That is how I would describe my experience last night with the Jeny’s stretchy cast on to 2 circular needles. There were needles, yarn, twisted plastic connecting wires and choice words flying every- where.
Let us start first with the cast on. After watching Jeny’s clever video – I love the seals on the beach metaphor- I began to practice the cast on. Suddenly it all flashed before my eyes that I had tried this cast on before. And it had driven me crazy. Anyway I practiced and practiced. The poor yarn looked like it had lived a tortured existence. It is the snugging up bit that challenges my fine motor skills. I get the little slip knots all close up to one another, I hold the yarn down on the needle then when I pull the working yarn to tighten it bunches up underneath and does not meet my desired standards of a neatened edge.
I can’t remember the project but I soon gave up on it and used my usual long tail cast on. But this was the purpose of this whole 24/7 thing so I persevered and after an hour and half episode of “Midsomer Murders” (an engaging BBC series that the Mister and I enjoy) I finally had 48 sts. cast on twice- one for each glove you know. I also had to sort out the placement of the stitches because I am knitting 2 at a time.
Well there it is the metal half octopus. I became quite discouraged and even set it down twice thinking I would give it a go again in the morning. But the urge to progress was too strong and finally I had the garter stitch edging and a first 4 row sequence of the cable pattern. I think it was about midnight. Pitiful really- 2 hours of knitting and that was all I had done.
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