To rip, or not to rip?
Jul 24th, 2007 | By woolgatherer | Category: DemiarchiveThe Clapotis - should I rip it?
I don’t even know why I am asking the question because, if I feel the need to ask it then my instincts are certainly telling me that I should…
If I do rip it… then I can knit from both skeins at once, alternating every two rows or so. I don’t know what effect this would have on the overall pooling until I try it, but it would solve the problem of having a very white half and a not very white half. Really, this is something I should have thought of at first but I’ve never knitted with hand painted before and it hadn’t occurred to me… stupid. It would also force me into dealing with the knots properly - and I could knit the thing one or two repeats narrower, and have enough yarn to finish the project with.
If I don’t rip it, I can er… finish the thing quickly.
The second option is the more attractive at this point in time, but, you know… the old gut instinct won’t leave me alone.
Can anybody tell me how successful ripping the silk out would be? Will it wash up and de-kink in a suitably useful fashion, or is it best left well alone and forging ahead?
The new socks are under way. It’s a nice pattern - the twisted rib is very attractive and I like the way that it is retained in the leg and foot. It’s an easy enough 4-row lace pattern to knit, but a real pig to tink when it goes wrong - this yarn tends to split very easily, so I think this is a project for knitting in quite (and light) moments, and not in front of the lappie in bed (go on, ask me how I know this). I think that these will not be ready for next week, as planned.
