July 4, 2009
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The red and yellow soaker is completed!
- Pattern: Punk Knitter soaker (If you click the link, you get an “Adult Content” warning. I guess maybe she has some adult content on her blog, but this is a direct link to the soaker pattern…No adult content on that page.)
- Yarn: home dyed Cascade 220, red trim: Lion Wool
- Needle size: 6 for body, 5 for waist ribbing
- Knit size: Medium
- Stats: 9.5″ wide, 9″ waist to crotch, leg holes 4.5″, picked up 36 sts for 2×2 rib cuffs
- Used Kitchener stitch to seam flap of the soaker to body
- New experiment: Turned waist and ran an elastic instead of a drawstring tie
- What I like best about this pattern: It’s quite easy to knit, knits up in a few days and looks good!
The completion of this soaker left me with no project on the needles!
I really wanted to get a start on the Daisyhead bloomer pattern….But I need to learn some new knitting techniques (short rows) to make it and well…I just didn’t have the energy or motivation yesterday to learn something new. <sigh> That’s okay…I figured if starting a new pattern felt overwhelming, I would just start an older pattern…I found some superwash in my wool stash and contemplated this: Perhaps the best way to answer the superwash soaker conundrum is to make a new soaker with superwash and see what happens! So, I cast on to make a 1932 soaker in the superwash….I’ve only knit about 8 rows….I mention that because I am tempted to rip it out and knit a punk knitter soaker instead……
So, how did I find this superwash in my stash? I kinda when crazy and hauled all my wool yarn down off the shelves (It’s kept in purple bins on top of our living room bookcases) and emptied them all!
I then sorted the yarns and labeled the boxes as to what yarn in what colors was in each box and then I put them back up on the shelf. Amazing what you find when you organize! I found plain old natural colored wool….Just the ticket for the Daisyhead bloomer! That’s what gave me the idea to start it…..Even if I didn’t have the motivation to follow through and knit the soaker, at least I have the yarn for when I am ready!
I did knit something else yesterday….It was a super quick knit and I have it upstairs drying because I blocked it. Yup….I actually blocked something! But I’ll keep you in suspense until tomorrow. (Also known as: I didn’t take a picture of it yet!
).Happy Independence Day everyone! Have a happy and safe weekend!
Comments (4)
Very nice soaker. I love the boxes, too! Did you make them?
CUTE! I LOVE the yarn that you dyed, and the execution of the pattern is just awesome
If it’s any encouragement to you – I had a HUGE mental block about short rows ever since I (unsuccessfully) tried to do a short row heel about a year and a half ago. The sweater I just finished (hmmm…should blog that today) called for a few short rows, but when it came time to work them I just sat down in a quiet room with plenty of time and….
it was no big deal at all. Srsly.
@fibermom - No…The boxes were a lucky clearance find several years ago. They are very simple though….Cardboard covered with fabric. They make tidy yarn storage!
@KTtheKCbride - Yes, I think I can learn it if I set my mind to it….I actually had an experience where I picked up some knitting and started knitting back the way I came rather than going across (it was a partially finished row). When I caught the mistake, I realized that must be kind of how short row shaping works…..