Posts filed under 'Socks'
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!
June 16th, 2007
I’m on vacation this week. I had hoped to go camping someplace fun, like Mount Hood, or something. Anything. But it’s been raining and cold all week. No matter! I’ve been crafting! And it’s been so fun! A week of crafty goodness. So I started the week casting on for Hedera, my first Project Spectrum project for June/July. I am using some leftover black Rowan 4ply cotton. So far I like them. The pattern is, thankfully, easy to memorize. There have been no knitting tantrums so far with this sock. Thank goodness.
My intention was to knit the pair of these this week. But that’s not going to happen. Why? Because of that nice little packet of roving I got in the mail last week I’ve been sucked into the spinning vortex and can’t seem to stop. Help! I love to spin but by do I get obsessed with it when I start. I can’t think about anything else. Anyway, here is what it’s spinning up into:
So pretty. So very pretty. I Andean Plied it and it’s really lovely yarn. It’s still drying but I will take pictures and post them later.
Hope your week is going well 
June 6th, 2007
So here is what I have planned for April (is it really April already ?!?) and May.
First up, Rusted Root in some Bamboo from my stash:
This is the same yarn that I used for the Lotus Blossom Tank way back in June of last year. I frogged that a long time ago because I decided I would never wear it. I never wear the tanks that I have knitted. I don’t know why. And this has little flecks of yellow in it! Two birds with one stone.
Next on my plate, Some socks in Lorna’s Laces using a pattern from Socks Soar on Two Circs”
That’s all that needs to be said about that. Socks. Lorna’s Laces. Life is good.
And if I’m feeling ambitious, I’m gonna get this done:
That’s right. It’s Audrey. I think it’s time I knit this sweater up, already.
Notice that there is no pink at all? um yeah. I don’t have anything pink in my stash. I don’t know if I will knit anything pink at all these two months. If some ball of yarn somewhere jumps out at me on my outings, then maybe I will add that to my list.
April 2nd, 2007
Almost as soon as I laid Loll down to block, I wound up my one hank of Socks that Rock in my stash and cast on for Pomatomus. I decided that my next project was going to be socks with STR. Why? Because after reading this post at January One, I have realized that, clearly, I must be nuts for not knitting this up as soon as I bought it. I was originally going to knit the Monkey pattern in the current issue of Knitty. But after I read this:
The finished socks are reminiscent of blue-green fish scales hence the name Pomatomus, the genus of the blue fish.
I knew that the silvery-blue STR needed to be Pomatomus socks. And it does look nice in this pattern, don’t you think?
Thanks for all of your nice comments on Loll! i’m really excited about actually getting a sweater done. And this turned out really good for a change.
January 31st, 2007
My Socktoberfest socks/Fall Cable 2006 KAL project is D.O.N.E. !
Pattern: Rib and Cable socks from IK fall 2005. Designer: Nancy Bush.
Yarn:Claudia’s Handpainted in Turquoise Jeans colorway. Two hanks.
Needles: Good old size 1 clover bamboo DPNs.
Started: October 8th 2006
Finished: October 2oth(ish) 2006.
What can I say? Great pattern! Easy cables. Great t.v. knitting. Yet the simple cables add just enough interest. There is an interesting heel flap/heel turning technique that I don’t think I’ve used before. The heel flap is ribbed. Actually, I take that back, I think there are some other ribbed heels in “Knitting Vintage Socks.” The toe decreases are interesting, as well. You start the toe 3 inches from the desired length. Then you decrease until there are only six stitches left. No kitchener’s stitch. Overall, I love this sock pattern! These will go to my mom for her b-day.
Here are some more shots:
I’ve been enjoying knitting Ene’s scarf. It’s really a simple lace pattern and now I’m liking lace again. Not so sure I love the Knitpicks Shimmer colorway that I chose for it, though. It’s the freaking pooling. The actual yarn is great. But thier colorways pool like crazy and it drives me insane. The handpainters need to take a lesson from Claudia of Claudia’s Handpainted. I’m totally impressed by the lack of pooling in these socks.
Okay, that’s all for now. Gotta go knit. Later.
October 25th, 2006
Previous Posts
