I finished my April socks. It took me a while to get the hang of the cable pattern, but once I did, the knitting was quick.
The stitch pattern is a shifting rib from the Socktacular book (which is now ridiculously over-priced).
Usual construction – top down, heel flap and gusset. I used my 2.25 mm knit pro zings. And the yarn is from an indie dyer who doesn’t seem to dye yarn anymore.
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I have been away. I did quite a bit of knitting on the plane (while listening to an audio book – this one).
This is my April sock – I have skipped march.
Usual needles (2.25mm knit pro zings), 20 round P2K2 cuff, and a heel flap and gusset.
After about half a leg I understood the cables and the pattern was quite easy after that.
I have started work on the second sock.
While away I bought more sock yarn (from here). I need to keep my sock production up otherwise we will be drowning in sock yarn. It was one of these, but I can’t find the exact one.
I have had parcels arrive from Paris and the UK – more on that later.
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I finished my socks that I started in February. The yarn is from Tasmania (White Gum) – it’s a 4ply silk/merino mix.
I used a leg pattern from the Twisted Stitches Source book, but it was very time consuming.
A 2 by 2 twisted rib, and the usual heel flap and gusset, and toe. Usual 2.25mm needles as well.
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I have almost finished my February socks, and I am ready for a new project. The yarn is Vert from Made by Xabeli (she no longer appears to be selling on Etsy, and I couldn’t find another link). I plan to use a shifting rib pattern on the leg and foot (from Socktacular) and my normal sock recipe.
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I have been working on my February sock. My left twist has improved, but it is still a slow process. The yarn is lovely (it’s from here). We are now watching The Wheel of Time season two.
I have also made some stitching progress. I have run out of the light green silk that I am using for the Ivy ‘veins’, so I have started on the Ivy leaves, which are just straight stitches using all seven strands of the silk (and trying to make them fluffy).
My silk has arrived for my two poems (January and February)
So I need to get back onto them, so I have four stitching projects with deadlines (not terribly hard deadlines)
I am still waiting for my March supplies to arrive, and I haven’t yet decided on a poem.
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While watching various TV shows (Invisible Boys was particularly good), I have been knitting.
The Habitation Throw is by Helen Stewart and I am using the yarn from the Kate Davies Design Advent Calendar. It’s an easy pattern – perfect for TV knitting – there is just one row with K2tog and YO where you need to be paying a little bit of attention, otherwise it’s all knit.
I have started socks for February. Using my yarn from Tasmania. I am doing a twisted rib cast on (K1(tbl)P1) and then I am going to do a simple twisted stitch pattern for the leg, from the Twisted Stitch Sourcebook – I am struggling a bit with the LT (left twist), I knit a swatch and I did improve, so hopefully the actual sock will be fine.
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I finished my hat for Miss A.
The yarn is from Cable Tie Knits (4ply in Tangerine colourway).
The pattern is the Sledding and Snowballs hat from Lena Mathisson. I did the fold-over brim version. It was a good pattern, very easy to follow.
I finished my Christmas Eve socks. I even wore them on holiday because I didn’t pack enough socks!
The yarn is Gingerbread from Circus Tonic Yarns. And the pattern is from Helen Stewart (and I think it is the Ambient sock pattern). I used my own sock recipe and used her pattern in the leg and foot.
Usual 2.25 mm knit pro zings.
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I went on a holiday to Tasmania. And I always like to buy craft materials as souvenirs.
On my very first morning, I went for a run and came across the Salamanca Wool Shop, and I requested Tasmanian sock yarn – I bought the skein to the left from Wattlebird Yarn.
Next up I went to A Stitch in Time, where I bought the Sampler (exclusive to them) and the scissors. I have been wanting sharper scissors to make my pin stitches work better.
And then in Launceston, I went to Knit, Needles and Wool. This place was full of yarn and there was a group meeting at the back – it all was very welcoming. Once again, I looked for sock yarn from Tasmania, and found White Gum Wool – the one I have is 80% merino and 20% silk. I am very keen to start knitting with this one.
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I had a good year this year.
I finished 6 pairs of socks, 2 cross stitches, 3 stitching projects and some machine embroidery projects. I also read some books, and abandon one project (the Scout Shawl).
I don’t have strict plans for this year.
My main goal is not to buy anything (unless I need it to finish a project). However, I am giving myself leave to buy craft souvenirs when on holiday.
Embroidery – I am going to stitch monogamously and the order will be
There’s more but that’s probably enough to be getting on with.
Knitting – monogamous (again)
Machine embroidery
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