I have started my June socks – I have skipped May.
The yarn is Schoppel Zauberball from Morris and Sons.
I am using 2.25mm Knit Pro Zings and I am going to do a vanilla sock (cuff down, heel flap and gusset).
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Sock Finish
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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Sock Knitting
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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Sock Finish
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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New Sock Plans
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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Project Update
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)
- January Poem
- February Poem
- Name tag for stitching class (this is an in-person class here)
- Language of Love
I am still waiting for my March supplies to arrive, and I haven’t yet decided on a poem.
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Finished Socks
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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Sock Finish
I have finished my Dunsborough socks! The yarn is from Text and Co in Dunsborough (but it is a Circus Tonic set),
The cable pattern is from Second Chance Romance socks by Lauren Rad (Bee in a Bonnet), but I did my own sock recipe.
I used 2.25mm circular needle, cast on 64 stitches, heel flap and gusset, and Kate Atherley’s sock toe.
Now I have started knitting the Habitation Throw by Helen Stewart with my Kate Davies Advent Calendar yarn.
I made my husband randomly pick a ball from the bag of 24.
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New Sock Yarn
I bought new sock yarn – because apparently you can’t have enough. It’s called Sugar Plum and it is from Cable Tie Knits (a local dyer).
It came beautifully wrapped with some stitch markers.
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New Yarn – for Knit Your Own Adventure
My yarn for the Choose Your Own Knitventure has arrived. The pattern is written by Lauren Rad and Beth Kirkpatrick (I think it comes out this weeK). The yarn is from Frosted Stitch (Floribunda and Moonflower – I believe the yarn is dyed especially for this project).
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