The yarn should be called Vexation
Because I'm seriously vexed. I've finally decided on a pattern to use with the Fixation for my sockpal's socks. It's the free lacy sock pattern off of the Cascade website. I love this pattern. It's easy to memorize and looks really good with the colorway I've chosen. I'm happily knitting and about halfway down the cuff when I think to myself, "Gee, this is looking a bit big." I stop and try them on. All I can say is, "Wowza." I refer back to the pattern. Hmmm, no gauge is mentioned. Size 5 DPNs are indicated. Hmmmm... A ripping I will go. Now I've got to decide whether a size 4 or 3 would work better. I'm going to try a 4 today. The good thing is these socks zip right along with the larger needles. I am getting the hang of how to work with the yarn too. Don't pull too tight! Let the yarn flow but give it a little tension. Hopefully I'll have better news for you in a few days. Here's a picture of my efforts, the large cuff that shall be no more by tonight.
posted by Jennifer at 3/07/2006 09:40:00 AM
18 Comments:
I really love the Broadripple pattern on knitty. It calls for fixation, and it's really fun to knit. I've made 3 or 4 pairs of them already, out of all different yarns. I think the pattern calls for 3's.
I like using 2's or 3's for Fixation, but then again, I haven't made socks with them.
Love that colorway though!
Gauge? What is this gauge you speak of?
Hope the smaller needles fix the problem! Well, they should.
Gauge...bleh! Good luck with the smaller needles- I'm sure that will right the problem. Fun pattern!
I hope you have a success story with the Fixation. My sock teacher said it was her favorite sock yarn & I loved the examples she showed but I'm still not so sure about working wit it. It might be easier for me to tackle now that I can do socks on circs though.
aw, go for the 3s! it's stretchy, right?
you'll avoid ripping a second time.
Vexation....:)
I love the way the black and white is knitting up! Looks great!
Sorry you had to rip that sock. But at least you got past a swatch, unlike myself. Vexation is a great name for it. I'll be learning a lot from your efforts.
it looks great! but i hate it when gaige isn't in instrcutions for things that have to actually FIT! ;)
aw man! how disappointing!
Fixation drives me batty... I always try to tension it and it ends up way to small. I just cannot get it just right...
We have a full range of Fixation. I am anxious to knit socks with it. Thanks for the tension tip and good luck on the redo.
Thanks for the tip on the needle size- I'll keep it in mind for the Fixation I have. Sorry to hear about all the frogging, but the pattern and colorway are really cute. Looking forward to seeing more progress pics! Take care, Jennifer! :-)
Fixation is a bit tricky to work with. It looks like you are getting the hang of it.
Amy
vexation definitely coins it. i was working my inside out socks in vexation on size 3's. it was too loose; when i poked my finger into the fabric, i could see it fairly well. (of course, i was only doing stockinette so that might be it, too). i tried going down to 0's, but i tensioned too tightly. i'm not a fan of the stretchy stuff. it's alright, but i'd rather just work with natural fiber.
i'm sure you'll figure it out. i love the colors of your vexation, though :) i'm in a brown/blue/green stage right now, but i have a feeling i'll be going monochromatic / grey scale in the next few months. hehe...
The pattern looks very pretty. The pattern that the color does is interesting. I make socks with #1 or 0. Have fun.
I like your colors, but I totally agree about Fixation. I bought some randomly and just don't enjoy the look of it or knitting with it.
I hope yours work out!
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