I will just let the photos speak for themselves!

Can you tell it was a while ago I finished this one?  (Shh, don't tell anyone, I still haven't taken the modeled shots...but I have a photo shoot tentatively scheduled for next week!)

I am off to play with my friends now!

What are you working on this weekend?

~M