An FO and a teaser
December 10th, 2006 at 1:16 pm (Finished Items, Swaps, Works in progress)
I’m not doing a ton of Christmas knitting this year, but I have chosen to do a couple things, just because it’s much easier for me to think of something to knit for someone than to think of something to buy for them. Plus, I’ve gotten into the habit of giving my mom and my sister something handmade every year for Christmas, so I guess maybe it’s becoming more of a tradition. Plus, I can’t just make socks for myself all the time - I need to knit for someone else from time to time.
So here is one of my Christmas knitting projects:
Oblique Openwork pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks, using Silja in color 393
Silja is one of my favorite sock yarns - I’ve got two pair of socks I knit for myself out of it between 3-5 years ago and both are holding up wonderfully - no pilling, fading, or wearing through. I had to darn one pair, but it was because one ply of the yarn got snagged on a nail and broke. A little duplicate stitch and it’s as good as new.
Also, my package for the Knitters’ Coffee Swap arrived the other day! I am so glad I joined this swap - I not only got an awesome package of yarn & coffee, but I got to have a blast choosing things to send to my swap partner. Here’s what she sent me:
Two skeins of handspun yarn from a local spinner, a skein of handpainted sock yarn from RubySapphire Yarns, a nice big tote bag, some stitch markers that she made, some 100% Guilt-Free chocolate, and of course some delicious locally-roasted coffee (not shown because I’ve already started in on it).
Thank you so much, Sunne! And a big thank you to Knittymama for organizing the swap!
I’ll leave you with some teaser photos of my next Christmas knitting project, which is also my project for the Stranded Colorwork Knitalong. I can’t show the whole thing because I think the recipient may read the blog, but I can show a little bit of it:
As I said in a comment on a recent post of Vicky’s: Stranded knitting - it’s better than crack!
Guinifer said,
December 10, 2006 at 3:19 pm
Those purple socks are…well, they ahve me speechless. I LOVE that pattern! I’ve finished the socks on my list and I am anxious to cast on another pair!
pippi said,
December 11, 2006 at 11:46 am
Beautiful, beautiful!!!!
Chris said,
December 11, 2006 at 12:14 pm
I love those socks - add another pattern to my list to make at some point.
And fabulously swapping goodness. I think this was my favorite of the swaps I’ve done.
Vicki said,
December 11, 2006 at 1:29 pm
Absolutely LOVE those socks!!
Kelly said,
December 12, 2006 at 3:28 pm
Oh! I love those socks! They are so pretty!
limedragon :-: Harriet said,
December 18, 2006 at 8:10 pm
The socks and the secret project are wonderful! I’ve read about Silja, but have yet to see it.
Julie McC. said,
December 19, 2006 at 11:26 pm
Okay, the socks are cool. But the colorwork!