A Palette Cleanser

On a complete lark at the beginning of November, I challenged myself to knit every day of the month. There were a few close calls, but I always got a few rounds in on something before heading to bed. The challenge helped me cross a few holiday gifts off my list and finish a pair of socks for the Bearded One that just seemed to drag on and on. More on those beauties later.

After finishing all the projects that I could easily stuff in my bag, it was time to start a new one so I wouldn’t break my knitting streak. After spending so long knitting large socks on tiny needles with tiny yarn, I was not ready to immediately start another pair. I needed a palette cleanser that came in the form of a pretty skein of grey DK weight yarn that would be perfect for a pair of house socks for me. One can’t forgot oneself on the gift knitting list after all.

Not wanting to pick the same ol’ stitch patterns I always do, I tried something new with a little bit of texture. Because I’d never knit this particular stitch pattern before, it took me a repeat and a half to figure out that I wasn’t doing it right.

Here’s a helpful tip I was annoyingly reminded of: Always check if the stitch instructions are for knitting flat or in the round.

Yeah. I was following the flat instructions for Seersucker stitch instead of for in the round. Ugh. So I ripped it back to the toe, restarted with the correct version of the stitch, and have since knit three beautiful repeats. They look they’re supposed to even if they are hiding in the grey yarn.