waving Lace

Waving Lace socks in Lorna Laces - I think the colour was called black pearl...
Now to get started on another pair of socks, not that it is sock weather here in Oz at the moment :D

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Home Stretch!

Otherwise known as eight down, and one to go!

Diagonal Cross Rib Socks using Knitpicks Essentail, in Fawn. I still love this yarn:



These are Waving Lace Socks in Lorna's Laces, Shepherd Sock, Aqua:



This pattern had it in for me, and demanded that I use the yarn it called for to do it. In other words, my brain can't put two and two together to come up with socks:



One more to go from The Favorite Socks Book. I have the damn things almost done, but guess who ran out of !@#$%^$@# yarn, ordered more, found out it was on backorder and only got it shipped from the warehouse to me TODAY.....

I have one done. Grandma's getting it in a box with a paper cutout of the other one. I think she'll let it slide! I've had a good time making all of this stuff for people. I like to make things, and it's even better when the things I give make SMILES. It's all good!

I hope that you have a safe, happy and peaceful Holiday, whatever that holiday happens to be.



Have a Merry Christmas! Love the Knittah, and the Dog!

One Waving Lace sock

I plowed through the first sock and the second sock is waiting in the wings while I work on a pair of Anniversary socks for a Christmas gift.

The particulars: Waving Lace Socks by Evelyn A. Clark
from Interweave Knits, Spring 2004
yarn: Bonkers Raspberry sock yarn
sock1: started: October 6, 2007, completed: November 7, 2007

blogged here: Leetle Knits

I noticed when I checked this book out from the library that I've already made several pairs from this book:
Go With the Flow socks
Pink Retro Rib socks
Grey Retro Rib socks

Waving Lace Socks

Here are my first pair of Waving Lace socks. These were knit on size US 0/2.00mm dpns with KnitPicks Bare Merino Wool I hand-dyed in a rose/purple colorway . I wasn't too crazy about the color when I first dyed this yarn (the purple came out a little on the gray side), but it really grew on me as I began to knit. The pattern and yarn seem to be made for one another and I think these socks turned out awesome. They are a Christmas gift for my sister, so I hope she thinks so too!
I made a couple of minor mods to the pattern. First, I cast on 72 stitches instead of 64 and knit the leg of the sock with 9 repeats of the Scalloped Edging and Waving Lace charts; this was done to accomodate the hefty legs that run in our family. When I got to the purl setup row for the heel flap, I decreased the extra 8 stitches out by purling two together evenly spaced across the row. The other mod I made was to work the gusset decreases over the last/first two stitches instead of one stitch in from the edge as the pattern specifies. I did this for purely personal aestetic reasons because it makes the gusset decreases slightly less pronounced IMHO.

The pattern was very well written, easy to follow and the pattern repeats were quickly memorized. I finished the first sock in about 8 days; the second sock took longer because the knitting was interrupted by a severe head cold and a week's worth of Christmas decorating! Here is a closeup with the pattern expanded that also gives a more accurate representation of the colorway. On a final note, this was my first time using the KP Bare Merino Wool and I have to say that I really enjoyed using this yarn. It took the food coloring dye very well and knit up into nice cushiony socks. It will be interesting to see how durable it is as I have 9 more hanks in my stash!

1st Embossed Leaves Socks!

I love this pattern and this won't be the last pair that I'll knit. The leaves didn't show up as vividly as I would like due to the color I used, I think... This was knitted using Fleece Artist Basic Merino in the Aegean colorway. I used US size 2 needles, casting on 64 stitches. I did not do the cuff as specified. I like the star toe and will incorporate that to other sock patterns. It's so comfortable to wear as well.

Chugging Along....

Six down, three to go!

The Retro Rib Sock done in Knitpicks Essential in Gulfstream



I get fascinated by minutia--kinda like when Cindy Brady was on the kiddie gameshow and got mesmerized by he red camera light. I could stare at these socks for hours. I'll probably make myself a pair when the Christmas crunch is over.



After the scarf, tea cozy, and christmas balls (those are a big IF) get done. Then a sweater for myself, or two for that matter. Then the shawl that I'm planning for my brother's wedding August. And baby gifts, birthday gifts...

Maybe I'll just hold that thought about the socks. This guy over here is still waiting for his cable knit sweater. He'll have to get in line:



It will be February 1st soon enough. That's when the gifties stop. For awhile. Never getting those socks done.......

retro rib

absolutely loved this pattern. easy to memorize, which is always a good thing for me since i like to have socks as my portable project.

the yarn is socks that rock lightweight in the backstabber colorway.

i was so happy when my eldest daughter asked me to knit socks for her. she picked out the color and i gave them to her today.

sorry for the bad photo. it has been cloudy and raining here for days and days. this is the best i could do!

Embossed Leaves Socks

Pattern : Embossed Leaves Socks

Yarn : Colinette Jitterbug - Oyster Blush

Needles : 2.5 mm bamboo dpns

I really enjoyed knitting this pair of socks - the pattern was easy to remember & the yarn is great but I did made a big boo boo - read more about it on my blog.

Aggravation, Thy name is.....

....Anniversay Lace. My brain hurts:



Done in Fearless Fibers Midnight Passion. Priiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiity...you can see the purple better in this picture:



I don't know whay, but the second sock just didn't want to get done--I had to rip it back at least four times. The first THREE
(I made a pair of these in blue earlier) went without incident. As I said, brain hurt. But I got really good at ripping back yo's.



Shiny Object! Here's a wet dog--raining here today in Queens:



Five down, four to go!

Four down, five to go

I hate it when Life (tm) gets in the way of my knitting!

Halfway done (I have the fifth pair of socks almost done--working the toe of the 2nd sock now):

In order.......

Embossed Leaves Socks in Lime & Violet, "The Old Magician" colorway



These were a really quick knit, and I'm developing one hell of an appreciation for the yarns that Miss Violet makes!








Numbah two from this past month--

Diagonal Cross-Rib Sock in Knit Picks Essential Solid, "Gulfstream" color



These were kinda quick--what I will say about them that when I made mistakes on this pattern, they were very easy to see and to fix.




Working on another pair of Anniversary Lace socks--for some reason, I've been a bonehead for the second sock, and must have ripped out parts of it at LEAST three or four times--finally working through the second toe--those pictures should be up soon!

Back to work!

Embossed Leaves Done!

Whoa, I finished my E. Leaves! I was knitting on fumes there at the end - I was, like, tying on different colored skeins of Jitterbug and everything, just steaming to get finished, thought I was running out...and then realized that at the end of the star toe (which I adore, BTW - don't y'all love that toe?) that instead of repeating row13 only I was repeating row13 and the even knit-only row. Whew! Yanked it out and reknit - and had 12" of yarn left. WOW!

I will post pics when I can, but they're on the blockers and all I can do is look at them and sigh in relief. Sure, they're a little large for Mom...but they're hand-knit. They'll adjust. Uh, right?

Embossed Leaves Done!

Whoa, I finished my E. Leaves! I was knitting on fumes there at the end - I was, like, tying on different colored skeins of Jitterbug and everything, just steaming to get finished, thought I was running out...and then realized that at the end of the star toe (which I adore, BTW - don't y'all love that toe?) that instead of repeating row13 only I was repeating row13 and the even knit-only row. Whew! Yanked it out and reknit - and had 12" of yarn left. WOW!

I will post pics when I can, but they're on the blockers and all I can do is look at them and sigh in relief. Sure, they're a little large for Mom...but they're hand-knit. They'll adjust. Uh, right?

my Embossed Autumn Leaves

Just stopping by to post my completed Embossed Leaves.
Yarn: The Plucky Knitter Handpainted Merino in Pumpkin Latté
Needles: size 4 for cuff and size 3 for body of sock. (I knit tightly.)
Modifications: I just used a twisted rib stitch for the cuff and I never cut the yarn as stated in the heel.

blogged on: http://sheepishone.blogspot.com/2007/09/our-first-rainy-day.html

Retro Ribs are Finished!

here are my first pair of socks from Favorite Socks (apart from my 1 "Pricilla's Dream Sock" which turned out horribly too big) as well as my first pair of fingering weight socks!

i used Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Pewter and size 2.75 mm (2) DPNs. i'm really loving the new KnitPicks nickel-plated DPNs!

Waving Lace finished...

.... unlike my thesis. Anyway - here they are: size 8 and a half in Naturally Haven, 4 ply 100% New Zealand Merino. Theres more photos on my blog.

One Finished

I finished the first in a pair of Waving Lace Socks. What an easy pattern! I love the way it looks and feels and can't wait to have its mate finished so I can wear them.




Yarn used: Fortissima Socka


~Karolee