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.