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So there I was happily knitting away on the Charade socks, when Sarkasmo tells me hers are coming out too wide. I don’t think much of it at the time because well of course *my* socks were going to be perfect I have the all the vigor of pent up sock knitting to carry me through these little unfortunate occurrences. Then I start the stitch pattern, after about two repeats it is looking a rather a touch…nah it can’t be too wide. After all I did my toe hat and I’ve made socks of this size before and they are my favorite socks that I haven’t given away. So I do another repeat. Now its definitely looking too wide. It’s feeling too wide too. So I get out other pairs to compare it to, yep its too wide. I check my gauge and I’m getting about 8.25 spi. I measure my foot again and yep WAY too wide. So I had been planning to frog back to before the stitch patter and go from there but at this point I just frogged the entire sock. I have some ideas for starting it over but at this point I’m rather disgusted so I think I’ll switch yarns and patterns. If anyone has any ideas from my sock stash please let me know… The other knitting of yesterday was swatching for thermal. Now in a case of lightening did strike twice, I got gauge with the recommended needles even. There must be some kind of cosmic connection between me and Cosmicpluto’s Designs. I’m only a quarter joking because I like every one of her designs and I’ve swatched for two of them now and both times I’ve gotten gauge.I’m not using gloss because even though it is very affordable I found rowan’s cashsoft 4ply in loganberry for a steal at the knit happens sale.

I just hope I have enough. I am going to be making it very fitted since negative ease is so much more flattering. I was very much impressed by the version over at knitting escapism. Although I did achieve gauge I might try it on slightly smaller  needles just to see. If I am very lucky I will get just a slightly firmer fabric without it being too off. The question now is size. I think I will also omit the buttons and make damn sure the arms are fitted since I don’t care for overly floppy sleeves.  Also in a burst of OMFG I AM DONE WITH THE BLACK HOLE. I am finally going to cast on for that zipper cardi from blue sky. Granted I didn’t get gauge but I can redo the math and its very cute. Plus…in the round sweater is not a traveling knit. So that will be 3 yes three wips! I must be crazy. I know some of you people have 30+, I just don’t see how you can stand the stress.