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May 18, 2004

Salt Peanuts! Salt Peanuts!

Is the tune suck in your head whenever you read the title?

Jas has cast on and is knitting away, already to the waist increases. Stacey has cast on as well and is working through the lace portion. Gloriana has been a knitting animal, casting on yesterday and is over 10" through the back already! Ditto volupta, who has already finished the right side! So far, it looks like we're all enjoying the knitting process and there has been a lot of positive talk about the recommended yarn.

I've started working on the left front panel and I've noted my knitting notes.

Salt Peanuts Update

I've started working on the front left panel of Salt Peanuts.

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As one can see, the color is definitely more purple and less green (green? there's green?) than the back. I plan on using just half of a hank, in an effort to make the left and right panels similar in color. The back was a hank and a bit, so I think the front right and left would be no more than two hanks. I'm probably going to knit both sleeves at the same time.

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The yarn is a joy to knit. It's not itchy and warm, but not too warm. I'm hoping it won't take too long to finish or the weather stays cool so I can wear it! It would be a shame to have to put it away until the fall.

I knit the lace ribbing as described by the instructions and continued for about ten rows with the pattern recommended in the Salt Peanuts tips. It didn't look right as I knit it, so I sat down and wrote down what I thought would be correct pattern (row numbers follow the same ones in the pattern on the Salt Peanuts page):

All WS rows the same.
2. K1, ssk, k to last 5 sts, p1, k2tog, yo, k2 (this is written explicitly in the pattern)
3. (WS) k2, p2, k1, p to last two, k1, p1
4. (RS) k1, p1, k to last 5, p1, k4
6. (RS) k1, p1, k to last 5, p1, yo, ssk, k2
8. (RS) k1, p1, ssk, k to last 5, p1, k4 (this is the row with the decreases every 6 rows)
10. (RS) k1, p1, k to last 5, p1, k2tog yo, k2
12. (RS) Repeat 4
14. (RS) k1, p1, ssk, k to last 5, p1, yo, ssk, k2 (decrease every six rows)
16. (RS) Repeat 4
18. (RS) Repeat 10
20. (RS) Repeat 8 (decrease every six rows)
etc.

I'm not sure it is right, but so far, it looks right.

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