While the pattern calls for the sleeves to be completed next, I will do the Collar/Button Band next... I am feeling more confident about the remaining Brown Skeins, but I want to be certain. :-)
Skein duration:
I have wanted to make a pair of Rainbow Socks for a while. As such, I've accumulated a selection of Rainbow Sock-weight yarns over the last few years.
I've been setting them aside for the last few months and contemplating them with different patterns... I want to show-off the colorway without making it muddy or modifying the stripe thicknesses due to changing round lengths around the heel. Many of the alternate-construction patterns are quite interesting in this regard, but as of the end of March, I decided to make a simple Toe-up, Vanilla Sock, with an Afterthought Heel using Scarlett's Rainbow.
The yarn I chose was acquired at the Estes Park Wool Market last year and dyed locally by a new-to-me artist.
The colorway, Scarlett's Rainbow, is named after the artist's daughter and has a large number of colors in short succession. Which means the color changes every few stitches.
This pattern should work nicely with this colorway, which I think lends itself to a pleasing set of Fraternal Twins, rather than needing to be Identical. If I hold on to that idea, the stress of getting both socks started in the same place of the colorway goes away.... and I am always in favor of reducing stress, no matter how small it may seem. :-)
I initially swatched with US0 needles, which yielded the recommended gauge of 8sts/inch. However, I decided the fabric was too stretchy. So I cast on with US00 needles.
As of this writing, I have two rounds completed per sock and the end-of-rounds are marked.
We are ready for being a travel project and will be Fraternal Twins.
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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.
Skein duration:
At the end of Part 6, I had completed the body stripes and was ready to begin the body hem, with 11g of Brown Skein #5 remaining.
The 11g took me thru row 12 of the hem and I started Brown Skein #6.
I have decided not to finish the body out with black since the bind-off for the Collar/Button Band is a different technique and I think it will look weird.
That being said, I have also decided to TINK back the hem and re-knit it with the next size smaller needles, per the recommendation in the pattern.
The good news here, it that the over-all length is good.
Skein duration:
At the end of Part #5, I was planning to make one more row of brown and then begin the stripes as written on the right side of the fabric.
Upon beginning the stripes, I have 14 g of Brown Skein #5 remaining.
The body stripes are now complete and I have 11g of Brown Skein #5 remaining.
I suspect that the remaining Green and Orange Skeins will be enough to complete the arm stripes.
Next up is the body hem.
Skein duration:
I'm getting pretty excited about this sweater. :-)
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As I begin this post, I am embarking upon Skein #5 of Brown yarn.... and have 5 more remaining.
The baseline pattern says to begin the stripes at 5-inches before the end. My goal length is 14-inches from the armpit, and am currently at 7-inches. So I need to check and confirm the body length at 9 inches or about half-way thru this skein or ~13 rows.
I expect to need a bit more than one skein for the collar/button band. The body hem will be about half of one skein. Which leaves ~3 skeins for the sleeves... so I continue to feel ok about the amount of yarn I have.
As of this morning, (2/5/25) I am 11 rows into Brown Skein #5. I have begin the hip increases and am getting close to my goal of 9-inches from the armpit. So I decided to try the sweater on and feel very good about where I am.
I will complete one more row of brown, so I can begin the stripes on the right side of the fabric and then begins the stripes as written.
Skein duration:
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