October 25, 2015

No counting stitches! No wrong side! This is such fun. I love the texture and the varied latices created by the yo k2tog sections - they look different depending on the sequence of stitches in the row below and what follows on the row above. And the regularity of the little maggots at the edge containing the (organised) chaos - genius.

I’m totally geeking out to this one. Taking something with an almost rigidly regular dye pattern which is designed to be treated under a specific set of circumstances (needle size, number of stitches in the round, stitch used) to produce a specific repeating pattern of blue stripe, cream stripe, dark blue dotted stripe. Then putting it under a different set of constraints (needle size, stitch response to colour change, specified rate of increase of stitches, flat) and getting something delightfully bonkers.

Worked until there were 10g of yarn left before starting bind-off, which used 5g. Unblocked measurements - 42” wide by 14” at deepest point. The triangle is scalene, which just adds to the fun. My only mod was to work the last row before casting off all in garter stitch (no eyelets) to stabilise the third edge because of the large proportion of yo, k2togs.

Blocked to 60” wide by 18” at deepest point.

Why Keatsian? Because I love Keats’s idea of negative capability and the embracing of uncertainty. Also it alliterated with kerchief, and kerchief is a great word.