First of my Broken Seedstitch Socks is done: Update on A Year of Projects

I decided to join the A Year of Projects Blog-Along on Ravelry >> - you can find details here >>

So here is my update on what I achieved this week.

I have a HO (Half Finished Object) - first of my Broken Seedstitch Sock is done

I doubt that I can continue at this pace, but again I finished something - though it is just half of a finished object, i.e. 1 sock as part of a pair...

As you can see, I used the contrasting yarn for toe, cuff and heel (well, you cannot see the heel on this photo, but you just have to trust me there ;-)

I really like how the two self striping yarns look together! I did the k1, p1 pattern with the brighter yarn from Buttinette and used the Regia yarn * >> for the plain knit rows. I would have expected the lighter Regia to be the background colour, but obviously the plain knit rows become the foreground colour.

I already casted on the second sock and briefly thought about changeing background and foreground for that. But as I am not sure HOW different that will look and I will probably not keep this sock for myself, I decided to do it in the same pattern. Not everybody appreciates miss-matched socks as I do...

But I really like the pattern and are already planning to make another pair of socks, look at this:

Started my christmas knitting: Garter Stitch Shrug

Tripsy cowl, knit on the bias

I started this with a failure learning experience:

I decided to knit this as a garter stitch rectangle on the bias. In my first attempt,


I only increased on one side of my starting triangle. But that would have only worked if I sewed this into a loop like I have done for a cowl earlier, like this one >>

My false start: Increasing only on one side 

But as I want to make a rectangle >> which is NOT sewn into a loop, I will have to increase evenly at both sides of my starting triangle.


Yeah, so I ripped out my complete work (and found out that my yarn * >> does NOT like being ripped back - you have to be very carefull not to break it)


Well.... So I learned that and started again. At least I enjoyed the wonderful warm fall weather sitting on our terrace and knitting in the sun.


So now I re-started and reached the width of app. 56 cm, so I started the straight part of my rectangle, blending or "fading" in the second colour, a greyish-blue (not as blue as it comes along in my monitor)

Blended in the second colour

I am using a free "pattern" from a German designer for the rectangle >> as well as for the sewing up of the shrug later (same designer) >>

Though for her shrug, she uses a pattern which is way more elaborate, so I will just copy the way she sews up the rectangle.

I also want to attach some ribbing and will have to see if and how I will have enough yarn.

At the moment, I am planning to use up the blueish-grey and then blend in the natural colour again for the second "corner".

I would also have a more greyish, darker colour of that yarn which I could use, but I am not sure if and how I should blend that in.

Well, wait and see! I do not espect to be ready with the straight part by next week, so I can cross that bridge when I come to it.

What else happened? I did a little hiking tour

As I mentioned last week, I had a free day on Wednesday. It is still very beautiful weather, so I decided to do a little "hike". I tried part of a long distance trail which leads from Odenwald in the middle of Germany to the Vogesen in France.
Etappe 8 starts in Karlsruhe >>, so I tried that.

Bulacher Katze on the Albbrücke

Fall leaves in Karlsruhe Oct. 10 2018

Purpurwinde (have to look up the name in English) in one of the gardens I passed

Snacking on some almonds and a carrot on the way

It was soooo much fun! Here is some background information on the areas I passed >>

I only did the very first part up to Daxlanden and then took the streetcar back. But I do definitely plan to finish that hike and also to do etappe 7 which leads from Bruchsal to Karlsruhe.

So, up to you: How was your week?
Did you start Christmas crafting already?
How is the weather where you live?
Please let me know in the comments below!

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