Something else I’m working on. Gossamer stars scarf, a birthday gift for my friend N, who has been very kind to our family, and who loves red.
Month: November 2008
One pair done
Pattern: Paraphernalia socks, largest size, for my dad (so they’re a bit big on the foot for me in the picture there)
Yarn: 2 balls of ONline Linie 2 Supersocke Silk in charcoal
Needles: 2.5mm circulars, magic loop
Despite how it looks, this pattern is not that complicated, as the cables pattern is only on one side of the leg and foot (the side facing outwards), and the rest is just simple 3×1 ribbing. I don’t have much experience knitting socks for a man (in fact this is the first time, as hubby doesn’t want knitted socks — go figure), but I think this is indeed a nice man sock pattern. The ribbing and cables keep them ‘manly enough’ I guess? Although that said, I wouldn’t mind something like this for myself either. I hope my dad likes them. Now I just have to finish my mum’s socks and then I can send them both.
The single socks edition
So I’ve decided to join Southern Summer of Socks again. A rummage at my WIPs, revealed quite a few socks already in progress. Poor, poor socks, languishing at the back of my cupboard, waiting to be liberated! Look at this mess. So this will be my personal challenge for SSoS, to finish these WIPs by the end of it.
Some info:
1. Gentleman’s Shooting Stockings from Knitting Vintage Socks.
2. A Pair of Hearts socks, by Donna of Random Knits. This one is for my mum.
3. Plain toe-up socks. This was my practice sock when I was learning magic loop, as I thought I’d better learn with a simple pattern. Well it worked, and now I’m totally a magic loop convert. Would still be nice to have a pair finished, though.
4. Firestarter. I loved this pattern, I still do. I hope I can pick it up again, I remember it being quite complicated at the time.
5. Roza socks. I’m not sure about this one. The pattern is pretty, and the yarn is lovely, but I’m just not feeling it anymore somehow. I’ll see.
6. Paraphernalia socks for my dad. I’ve already started on the second sock for this one, so this one might be the first one to be ‘liberated’!
Of course, I also love a new technique, an intriguing one at that. I first heard about the Houdini socks (free pattern on Twist Collective) on an episode of Cast On. When Cat Bordhi (the designer) described the construction, it sounds so intriguing that I just have to see how that works. So I hope to squeeze in a pair of these as well.
Another one
For me…
Simplicity 3835 again (it’s addictive!), view C. I shortened the body again by 3 inches, but this time I added the sleeve elastics as per pattern.
And for little miss cheeky…
Ruffled skirt pattern by Grand Revival Design.