I knit these Slip Stripe Spirals this past spring as part of Sock Madness. The black yarn is glittery- which is rather pointless at night, in the dark, under the covers. But at least I know.
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Thursday
[knitting] Bed Socks
Bed socks:
I knit these Slip Stripe Spirals this past spring as part of Sock Madness. The black yarn is glittery- which is rather pointless at night, in the dark, under the covers. But at least I know.
I knit these Slip Stripe Spirals this past spring as part of Sock Madness. The black yarn is glittery- which is rather pointless at night, in the dark, under the covers. But at least I know.
Tuesday
[knitting] Waimakariri socks
Pictures of the finished socks from Round 3 of Sock Madness 10:
The pattern is Waimakariri, which is the name of a river in New Zealand. The construction is interesting; toe-up, starting with a cable. Then the cable travels along sides of the foot, then across the ankles and around the leg. The pattern was well-written and clear. It just took a while for me to make the pair, only finding a bit of time here and there to work on them.
The fit is perfect for me. The yarn is Wollmeise Pure, 100% superwash merino. I didn't count but I think this yarn is 8-ply? It's insane. Very smooth, round yarn- perfect for cables. These socks feel like perfect, plush sweaters for my feet. I realize why people are so obsessed with this yarn. I may or may not lurk around the online shop tomorrow morning after the next scheduled stock update in Germany.
The pattern is Waimakariri, which is the name of a river in New Zealand. The construction is interesting; toe-up, starting with a cable. Then the cable travels along sides of the foot, then across the ankles and around the leg. The pattern was well-written and clear. It just took a while for me to make the pair, only finding a bit of time here and there to work on them.
The fit is perfect for me. The yarn is Wollmeise Pure, 100% superwash merino. I didn't count but I think this yarn is 8-ply? It's insane. Very smooth, round yarn- perfect for cables. These socks feel like perfect, plush sweaters for my feet. I realize why people are so obsessed with this yarn. I may or may not lurk around the online shop tomorrow morning after the next scheduled stock update in Germany.
Monday
[knitting] Rose and Thorn socks - done!
Finished the socks Saturday afternoon:
Nabbed spot #36 out of a possible 40. Sprinted toward the finish line starting at 8am Saturday. I knit all morning and afternoon and submitted the pair at 4:30 pm.
This included time to deal with a mouse in the house. Three cats and I'm the one that has to take care of the mouse. Santana helped by tiring the thing out but she has no fangs left to do any actual killing. Penny alerted me when the mouse came upstairs and chased it into the bathroom but didn't really know what to do after cornering it. I stuffed all the possible exits with towels and spent 10 minutes chasing it around until I finally caught it in a wad of paper towel. Then I brought it outside and pitched it over the bank. It looked perfectly healthy and happily bound off down the slope. My only regret is that I didn't see an owl swoop down and grab it.
Murderface napped through the entire thing. I doubt he even knew there was a mouse.
Back to the socks- I really like this pair. The fit is perfect for me. It was an interesting cast-on and a difficult hem to join. The rest of the sock was smooth sailing. Next pattern is going to be released today or tomorrow. No rest for the weary and slow knitters.
Nabbed spot #36 out of a possible 40. Sprinted toward the finish line starting at 8am Saturday. I knit all morning and afternoon and submitted the pair at 4:30 pm.
This included time to deal with a mouse in the house. Three cats and I'm the one that has to take care of the mouse. Santana helped by tiring the thing out but she has no fangs left to do any actual killing. Penny alerted me when the mouse came upstairs and chased it into the bathroom but didn't really know what to do after cornering it. I stuffed all the possible exits with towels and spent 10 minutes chasing it around until I finally caught it in a wad of paper towel. Then I brought it outside and pitched it over the bank. It looked perfectly healthy and happily bound off down the slope. My only regret is that I didn't see an owl swoop down and grab it.
Murderface napped through the entire thing. I doubt he even knew there was a mouse.
Back to the socks- I really like this pair. The fit is perfect for me. It was an interesting cast-on and a difficult hem to join. The rest of the sock was smooth sailing. Next pattern is going to be released today or tomorrow. No rest for the weary and slow knitters.
Thursday
[knitting] Rose and Thorn socks- halfway there
I feel like the slowest knitter in the universe right now:
Deadline to complete these is Sunday night (provided all the spots on my team to make it to the next round don't fill up by then). Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...
Deadline to complete these is Sunday night (provided all the spots on my team to make it to the next round don't fill up by then). Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...
Wednesday
[knitting] Rose and Thorns Socks - The Beadening
I got a relatively late start to casting-on the next Sock Madness pattern:
I say relatively late because the pattern dropped Sunday evening and I cast on 48 hours later. By then, several knitters had completely finished the pair. There are fast knitters in this competition but you're placed on a team according to your own speed, so I'm on the second-to-slowest team (whomp whoooomp).
Anyway, I wound my yarn, strung my beads, watched a couple instructional videos and was able to complete the beaded cast on without incident. I'm ready to join the first hem; then I'll switch out to DPNs and use the same circulars to immediately do the second hem. Best to get them both out of the way at once.
My picture above doesn't show any of that, other than the pre-strung beads. I was pleased to find the match with material I already had in my stash. The yarn is a pretty, ever-so-slightly-semi-solid coral color and the beads are dark copper. When the beads are on the yarn, you might think that they are transparent smokey gray and you can see the yarn through them, but that's the copper-colored core.
I say relatively late because the pattern dropped Sunday evening and I cast on 48 hours later. By then, several knitters had completely finished the pair. There are fast knitters in this competition but you're placed on a team according to your own speed, so I'm on the second-to-slowest team (whomp whoooomp).
Anyway, I wound my yarn, strung my beads, watched a couple instructional videos and was able to complete the beaded cast on without incident. I'm ready to join the first hem; then I'll switch out to DPNs and use the same circulars to immediately do the second hem. Best to get them both out of the way at once.
My picture above doesn't show any of that, other than the pre-strung beads. I was pleased to find the match with material I already had in my stash. The yarn is a pretty, ever-so-slightly-semi-solid coral color and the beads are dark copper. When the beads are on the yarn, you might think that they are transparent smokey gray and you can see the yarn through them, but that's the copper-colored core.
Monday
[knitting] SlipStripeSpiral
Weekend progress on the SlipStripeSpiral socks:
It's a good pattern. The toes were interesting, the foot goes quickly. I just started the heels which uses a method I've never done before. Can't say I'm a fan but this competition is all about learning new techniques.
It's hard to capture in a photo but the black yarn is sparkly. Using it every other row for the foot still creates a nice, all-over sparkly effect to the sock.
It's a good pattern. The toes were interesting, the foot goes quickly. I just started the heels which uses a method I've never done before. Can't say I'm a fan but this competition is all about learning new techniques.
It's hard to capture in a photo but the black yarn is sparkly. Using it every other row for the foot still creates a nice, all-over sparkly effect to the sock.
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