Small Town Hermit

Today’s color, Cupid, is a slightly darker version of yesterday’s color.

There are stripes after the heel, but they aren’t really visible, although they do show up a bit better in the picture. They still need to have the ends woven in and be washed, but they are off the needles, which always feels like a victory.

As I type after the fact, I could have waited for tomorrow’s color, and if it had higher contrast I could have treated Empusa and Cupid as the same color and continued the stripes that way. I suppose that I still could. If that seems like the right choice tomorrow, I can always pull out today’s work, but since I cast off one pair of socks and knit the toes for the next pair, it seems unlikely.

My sweater swatch is dry, and I think I have my sizes selected. For gauge purposes, I should probably go up a needle size for one of the sweaters, but I like the fabric produced by the needle I used for the swatch, so I will stick with it and measure frequently. I also discovered that one sweater has a body length of 19 inches. I usually stop in the range of 16 inches. Three inches of fabric definitely decreases the amount of yarn I need, so I am feeling more confident about my odds of winning at yarn chicken.

I am hoping that the weather improves tomorrow so that I can get some better pictures in natural light, but I think there is at least one more gray, rainy day in the forecast.

At least it is good knitting weather.