Hedera
It feels like I’ve been knitting these forever! but I finally finished them the other day.
Pattern: Hedera by Cookie. Found at Knitty.com
Yarn: Rowan 4ply cotton in the discontinued black colorway. I used 2 balls.
Needles: Size 1. One one sock I used 4 dpns and on the other I used two circs.
Started: June 1st 2007
Finished: June 14th 2007
I’ve been told by two seperate people that these look purple. And they do on my monitor at work! how strange. They are black in person. Could it be the green background doing that? Or maybe it was the evening ligt when I took the picture. It’s weird how that happens. Anyway, I love the way these look. I love black lace. Love it, love it, love it. And I love cotton, too. The marriage of a perfect summmer sock. I am wearing these right now and they are very comfortable. The cotton feels very soft. However, the drawback is that they are not staying up. They are a bit scrunchy and loose. The cotton stretches out a bit. But I do like a cotton sock for summer so I may consider using it again. Maybe a cotton and nylon mix would be ideal.
Here is some off the yarn I’ve made with the Yarn Pirate roving that I bought a few weeks ago:
I’m actually kind of proud of the hank on the far right! Not extremelly happy with the two on the left. The two on the left I soak using the method I was taught: soak in hot water for a good hour and then hang to dry. I also had major plying issues with those. I tried to ply from both ends of a center-pull ball and things got really tangled. It was not pretty. So may have lost some twist then. But I’m wondering if the hot-water bath untwists the yarn a but, too. I’m not sure. The yarn on the right I soaked in cold water for 15 minutes and then whacked it against my shower wall a few times, as per the instructions in the book, “Spin to knit”. that one turned out way better. But I was also very careful with the plying of that one, too.
That’s it from this corner of the web. I have started a new project which I will post in a couple of days or so. Take care!
6 comments June 16th, 2007