I’ve added a bar to the progress table. One for the lovely cowl I posted about yesterday. The colors are wonderful and I continue to be thrilled at how it’s coming out. I guess I need to watch more tv–then it would get done faster.

I’m still working on socks. Here’s a progress pic so you can see how the handpainted colors are pooling.

The k3, p1 rib is obviously using a lot less yarn than the k1, p1 ribbing I used in the completed sock. Therefore the “ribbon” of purple goes around many more times with the k1, p1 ribbing. I’m going to do the foot in stockinette, so the ribbon should be similar in both socks.

It’s an interesting study in yarn usage as well. Stockinette is not only faster to knit, but uses less yarn. That could be a consideration when knitting a particularly large pair of socks or when worried about not having enough yarn.