Thursday, May 31, 2007

Laburnum

From Sensational Knitted Socks, this is another fun pattern that knits up quickly if you commit to it. I started these on February 5th and kept putting them aside for other projects and finished this evening (5/31). I used Nature Spun Sport as a test yarn for a sock class. They are comfy, cot but since I have a terrible habit of throwing socks in the wash I'm sure I won't be using it again.



Women's 9 1/2 on size 2 Inox dpn's. More specs and details at fiberitis.

Monday, May 21, 2007

Spring semester socks!

Wohoo!!!

These, my first socks ever, only took an entire semester to finish (including all the requisite first-time froggings). Finished the pair and my senior thesis almost instantaneously (and immediately went out and bought more pretty yarn to celebrate).

Here they are in all their self-striping glory:


Spring Semester Socks
Garter rib socks from Charlene Schurch's Sensational Knitted Socks
64 st
Plymouth Sockotta, Colorway 5616 (sad, no fun name)
US 2 (2.75 mm), 4 dpns
Started: early January
Finished: May 6, 2007

Yay!! I've already started in on another SKS pattern... it's not going to take me quite as long to finish the pair this time, now that I have NO HOMEWORK!!!

Ahhhh.
a-b

Friday, May 18, 2007

Crosshatch Lace Socks Done


I knit the Crosshatch Lace pattern from More SKS in this orange Trekking. I knit the legs with 72 stitches on size 0's and the feet with 68 stitches on size 1's. This is a great pattern, easy to memorize and fun to knit.
Karen

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Grapevines

I'm working on these socks along with a few other pairs. The stitch pattern is on page 96 of More SKS. I'm using Regia cotton/wool blend yarn and size 2.0 mm needles. It's a 12 round repeat pattern, but all of the odd rounds are plain stockinette and the other six are all variations of the same combination of increases and decreases. I used an eye of partridge heel flap and am continuing the stitch pattern on the instep to the toe.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Scrolls Socks (from More SKS)

I have finished my Scrolls socks from More SKS. I finished the first one in April but got sidetracked by other projects and finally finished the second sock today.

The pattern reminds me of ripples in puddles and so I thought it went perfectly with the yarn I had from Posh Yarn in last month's sock club - it's the April Showers colourway.

I knitted these toe up with short row heels on 2 x 2.75 mm Inox Grey circs. It's a 14-row pattern but knits up surprisingly quickly.