Now that Iāve finished my MILās dayflower lace scarf for Motherās Day I decided to cast on for my sisterās Cascading Leaves socks. My yarn came in the mail so that I could begin another pair of socks. Iām knitting the lovely cascading leaves (pdf file) 2 @ a time on size 1 addis, using KnitPicks Essential yarn in burgandy (one of my sisās fave colors ).
LOL, I will probably do something I rarely doā¦I will cast on her Motherās Day scarf as soon as my yarn arrives & I will have more than 1 project on the needlesā¦a rarity for me, more common for most of you 
On no Rebeccaā¦
Be careful! First itās one extra projectā¦ then before you know it, itās two. Next you need the needles in the first project and you either put that project on a stitch holder or you go buy a second set of that size needles. Eventually if you use stitch holders, you must buy more of those, because you have none left for non UFO use.
Itās risky and can be expensive joining those of use who always have too many projects on the needles. We should probably start a multiple WIPās annonymous group. But as we talked about what UFOās we have to each other, we are likely to only want to try what the others talk about, and Iām afraid we would only cast on MORE project.
Itās a lost cause!
Enjoy the knitting!
Mama Bear
Enjoy
:roflhard: :roflhard:
I like having more than one WIP. Canāt quite explain why - I think Iām in denial :shock:
Welcome to the dark side, my friend! :roflhard: thereās no turning back you know!?
LOVE the scarf, Becks! Gorgeous work!! Canāt access the socks though 
maybe thatās better ā I have about two thousand pair waiting for me as it isā¦good thing I LOVE knitting them as much as you do 
LOL, yaāll are too funny Iāve not yet cast on for the 2nd wipā¦Iām waiting on the yarn to arrive OMGoodness, I canāt even imagine how many I would have to have to occupy all of my needles :shock:
Okay, I cast on with 2 socks on circs & made a booboo bc I was talking, well, I was still talking when I corrected it & began the ribbingā¦LOL, I had cast on my usual one sock Which is okay, Iām done with the leg & will begin with the short row heel tomorrow a.m.; I think thatās all Iām changing in the patternā¦thus far, anyway
Rebecca, Your scarf is just gorgeous. I love the ends. Are those leaves worked into the pattern or are they appliqued?
You and Mama Bear are totally cracking me up over the monogamous vs. polygamous knitting. :roflhard:
I have to confess - I am a monogamous knitter too. I canāt handle trying to keep up with multiple projects! 
I need the therapy of seeing one thing thru at a time.
Iām sorry, I bet the sock pattern file canāt be accessed bc itās a membership deal on yahoo or an adobe problem. Anyway, the Cascading Leaves & several other very nice sock patterns @ the yahoo group called Townsendsocksknitalong should anyone want to join I have done this pair of Cascading Leaves before, but the pattern will show up better in these solid colored socks, I think
Iām so HAPPY to hear from another monogamous knitterā¦LOL, i often feel like the only one LOL!! I appliqued the leaves on after I finished the scarf for some extra detail
Iām a monogamous knitter too at heart - although Iām currently suffering severe anxiety attacks because I currently have TWO projects on the needles :shock:
I like the simplicity of knowing exactly what Iām knitting and find the impatience to get an article finished so I can go onto the next one helps me to stay focused. I worry that Iāll have centuries old UFO if I donāt just keep going and get each one done one at a time.
However, having spent about a week knitting in seed stitch with very slippery cotton (making very slow progress! - and having reached the end of ball number 2!) - the pattern said āthe back should measure 30cmā. Unfortunately when I measured mine it was only 27cm 
I think this is because Iām using a different yarn to that recommended by the pattern and although I did do a tension swatch I think I was a little optimistic about it being exactly right because I was so anxious to use the wool I had bought!
So I frogged the lot and have started again on a bigger size of needles - I did another tension swatch and the length was more accurate on the larger needles so Iāve got my fingers crossed that when I get back to the point at which the back should measure 30cm it actually will. I think if it is still off I may just give up completely and find another pattern specifically written for my wool!
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Iām really enjoying my cascading leaves socks. They have been pushed aside temporarily while I work on Lissaās sweater, but Iām hoping to have the first one done by Motherās Day.
Iām still shocked that you are considering having two WIPs at once! :shock: :shock: :roflhard: :roflhard:
I used to be before my discovery of this forum.
Now I have
Branching Out (a gift for my aunt probably)
http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/PATTbranchingout.html
Santa (This one is pretty much on hold, but will get him finished for this year)
http://www.country-yarns.com/info.php?id=248
A baby blanket, Iām not using a pattern for this. It will be made up of various squares using the scrunchable scarf stich pattern with a couple showing a teddy bear using a chart.
A Shrug, my own pattern, using an argyle style chart.
An arm warmer using Opal Sock Yarn, but I think this is getting frogged. Not so keen on how it was turning out.
Although once these are finished I think I might have to go back to monogomy, or maybe there is no going back!
Iām very happy to know that I have other monogamous :XX: buddies Iām so glad that you discovered the faux pas, Sue, before u had knit more :shock:
I decided to change to a short row heel on these Cascading socks, Nic, otherwise, all is the same, itās a fun pattern, donāt u think?!
Mishka, Iām gonna have more than 1 wip on the needles soonā¦then Iām afraid I will go on to several and never get anything completed :roflhard: :rofling:
What I am curious about is if the monogomous knitters are also better housekeepers?
Mama Bear
Becka, how many repeats of the leaves do you do for your socks? Iāve just finished the 5th repeat, and the sock seems a little too short for my likingā¦ Iām going to do a 6th one.
Mamabear, I donāt know about that. I think I am pretty strange to tell you the truth. For example, I like for everything to be āin its placeā, but yet I am tolerant of an unmade bed or breakfast dishes left in the sink until I get home from work (Some of you are saying - Ew! hee hee). But piles of clutter and dirty floors drive me insane. Go figure!
:rofling: :roflhard: Better WHAT?! :roflhard: :rofling: Iād have to say thatā¦NOā¦Iām not a better housekeeperā¦I DETEST cleaning, I do it, but I hate it 
Nic, I did 5 repeats on the leg, itās rather short, but my sister doesnāt like long socks
AND, OMGosh, Iāve completely forgotten how to do short row heelsā¦mine look horrible :shock: Iāve lost the ability to knit socks :shock: After frogging the short row heel, I donātā¦50 or 60 times, I switched to the wonderful (shoulda done it 1st) Sherman heel; also found here in this wonderful little tutorial
Iāve decidedā¦I now officially hate short row heels :shock: I may change my mind if I ever get back in the short row heel grooveā¦ :rollseyes:
I went ahead and did 6 repeats since I donāt have to worry about not having enough yarn to finish the pair, like I would with some STR. It worked out to being about 5-5Ā½" before starting the heel. Iām doing the heel from one of my other patterns since itās the one Iām used toā¦ hopefully Iāll be finished turning the heel and picking up the gusset stitches before I go to bed.
I must see a photo today, Nic please
:shock: OMGoodness, I canāt remember ever having such socknitting problems :shock: 1st I frogged the 2nd Spearfish sock & now I just canāt seem to get the heel right :shock: Perhaps itās the yarn :rollseyes: LOL, it is the same kind & color of yarn, so, Iām happy blaming it on the yarnā¦works for me
Okay, after many (I meanā¦many) short row heel attempts (I can no longer short row heels :shock: ) I decided to go with the wonderful Sherman heel (I had to frog it twice, too!! WHATāS WRONG WITH ME!? :roflhard: :rofling: ) I have finally knit the heel & am traveling along the footā¦I wonder whatās gonna happen with the toe, will I actually knit sock #2 or is my sister going to have to settle for another color?! Tune in for the next update :rofling: :roflhard:
I finished sock #1 (finally), I used both a sherman heel & toe. This is my 1st short row toe & I really like the fit I love both the fit of the heel & toe, actually. Although, when I knit socks for me I will have to alter the toe a bit, play around with some short rowingā¦this will be FUN!!! I am happy to say that the sock woes seem to be over nowā¦thankfully
Great sock Becka! Iām jealous at how fast you finished it. Iāve just finished my gusset decreases on mine.