I, while not as oddly garment-monogamous as
Jenna Adorno, prefer to not have too many knitting projects going at once. I try to keep to one at a time unless that one project gets too big to carry around (or I'm trying to hide it from my husband), in which case, I may start something small like a sock so that I can knit during my lunch break without having to haul a whole sweater around in my bag.
But now I have the classic monogamous knitters dilemma: I want to do so much that don't know what to knit next! I thought I had it figured out last night, but my knit picks order arrived furthering my dilemma.
This is the scoop:
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(a bit more grey-ish than this picture...but you get the idea)I'm currently working on
Ms. Marigold by
Zephyr Style in TLC Cotton Plus (color: Lavender). I'd say I'm about halfway done. It's knit top-down and I'm about 2 inches below the V. I need to finish the body then add the ribbing to the V and the arm holes, weave in the ends etc. So between it being a bit large to haul around and I'm doing some waist/hip shaping, which requires trying it on every 4 rounds or so, it's not a really good traveling project any more.
So! I need to start something that can be my "small project" for a while. Now, while I know some of the options I'll show you below aren't small in the end, even sweaters start out small and if I do something like that, hopefully by the time sweater #2 gets too big to carry around, I'll be done with Ms. Marigold and can pick up another small project.
Option 1: Lacy summer top A
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Lacey top from Spring/Summer 2007 Vogue Knitting Magazine (I think I'd add sleeves) in Knit Picks
CotLin in Desert Turquoise
Option 2: Lacy summer top B
![](http://www.vogueknitting.com/200703/images/2007spring/lace2.jpg)
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Different Lacy top from Spring/Summer 2007 Vogue Knitting Magazine in Knit Picks
CotLin in Desert Turquoise
Option 3: Pomatomus Socks![](http://www.knitty.com/issuewinter05/images/pomatomusCU.jpg)
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The very popular Pomatomus socks in Patons Kroy sock yarn in the Winter Eclipse colourway
Option 4: Child's First Sock in Shell Pattern ![](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/99813080_a3553600fc_m.jpg)
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Another popular sock, "Child's First Sock in Shell Pattern" from Nancy Bush's
Knitting Vintage Socks in my brand new Knit Picks
Dancing in the Hula colorway
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Option 5: Something with this
(Lion Brand Magic Stripes sock yarn)I'm thinking hiking socks for our camping trip this summer but I only have 1 ball and I'd need a second one to make a pair.
Option 6: My Second Hedera sock
I know I really need to do this or I will have a lonely sock but I need to buy another ball of yarn in order to do this one, so it keeps getting put off.
All that to say.....HELP!
What do you guys think I should do? Please place your vote (and include rationale if any) in the comments.
Make the second sock.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise you have wasted your effort.
ReplyDeleteThat sock won't work as a Christmas stocking.
ReplyDeleteMake the second sock. Then start Pomatomus! Socks are fantastic projects for a quick fix.
ReplyDeleteGo with the second sock - it won't ever get finished if you start another pair - and you need something portable...
ReplyDelete#6. Make that second sock.
ReplyDeleteI don't mean to sound like a recording, but. . . SECOND SOCK. Get it over with like rippin' off a bandaid. Your "soon to be not so secret" secret pal.
ReplyDeleteI ote Lacey Summer Top A. It's vey pretty.
ReplyDeleteLana and I are totally on the same train track. I say Lacey Summer Top A!!! If you think that is too big to carry and an on the road knit, think otherwise. I am knitting a Soliel and have all the yarn, project, and pattern in a 1 gallon zip lock baggy and throw it in my little Jim Morrison bag before I go to work.
ReplyDeleteFinish nr 6
ReplyDeleteSecond Sock. I'm almost done with my first Hedera as well.. so I may be biased. But you'll feel better when you've completed the pair.
ReplyDeleteSecond sock and then option #1
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