This square was not fun to knit. It took innumerable trips to the frog pond during that first 20 row repeat. Finally, DS, dear soul, pointed out the flaws in the photo of this square in the book. I took a deep breath and said “Okay, screw it, it’ll just _be_ an ugly square.” How very liberating. It didn’t turn out too awful after all. I’m sure once it’s blocked it’ll look quite fine indeed. It seems that this particular stitch pattern behaves a little like ribbing. It looks muddy and undefined until it’s a distance from the needles. Then, suddenly, it behaves itself. Squares like this one and the ribbing squares actually look better in lower light than in bright light. They need the shadows to highlight their textures.
The back of the square has charms all it’s own. I rather like it better than the front. According to DS it looks like Chex cereal. Maybe I’ll use it for my “public” side of this square when the ‘ghan is done.
Earlier this week I had the unique experience of having both DS and DH go along on a visit to the LYS. Usually my LYS visits are solo events–with DS going along on occasion just ’cause he likes petting yarn–so you can imagine how interesting this event was to me. My dear LYS owner, Margaret, was her usual charming self and DH was duly impressed.
The SEX (Stash Enhancement eXperience) was quite nice this trip. Not only did I get the Encore I needed for the LTK ‘ghan, but I signed up for a sock class and got the necessary supplies: some Addi DPNs, a ball of Trekking pro natura in an indigo, blue, purple, and pink colorway, and the Sockology pamphlet. For extra fun I got an Addi Turbo circular (and with DH’s encouragement no less!). It’s already at work in square 7 of the LTK ‘ghan. The Inox Express I’ve been using is a good needle, but the Addi is heavenly.
