{"id":954,"date":"2009-10-11T21:50:57","date_gmt":"2009-10-11T11:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.randomknits.net\/?p=954"},"modified":"2009-10-11T21:50:57","modified_gmt":"2009-10-11T11:50:57","slug":"im-back-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/?p=954","title":{"rendered":"I’m back!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m back! We have internet again! Ailsa<\/a> thinks I should now admit to my internet addiction, but obviously, going twelve days without internet proves that I don’t have an addiction, right? Right?!?
\nThe good thing about twelve days without internet is that I’ve got a backlog of bloggable stuff now. The bad thing? Well, one of them is more than 1000 unread blogposts in bloglines. I’m getting there, though. Two days later, and I’m down to around 200. I’m reading, but not leaving comments, I can’t do it all!
\nFirst blogworthy topic?
\nFinished Entrelac socks!
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\nSpecs:
\nPattern: A Step Above by Kathleen Power<\/a>, from Knitters magazine, Summer 2004.
\nYarn: Noro Kureyon Sock, colourway 95.
\nNeedles: 2.25mm Kollage square DPNS
\nMods: I changed the shape of the toe and the heel a little, but that’s all. I often find that toes and heels are a little pointer than I would like, so I round them off.
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\nVerdict: Love the pattern! It’s the first time I’ve done entrelac, and it wasn’t anywhere near as hard as I’d thought it was going to be. It also went a lot quicker than I was expecting. I’m not a huge fan of an afterthought heel, although I think it’s a necessity to keep the flow of the pattern in the entrelac.
\nThe yarn I didn’t love so much. It looks perfect in the entrelac, but I just didn’t enjoy working with it. A bit crunchy, very twisty, a little bit of vegetation. Thankfully, the colour flow worked fine, and there weren’t any knots. I haven’t washed them yet, so I’m hoping they’ll soften up when I wash them, like so many of you have assured me.
\nI don’t think I’d use the Kureyon sock again. I’m not sure if the Silk Garden sock is any nicer. I do have some Mini Mochi<\/a> that I got from the Loopy Ewe that would work well in this pattern, too. I’m dying to try the Zauerball. DrK<\/a> had hers at SnB last month, and it feels so squishy! I think that would work well in this sort of pattern, too.
\nNext up on the sock parade – Mingus<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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