ooooh! that's a big picture! ... well ... it's a pretty sock, and i want for you to see all the details. i finished this socken this morning. and i have not cast on for the mate. part of me wants to go ahead and make the mate, but ... there's other socks waiting in the wings ...
... and i only have one pair of the susan bates size 1 dpns. i need to get some more. there are good needles and there are snooty needles. i have a lot of sock needles ( and that's another post ! ), and the susan bates dpns are an easy favorite because they're lightweight, inexpensive, and they have a good taper.
... and ... i might be using them for this next project :
i think stuart is looking for some attention ...., but my next project is going to be hedera from knitty!
i already started the sock once today ... but, i had a slight gauge issue. i got gauge in stockinette ... but, when i knit in rib, or rib and lace, such as hedera ... i get kinda loosey goosey. so i ripped.
the yarn is socks that rock lightweight in ruby. the yarn is like butter! ... so soft! and the color is quite shocking ... it was handpicked by santa-mom last december.
i'll give it another go sometime this weekend ... if i don't get sidetracked by this ....
i have not seen this yarn floating around the internets ... it's adriafil's knitcol, a fingering wt. superwash wool. though pricey for it's yardage (only 137 yds in 50 gr), the color changes are quite captivating. i will be using this yarn for socks ... maybe even (gasp!) jaywalkers ! .... maybe .....
what was everything hiding in? ... one of these ....
... i just needed a little "pick me up" today ... thus, the bag ... and then ... coordinating yarn. i already have a lovely camo bag, and i love it, and use it almost daily.
6 comments:
Everyone needs a little Pick Me Up every now and then :D
Looking forward to the pretteee Jaywalkers sockens! (May the knitting force be with you ;)
I'm looking forward to seeing the adriafil all knitted up!
The monkey sock is lovely!
I am all about the Susan Bates DPNs. The grey ones are my favorites, but I won't say not to the shiny metal ones either.
Nice Monkey! :-)
I just love your socks! I wanted to tell you, the ravelry homepage has instructions for getting your invitation re-sent if you haven't claimed it yet. 'Cause you totally want to lose HOURS of your life in there, don't you? :)
oooh - the green monkeys! I'm green with envy!!! the hederas are going to be amazing in that color! STR lightweight is such great stuff - I like it better than the medium weight.
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