More Socks
July 25th, 2007 at 10:59 am (Finished Items, Works in progress)
I either need to start knitting faster, start showing a LOT more in-progress shots with incremental progress, or think of things to talk about other than knitting if I want to blog more than once every 10 days or so.
I finally finished my Twin Rib socks in Trekking XXL color 108. The second sock absolutely dragged on forever. They’ll be great to wear now, though!
And of course I had to cast on for a new pair immediately:
I’m using some well-aged Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in the Mixed Berries colorway. This is an extremely poor representation of the color, you can see a better representation here. It has been a long time since I worked with this yarn and I’d forgotten how much I enjoy working with it. I’m using KnitPicks 2.25mm needles instead of my usual 2.50mm, which makes the fabric much cushier and should make it last much longer, as well.
I need some suggestions - I have a ton of friends who have either just had babies or are due within the next 8 months (ha!) and I am looking for some new & different patterns for baby gifts. I normally knit soakers, but I knit two in rapid succession over the past couple weeks and I’m burnt out. I’m looking for sweaters, booties, etc. Things that can be knit out of sock yarn are a bonus! Thanks in advance!
And now out into the heat to let the kids play. Whee.
Deb said,
July 25, 2007 at 11:16 am
Sweet baby cap- adorable, and out of sock yarn. (Cute point at the top of the head) Free online, just do a search for it.
Lots of love for Miss Dashwood at Knitty. Serious love from giftees. -and it’s quick, too!
Chris said,
July 25, 2007 at 11:44 am
Bibs!!!! Bibs!!!!! Faster than sock yarn and people actually use them. AND they’re way more absorbent and useful than the ones you buy from the store.
Love the Trekking socks, and the BFF sock is going to be very cool.
Amy said,
July 25, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Go ahead and talk about anything. If I only blogged when I had knitting content, you’d hear from me about once every couple of months.
Holly of HollYarns said,
July 25, 2007 at 11:34 pm
I love the cabled socks that you are working on!
BTW, what the heck are soakers?
Julie McC. said,
July 26, 2007 at 2:14 pm
EZ’z Baby Surprise Jacket. Mason-Dixon Heartbreakingly Cute Kimono. Also their bibs and burp cloths. Anything from Debbie Bliss’ Simple Baby Knits.
And I second Amy. Blog about anything.
Kristi aka Fiber Fool said,
July 27, 2007 at 11:32 am
Oooo, I love that Trekking colorway!!!!
Jessica said,
August 4, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Hey, the Trekking socks look great. Love the colors. Do you have access to Zoe Mellor’s “50 Baby Bootees and Socks” book? The patterns are darling and have a high “aawww” factor for gift giving. I know that there are several in there that use 4-ply yarn, so they’d work great for using up leftover sock yarn.