That is Henry, blocking away on our sunroom couch. Done! I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be done with this: the finished product is great, but the knitting was very boring, very fussy - and did I mention boring? The bind-off ALONE took 3+ hours, which I'm really trying not to think about. But it's done (finally!) and Ben will be able to wear it at least a few times this winter, which pleases me immensely - I really hadn't thought I'd get done with this sucker until June. Done!
Pattern: Henry, by Mareike Sattler in Knitty.com
Yarn: Aussie Sock in Oak Moss, about 1.5 skeins
Needles: Size 3 / 3.25 mm for the body and size 2 / 2.75 mm for the first and last three rows.
Modifications: Only that I did 6 of the 7 pattern repeats, mostly for my own sanity. If I were ever to knit this again (which appears very unlikely), I would probably see if I couldn't get away with less freakishly time-consuming set-up and bind-off rows. I don't think the edges look that great, especially considering how annoying the bind-off is. Also, I'm not in love with the little weird ridge at the ends of the scarf, but it's fine.
Done!
title from "Red Right Ankle," The Decemberists
1 comment:
Congrats! Much longer than the last time I saw it... him... this is the problem with giving human names to inanimate objects.
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