Here's my progress since Saturday. It is incredibly easier to knit socks in worsted weight with size US4 or 6 needles than to work with sock yarn and US 1-2. The green pair I did with size US5, and it is my very first effort at a toe-up sock. I like the concept, particularly since it doesn't involve my own nemesis - Kitchener stitching - but I'm not loving those short-row heels. Even though I carefully made every single wrap & turn, I still had decorative but unwanted eyelets. I will be attaching a mini-skein of yarn and a darning needle for future repairs, even though I've tried to duplicate-stitch or darn every weak spot. This is done with Paton's Classic Wool, in a lovely dark foresty green color, trimmed at the top with a bit of Paton's Decor wool blend. I did use some nylon reinforcement at the heel on this one.
The orange pair is done top down. The 'finished' sock needs some help with the Kitchener, even after 3 tries, and it will go, with its mate, to Unwind on Friday for a sewing lesson. I *know* how to do Kitchener (purl on, knit off; knit on, purl off), it just never seems to come out right. Both of these yarns are left over from my holiday hat-making, being Nashua's Creative Focus worsted weight superwash wool. This is done with the basic slip-stitch heel, but I forgot to go find some reinforcing nylon for this heel - I'm totally positive I don't have any in orange - though IMHO the slip-stitch technique makes a sturdier fabric than the short-row heel.
All the WIPs from my last post are still WIPs-in-waiting, but I'm a bit jazzed! Today's post at the Yarn Harlot shows that Stephanie herself is also doing an EZ ribwarmer, the same pattern as my lavender-pink project!!! Her pictures are better than mine, no surprise, and she's got both pieces done. But still, knitterly sisterhood, y'know.
I will finish with a completely off-topic bit of news: the Powers That Be
6 comments:
Way to go with the socks, CBM! And using up stash yarn to boot. Heh heh.
Great job on the socks, CBM! You are always there to pitch in for charities. What do you do with all that good kharma?! ;-)
Wow! You've been productive lately. That vest is going to look cute as all get-out on the imp.
Sarah-Hope
www.whatifknits.com
great looking vest! love it love it! i can't believe YOU of ALL PEOPLE have difficulty with Kirchener...I'd be happy to sit right there with you and do my little song i always sing to myself (to the tune of the old clap on, clap off tv commercial) great looking socks though...i cannot get into short row heels..i hate them. there i said it. i'm a total heel flap gal. Used to love that beauty & the beast show...before she became Terminator mom i think...and that Ron Perlman...i dunno there's just something kinda sexy about him...even with/or maybe because of all that hair and makeup stuff. have a great weekend. I still haven't sent the Wee Imp stuff on to Bets to forward up for me..sigh..she'll probly outgrow it before I mail it off...(not really...i plan to mail crap this weekend...i just wanted to put something else in the box for Bets' trouble that's all..but I won't this time. ok...enough blather..talk with you soon...June is only 3 months away...i'm getting excited!
I'm going to post my 'Newfie-proof' Kitchener stitch instructions on my blog soon--won't help you now, but I do have some tips to help get you in the rhythm.
You can do a heel flap on a toe up sock. In "Sensational Socks" there's instructions, and there are also instructions on one of the blogs I read...I'll do a search tonight (it might be www.mimknits.com/wordpress).
That vest is very very sweet!
Oh, And Beauty and the Beast? OMG. I didn't really watch the show, but I LOVED the soundtrack. I have it on tape and I'm so afraid of it wearing out. Maybe the CD will get re-released. Any advice on where to look for that?
Here it is!
http://mimknits.com/wordpress/?p=86
Now maybe I'll be able to find it easier myself, LOL.
BTW....I am positive that I have typed the letters in correctly, but it keeps coming back!!!!
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