just under the wire ....

... my last sock of socktoberfest. so, i now have three single socks that need mates. i just need to knit them before i forget what needles i used ....

soctoberfest is coming to an end, but my sock knitting will continue ... especially since i have a bunch of singles waiting for mates! this is my latest single sock ... the embossed leaves socks from winter 2005 of interweave knits. mine is knitted with koigu and size 2 dpns. i think i could had knitted it more successfully on size 1 1/2's or taken out some of the purl stitches between the leaf motifs. will i rip and reknit? nah ... i'll even make the mate just as loosey-goosey!


and i couldn't resist another tree shot ... as pretty soon there won't be any of the colorful foliage around for another year!


i finished my central park hoodie intime to wear to new york for sheep & wool. i sewed on the button and knitted the i-cord loop on the train on the way up there. i thought i didn't want buttons and buttonholes. but, now i do. so, as soon as i find some good buttons, i'm going to rip out my ribbing about 1/2 way to reknit with the buttonholes. i should had known this was coming, because i didn't feel commited enough to the button & loop to weave in the ends there.


... and another sock in progress ...



HAPPY HALLOWEEN

almost halloween, and i'm home visiting with mom. i showed her the super duper hank of wool that i got at rhinebeck and she has claimed it as hers. i also showed her my toxic yellow sock and she said, "gag!". .... gotta love mom !

it took awhile to load the picture, because it had trouble squeezing through the tubes on the internets. god bless america!

socks from the vault

i have been knitting socks for close to 11 years, maybe longer. i don't really remember ... i don't remember what pattern i used, but i suspect it was from nancy bush's _folk socks_. my book is so old that the cover price was $14.95, and i think it now retails for $21.95.

the socks above? i had completely forgotten about those, until corbett said i had knitted him some socks years ago on our 11,000 mile roadtrip one summer. i really lucked out on that roadtrip, because i rode shotgun and knitted all over the country.

i highly recommend _folk socks_ to anyone who even thinks they might want to knit socks. this book can free you from relying on someone else's pattern. you learn about measuring and proportion.

when i look at the sock above, i think, yep ... i sure didn't like to knit ribbing ! i have a lot of old socks with the j.crew rolled top. i can also guess that sock has 56 sts. and i used size 2 clover dpns. all of my socks back then were knitted that way. and the yarn ... i'm willing to bet it's socka.

and now? now i knit all kinds of socks! i have a needle case just for sock needles, and a binder filled with sock patterns, not to mention the two 32qt plastic tubs of sock yarn ....


but, if you really want to see some amazing socks, go and check out the socks here!

this picture pretty much sums up a good day of touching fiber, all under the umbrella of perfect weather ... the epitome of fall with leaves at their peak and cool dry air, without a cloud in the sky.

this is also a picture of a happy knitter-boy (corbett) high on green peace fleece for his next sweater and beer in his belly.



this is a picture of his partner, jim, giving a flying lesson to george. jim didn't come out with us the first day, but did on the second, and found some wonderful tiny wools for embroidering.



and of course, there was the blogger meet-up. i was on the lookout for a few faces ... two i've seen before, that i met at maryland in the spring, amanda cathleen & her mom. and a fresh face, anne. it was great to see them all, and i wish that the blogger meet-up wasn't so, so, ... overwhelming, as i forgot to take pictures for the most part.

by the way, that's corbett sporting anne's moth lace shawl.



and of course ... there was yarn. i bought some. though the socks that rock will continue to elude me, i found some other wonderful fibery goodness, without the frenzy.

i have many more photos to post ... but will likely post them on my other blog when time allows, as it was not a total fiber weekend, and it was longer than a weekend, and it included hanging out in hudson, ny, eating and drinking, and just enjoying life.

brief and yellow

there was some pretty spectacular fall foliage up in new york.





and some pretty spectacular freakish yellow sock yarn from spirit trail fiberworks.





i mean, how does one resist such color with this natural influence all around?






that, mixed in with a bag full of sock needles, and stitch pattern books at my disposal, i had to cast on ... with this zig zag eyelet stitch.







and so, i knitted on amtrak. the staff was calling me fast hands.









.... and i finished the sock somewhere in virginia ... so, i think this must be my first socktober sock. i think i'm a little late to the party.



more entries and photos to follow. i just wanted to post something tonight.

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I'm (finally) knitting a sock!

mostly finished central park hoodie

finished ... mostly (still lacking the loop & button). and, it's late. my alarm is set for less than 5 hrs. from now. but, i don't care (now). i'm going to yarnlandia !