Lies on Knitting

Brioche-dilemma

Remember the beautiful handdyed roving Judith made for me? After I had spun it, I decided 100 grams was not quite enough to knit it into something wearable. So I bought 100 grams of a matching blue Merino roving, spun it the same way as I did Judith's blues-and-greens, and started a two coloured briochestitch scarf.

I learned this briochestitch trick in a workshop Nancy Marchant gave on SnB day, last year. I LOVE the way the two colours work together. On one side darkblue ridges with the glowing colours in between, the other side a feast of shifting blues and greens, the dark blue in the background providing rest for the eye.

But I definitely do not like the edges. The edges are sloppy, and curling. I tried various kinds of selvedge-stitches, but I can't get it to work the way I like it.

What do you think? Should I give it up and rip it? I could well knit it into a striped scarf like I did a few times earlier. Not the most entertaining knit, but the result will be beautiful as well. Or maybe even a babygenius rib scarf, like the Mason Dixon ladies invented. Or I could knit on, and hope the sloppy edges will disappear in some vigorous blocking. What do you think?

I finished Charli's Angels as well. Pretty, no? I don't think I will wear them myself, they are too girly for my taste. But it was a great knit!

Not my forte

I tried. I really, really tried. I can see all the advantages that it brings to be knitting two socks simultaneously, on two circulars. In theory, I understand how it works, and being somewhat anal retentive occupied with symmetry, I like the idea of having the socks exactly the same. But it is not my thing. It didn't work for me. It went tediously slow (but I figured that would change once I got used to it. You see, I was being optimistic and trusted my capabilities to learn something new. Ha.) But I kept struggling with the yarn that got tangled up all the time, I repeatedly started on the wrong needle, thus tangling up my Addi Turbo's as well. After I turned both heels I had one sock the wrong way around on the needles. (yes,  really. I have no idea how I managed this)

I took out my trusted, battered old bamboos. Why change a winning team, I thought. Hehhhh... thats better. Lovely pattern isn't it? Charli's angels.