I finished another pair of socks. The yarn is from Temu (it is actually quite nice – Opal). I think it’s 5ply or 6ply rather than my normal 4 ply. I cast on 48 stitches instead of 64, but they are quite snug.
A K2P2 rib and then a plain vanilla sock with a heel flap and gusset.
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.
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.
Finished Sock One
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.
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.
February sock (I know it’s March) and progress on the Language of Love embroidery
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)
February Poem
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.
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.