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square 7

above - square 7 (january 2010), below - squares 1-7

you see? they do look much better a as group! i'm trying to combine colors that i would never, ever use together. i'm afraid that if i don't, the end result will be terribly boring.

and this is where it gets ugly

above - square three (1998/1999), below - square four (2003)

i once overheard someone working in a knitting shop say, "it has to be about 15% ugly." this is my 15%. stay tuned for my favorites, squares five and six.

back to square one

above - square one (autumn  1998), below - square two (autumn 1998)

when i don't know what to knit, i go back to square one. it's the jumping off point for all subsequent squares in what seems to be a lifelong project. i'm knitting square seven now. in the coming days i will post squares three through six.

it's a simple garter stitch, log cabin square knit entirely from scrap yarn. i'm using a size 9 needle, worsted yarns single stranded and thinner yarns double stranded. i like them to look a bit rough and rickety. you'll see in square three how i tried to make them more uniform. i wasn't too pleased with the results. once again, i'm recommitting myself to completing this project, but considering that i've only knit 6.5 squares in 11 years, i'm not my getting my hopes up. it would be nice to complete it though. and i certainly have plenty of scrap yarn. we'll see how it goes!