I am just about managing to remember how to knit

[kaberett]

I am currently on cast-on #3 of glove #1 for this pair of gloves. Earlier today I achieved pattern repeat #3 for the second time (and pattern repeat #4 for the first). (I gave up on dropping stitches in the actual reversible cable and sorting them out with a crochet hook, so yeah, I frogged a repeat and a half BUT at least I managed to do so in a way that didn't require me to go for cast on #4.)

I am very pleased that I decided Sod It, A Treet For Alex re ridiculous cable needles.

I am remembering how to read knitting. I am sort of remembering how tension works. I have memorised the current section of pattern sufficient to read a new-to-me book and only wind up swearing and going back a half-dozen stitches every now and then. I am once again grimly swearing to myself that one of these years I am going to learn continental.

I am astonished by how well this cable pattern is showing up given that I'm using cotton.

... I'm still going to put lifelines in before I actually start experimenting with short rows, though. But I've got a little while yet before I hit that point...

Comments

[alexseanchai]

🧶🎉

[ludy]

I sort of taught myself to knit Continental style so that I could do fairisle type colourwork with one yarn in each hand - but I still revert to knitting English style the rest of the time. It’s just what my hands know best. And I can do it without thinking.

I also taught myself Peruvian Purl stitch (also called Portuguese style) where you have the yarn round your neck - it’s super efficient, particularly for colour work, if you can adjust your thinking to work everything inside out. But I couldn’t and found it really hard to work out how to adapt any kind of shaping or textural stitch…

[lnr]

Gosh, you went with *cables* for a return to knitting. I keep thinking I should try them some time ;)

Yay for persistence and not having to frog the whole thing again again again.

[kaberett]

I have long since decided that cables are easy!

... I am still deeply suspicious of stranded colourwork...

[lnr]

:) I really should find something cabled to try then!

When I run out of one-skein sock-weight shawls/scarfs to use up last year's yarn subscription!

Current project is a very easy lace.

https://www.ravelry.com/projects/lnr/meet-me-at-the-station (sorry to those not on Rav)