At the end of Part 7, I had decided to TINK and re-knit the Body Hem...
It took me 8 days to complete the TINKing. Of course, had I added a Life Line I could have ripped it out in a few minutes.... but I wanted to preserve where the stitch markers were located and make sure I didn't drop any stitches... so TINKing is what I did.
I restarted the hem with the smaller (US3) needles on March 6 and was able to get 1 more row out of skein #5 at just over 12.
While the 24-inch circs worked for the hem, it was tight. So I ordered a set of 40-inch circs which was much more comfortable on the Body Hem and will be necessary for the Collar/Button Band, which I will start next.
I have started thinking about my next projects. It is unusual for me to have only one project on the go, and I have been dedicated to this project since mid-December 2024.
I think part of the interest is that the skeins are small, so I am changing them at a higher rate which helps to keep the interest high. Also there has been just enough variation in the pattern to help keep me focused, even though it is a whole lot of stockinette.
Skein duration:
- #1 (11/2/24 - 12/10/24) 5wks 3days
- #2 (12/10/24 - 12/30/24) 2wks 6days
- #3 (12/30/24 - 1/6/25) 1 week
- #4 (1/6/25 - 1/18/25) 1wk 5days
- #5 (1/18/25 - 2/5/25) - 2wks 4days - 14 g remain
- Green (2/5/25 - 2/6/25) - 2days - 22 g remain (begin body stripes)
- Orange (2/6/25 - 2/8/25) - 3days - 23g remain
- #5 (2/8/25 - 2/9/25) - 2days - 11 g remain
- Orange (2/9/25) - 1day - 18 g remain
- Green (2/10/25 - 2/14/25) - 5days - 17 g remain (complete body stripes)
- #5 (2/14/25 - 2/20/25) - 6days (begin hem)
- #6 (2/20/25 - 2/25/25) - 5days - 20g remain (complete hem, bind off pending)
- TINK Body Hem (2/27/25 - 3/6/25) - 8days
- #5 (3/6/25 - 3/22/25) - 2 wks 2 days (begin re-Knitting Body Hem with smaller needles, US3)
- #6 (3/22/25 - 3/23/25) - 2 days (complete and bind-off Body Hem)
Happy Fiber Arts Friday!
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