But, nothing is finished yet. I have decided, however, to work on the afghan I started a long time ago. I had just learned entrelac and thought the idea of an entrelac afghan was fabulous. I still think it is fabulous. However, in execution, knitting an entrelac blanket large enough to cuddle in is just plain silly.
"I only have to count to 8" I said, "that makes it mindless knitting."
"It's good practice picking up stitches," I thought.
"It's just little blocks of stockinette, easy peasy" I quipped.
Dude. Entrelac, while lovely, is tedious once the magic of it is gone. When the "how in hell did I just manage to make yarn do that?!?" is gone, it's just plain knitting with a bunch of decreases and picked-up stitches thrown in for giggles.
Mind-numbingly tedious or not, I still like the idea of it, so it shall continue to grow. I do reserve the right to change my mind, stop knitting at some yet-to-be-determined point and call it a mere "throw" or a shawl even.
I also finished a pair of fingerless mitts this week. They are loosely based on a WWII Red Cross mitts pattern that was in Piecework Magazine last month, but there's really very little resemblance when it's all said and done. Please don't click to enlarge the picture, as then you could see both my lack of blocking the mitts and moisturizing the hands. I really ought to go get a manicure.
OK, you know that asking us not to click means that we have to click, right?
ReplyDeletebut YAY fingerless mitts! And yay for Entrelac shawls that become throws. And maybe even throws that become blankets as they grow up.
But growing up is optional.
I'm going to try my hand at Entrelac next, but I'll be doing socks. Maybe it's a bit risky, picking a first project that actually hat to fit, but I figure it's not all entrelac (I'll knit the foot plain), it's small enough to get the hang of it but to not drive me nutty if I don't like it.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is pretty, though!