Sunday 14 August 2011

Year of projects- In which the blanket is still not done, it all gets a little nerdy and I need help choosing the edging

I have made progress on the blanket, but it doesn't look any different to previous pictures, so I thought it was not worth another photo. Making my P socks has taken most of my knitting time the last week, but I am approaching the end of the blanket yarn ball so there is not much further to go.

I have been taking stats (because I am a nerd), at the minute each round has 536 stitches, takes 22 minutes and 10g. That is 2.46 seconds and 1.019g per stitch.

I have 54g left, so should get another five rounds which will take me up to row 68 of the pattern chart. I am going to add a new ball to work one more plain round then work the bind off.

Which brings me to the choosing part. I used a length of scrap yarn to work a sample of the border as given in the pattern, and also cast off a few stitches with a typical bind off.


I think the pattern bind off is too lacy, having looked at finished projects on Ravelry it makes a frilly looking edge that I am not keen on. I am currently thinking I will work a plain bind off instead; as a bonus it is much faster. I have also considered a picot type bind off, but am not overly keen on that either. Any opinions?


12 comments:

  1. Oh I am so not the right person to ask about bind off's. I like both of them.

    Interesting stats.

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  2. I love nerdyness, you go girl! I'm still learning about bind-off's so I'm sorry that I can't help you! I hope that the next person who comes along can be of more help! Happy crafting! Lily

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  3. If you don't like the frilliness of the given bind-off I suggest going with a plain one. Tou might consider knitting another plain round, just to give it some depth.

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  4. good knitting maths - i tend to just wing it and then have panic part way through the final massive row!! no use on the bind off though - that's always the part of my projects i struggle on the most!

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  5. How about a smaller picot bind off - 5 stitches instead of 7, as written? Don't be afraid of a little frill! ;)

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  6. Introducing too much math into my knitting would make it not a fun venture anymore! ;) I love the picot bind off and think it would be very suitable to the over all pattern of the blanket. I say, go for it!
    *smiles*

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  7. I prefer the plain bind off. The other is too loopy for me!

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  8. I love working out the stats (in a very basic way though!) of what I am working on, though sometimes figuring out just how many stitches I have left before I finish can be a bit overwhelming!

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  9. I like the plain... I think - not much use :)

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  10. I like the nerdy-ness. :-)

    How about an applied i-cord edging?

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  11. I like the plain as well, but I did want to tell you that Nicky Epstein has a fantastic book that is all about edges called Over the edge. It has many great, (not frilly) edges and borders. I like to use them when I want to add a little interest to my projects.

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