Category: socks

  • hot laura action – now in print

    Hold on to your modems, folks – gonna be a long entry.

    First up, the Broadripples are done and I love them!

    Broadripple Socks
    Pattern: Koigu-weight Broadripple Socks
    Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “Bittersweet”, 2 skeins
    Needles: Clover Bamboo dpns, 2.0 mm
    Started: July 8, 2005
    Finished: July 19, 2005

    And just in case you hadn’t noticed, I’m in the process of moving my finished objects to Flickr – accessible on the sidebar, there. I’m still working on it, but the stuff from this year should be mostly up there.

    The Sapphire Tank is coming along quite nicely, and quickly for 3.5 mm needles!

    Unfortunately on the subway ride home from stitch and bitch last night, I discovered that I’d accidentally increased and had to rip back.

    Annie Modesitt’s Corset has begun, out of that bamboo Eden I showed last time. It feels great, and it’s a nice change to do a pattern with more going on than just plain stockinette.

    While she was away in Europe, Julie bought me an awesome present – an antique mother of pearl button, from London. Isn’t it pretty?

    And last but not least – the advertising. See this?

    The second edition of take back the knit is out, and it’s got tons of cool stuff, including lots of – you guessed it – yours truly. A snippit of all the awesomeness…

    So hop on over to jae’s and get the deets on how to order!

  • the post that grew

    I thought I didn’t have much to blog about, but then I started taking pictures!

    I started a pair of Broadripples, using the 72-stitch version. I’m using my Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Bittersweet and they are SO beautiful. I was worried it was going to be too big, so I did the socks on 2.0 mm needles – it just fits. I only started on Saturday but the leg went soooo quickly. The foot, not so much, but I still love it.

    I started spinning up that rust roving, and this is what I came up with – it looks ok in the picture, and in real life as well, but that’s because I was at the section that was dyed a nice red. The majority of the yarn is orange, which I’m not huge on. Still waiting to pass judgement, though.

    I also wound off the white corriedale singles I’ve been working on, and it’s a pretty honkin’ skein of 275 yards! I’m going to dye this up, sometime.

    A finished colourway in merino! This stuff is soooooo soft, and I didn’t eff up the colour! It came out well and I’m happy. I’ve got another merino lot drying, and two soaking to be dyed today. I think one of them shall be a try at red, with some black…should be interesting.

    Also, this pile just needs to be blocked, and there’ll be a finished object!

    Keep cool!

  • full o’ fibre

    Now that term’s over (no school for five whole days! and then only 5 hours of lecture per week!) I’ve finally got time for a proper update…and time to start lots of new projects.

    First up: a Chickami, out of Southwest Trading Company Bamboo in “Chocolate”, which is SO not chocolate. It’s working up a bit harsh, but I’ve hoping a wash will help with that.

    I’ve also started a little ankle sock, out of Fortissima Cotton Colori, bought off Elann a while back.

    I ended up having to rip back the first time because it was too big, but it’s coming along nicely now! Anyway, today I hope to a) knit a few swatches for the class I’m teaching Sunday (on fixing mistakes), b) weave in the ends on “no stripes go round” and maybe steam it a bit, and c) work on sideways spencer.

    Next up, in spinning – I finished up the blue merino/silk and got a total of about 250 yards of bulky.

    And what’s this?

    Why, it’s a pile of Fleece Artist merino roving, to tide me over until my big fibre order comes in!

    Stay cool!

    p.s. I finished the skirt for my sister, but no pictures for a while because she took it on the family vacation (I get to stay home and knit!).