{"id":3188,"date":"2008-01-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fromutopia.com\/?p=3188"},"modified":"2008-01-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-09T06:00:00","slug":"in-which-stephanie-gets-to-me-again-with-her-tempty-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cariluna.com\/wp\/in-which-stephanie-gets-to-me-again-with-her-tempty-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"In which Stephanie gets to me again with her tempty ways"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of weeks ago, in a fit of sleep-deprived, having-just-ridden-out-a-toddler-tantrum yarn craving, I clicked on an ad on Ravelry and bought myself a sock kit<\/a>. It arrived today, and I set it aside to be started later, because I\u0092ve got other knitting that takes priority now. <\/p>\n

Specifically, I\u0092m making these<\/a> for him<\/a>. Partly to thank him for making my blog go since 2003 and partly to entice him to continue to make my blog go, but mostly because he\u0092s my friend and I adore him. I want him to have these kilt hose to enjoy this winter, so I need to get cracking on them. I\u0092m not sure how long winter lasts in San Antonio, but something tells me the window is a bit smaller than it is here. <\/p>\n

On top of that, there\u0092s been a good deal of interest in the Trilce<\/a> pattern, so I need to write that up and get it off to test knitters (thanks again, Colleen<\/a>!). I\u0092ll be test knitting another size myself, as well. I made the 38\u0094 size the first time around, and I\u0092m finding that it doesn\u0092t overlap in the front as much as I\u0092d like it to. The 38\u0094 is zero to negative ease on me (depending on how recently Thumper has nursed. TMI?), and that wasn\u0092t such great planning on my part, considering it\u0092s a jacket. (The way I designed it, the sweater is 38″ around before you pick up and knit the front edging and collar, which is 2″ of ribbing on each side. I thought that extra 4″ would be plenty to overlap the way I want it to, but I’m finding I want more. I’m going to make the ribbing 3″ deep on this next version, as well as go up a size.) So I\u0092m going to make myself a 40\u0094 version. I\u0092m using Lamb\u0092s Pride Bulky to see how the pattern works in that yarn. All I\u0092ve got so far is a swatch, but based on that I think it will be a good substitution, and result in a slightly more finished look.<\/p>\n

And then there\u0092s the second Lenore<\/a> calling to me. I just finished the cuff and now it\u0092s the speedy part of the simple lace repeat\u0085<\/p>\n

I didn\u0092t expect it would be difficult to set the Vintage kit aside for a while. I mean\u0085cute socks, but no big rush, right? There are other socks I want to knit more\u0097like finally casting on for my Loksins!<\/a>, and like Nutkin<\/a>, which I think would be perfect use for the yarn Helen gave me<\/a>. So I\u0092m standing around in the kitchen a few minutes ago, surfing blogs and eating lunch while the kiddo naps, and I get to Stephanie\u0092s blog<\/a> and of course she\u0092s talking about the very kit, in the very colorway, that I just opened. It was sitting beside me on the counter as I read her post. And Stephanie being Stephanie, with that weird power she has, I felt the urge creeping up to Cast. On. Right. Now for the Vintage socks. (Which I had been thinking of as my Bacchus socks, because Vintage just makes me think of the fabulous Nancy Bush book<\/a>, rather than wine. Maybe because I don\u0092t drink. Who knows.) Seeing those sweet little leaves on Stephanie\u0092s blog totally suckered me in.<\/p>\n

But I won\u0092t do it. I will resist. At the very least, David will have kilt hose and the Trilce pattern will be written up before I jump down that rabbit hole of tiny little knitted leaves. <\/p>\n

I swear. You can hold me to that. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A couple of weeks ago, in a fit of sleep-deprived, having-just-ridden-out-a-toddler-tantrum yarn craving, I clicked on an ad on Ravelry and bought myself a sock kit. It arrived today, and I set it aside to be started later, because I\u0092ve …<\/p>\n

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