I woke up to one of those beautiful mist shrouded mornings we get in New England--so pretty.
I don't think I ever showed these finished socks I knit back in September. The yarn is an old ball of Plymouth Sockotta I had in my stash. The pattern is just a basic toe-up sock over 62 stitches with a short row heel. I love the way short row heels look, but they create a sock that is too snug across the instep/front ankle for me, so they are not my favorite. However, they are the best heel choice if you want to keep the integrity of your stripes when using self-striping yarn. I finished the cuffs using
Tina's method, which you can find on the left hand sidebar of
her blog under "Tooti's Toe-up Tutorial". Click on "Final Finish". I have never seen this finishing method described in any sock knitting book, and I really like it! It makes a neat self-cuff with the perfect amount of stretchiness.
Last night, I got out my yarn swift and ball winder and had some fun. The top three balls are Knitpicks Billow/Natural. My daughter is going to use them to knit a
Caponcho. She's caught the knitting bug--yay! A couple of weeks ago she knit a
Super Simple Cowl that turned out beautifully. The other two balls are the baby alpaca I got from the fair. I'm going to cast on for my shawl as soon as my new needles arrive in the mail--hopefully, today.
After reading how much
Ginny liked
The Woman In White, I picked it up at the library last week. I'm about halfway through--it's fabulous! It took me a bit to adjust to the Victorian writing style, but I am thoroughly hooked on Collins' characters and story. I like it so much, I just may spend the winter reading 19th century novels.
Joining Ginny in her weekly
Yarn Along.
I think you are an utter genius to be able to knit socks. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Socks require some patience, that's all. : )
DeleteMight have to read that book. Love your socks more than mine ;) and I love to ball up yarn all at once, such fun!!
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying this book more with each passing chapter. Did I mention that it's over 600 pages? I'm just past 400 . . .
DeleteI think you're going to love your socks when they're done. : )
Wow, look at all those fallen leaves in your sock pics. Love the socks by the way. I have to try knitting socks someday.
ReplyDeleteMy yard is full of leaves. We're waiting for the rest of them to come down, and then we're going to spend a Saturday afternoon raking. : )
DeleteThank you for the kind compliment. Socks are fun--give them a try; you can do it!
those are fabulous socks!
ReplyDeleteThank you! : )
DeleteSelf-striping yarn never fails to amaze me. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love all of the space dyed yarns. Some of the patterns knit up to look like fair aisle and make a plain sock pattern look quite fancy.
DeleteYes, I have made many pilot caps with self-striping yarn because of the one that Roan has. It gets so many compliments.
DeleteI have never seen that type of cuff before -- I like it very much! And have fun knitting with your girl. I think that is the best, moms and daughters knitting together. Mine set her knitting aside two years ago (just when she was ready to knit socks, darn it) but I am hopeful she'll want to pick up her needles again one day.
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