Flickering Flames

I managed to finish the Flickering Flame Summer Socks by Sharon Bergerson this morning. This was the April '04 kit from theKnitter that I just got around to getting done. I had started it last year and didn't like the way my tension was going so I ripped it out. Guess the second try was the charm. This sock is made with Fortissima Cotton which is 75% cotton and 25% Polyamid so it should wear well.  

July SOTM club socks

These are the July socks from theKnitter SOTM club. The pattern is called Turtle Track and is designed by Debbie O'Neill. The yarn is Fortissima Socka and is a blend of cotton, wool and polymide. It is really nice and has a lot of stretch. The pattern doesn't show up really well in this picture but I'll try to get a better one of the finished sock. 

Fell off the wagon

Ok so I did get one pair finished before I started another. I just couldn't resist trying out the new kit and I'm almost to the heel flap now on that sock! I wore the new Opals to work today and got lots of comments, not everyone understands the theraputic value of sock knitting though. Some thought they were really great while others couldn't seem to get past the idea that I would knit socks or that you would knit socks in those colors!

Success!

My plan is working so far. I put all the unfinished socks on the coffee table so they are staring at me. I finished off these Opal's last night and this morning so now they just need a bath to soften up a bit before I wear them. The empty set of needles are calling for me to start the new kit I received this week though. Just to see how the yarn works up! 

Too many socks!

After thinking about it this morning I realized I have way too many socks on the go. I decided to pull them all out so they would encourage me to get moving on them. The Opals on the left are almost done. I'm just past the gusset heading for the toe on the second sock. The pale blue is a "newer" sock kit in Fortissima Cotton that is just started. The yellow is a baby cotton that I don't think is going to work for socks. Purple is another Fortissima Cotton from a sock kit over a year old that has the second sock barely started. The dark green is Misti Baby Alpaca with only one sock done! 

Wow, it's been too hot to knit much lately. I've been working on this sweater for over a month and finally finished it. My daughter's friend is expecting a baby in September and good ol' mom volunteered to make a sweater. I already had this yarn but after I got part way done I was told it was definitely "girly" so now it's finished I'm doing another one in blue and white! I have sock kits and sock yarn I've bought piling up here and the second sweater isn't nearly as much fun as the first not to mention the extreme heat and humidity we've been having here. I know in January I'll be complaining that it's too cold! 

Vacation

I had great expectations of getting lots of knitting done on my vacation last week but all I managed was a few rows on my Opal socks. It was too hot most of the time to sit with yarn in my hands and some how sitting in the sun with my knitting just makes me sleepy! We're going away again next weekend so maybe I'll get more done.

Pam's socks

These socks are for my friend Pam for her birthday so don't anyone tell her, OK? The yarn is Bernat Sox in Jazz Hot. I've never made socks for Pam before and her description of her feet is "Flintstone feet". Very wide, very flat and square across the toes. Sure hope that these are going to fit her!  

Opal Magic 1038

Opal Magic #1038 is the yarn I used for these great socks. It has a very long pattern repeat so finding the start for the next sock is going to be fun! My daughter bought me this yarn as an early Mother's Day gift because I had been talking about wanting to try it. I didn't find the yarn itself to be much different in texture or quality but the colorways are certainly different. 

Maui Magic finished!

Today I learned that taking a picture of your own foot is not all that easy! I tried putting this sock on the stretcher but it just didn't show the pattern up. Anyway, this is my finished Maui Magic sock. I like the pattern for a summer sock and once I got the pattern repeats in my head I could do it without really looking at the pattern much which is a bonus. All I need to do is finish the second sock! 

Maui Magic

Ok, so I did finish the other Lana Gossa Cool Wool sock but the Misti Alpaca has been sidelined at one sock. I started this new sock from theKnitter SOTM club for April instead. It's called Maui Magic and is made with Meilenweit Cotton. This picture shows what is supposed to be the detail down the back of the sock but I think I'm going to switch this panel to be on the front of my leg.

This picture shows the cabled ribbing pattern on the rest of the sock leg. Not hard to do and a very interesting look. I was worried that the cotton yarn might not have as much stretch to it as needed to stay up but this yarn is 45% cotton, 42% wool and 13% Polyamid so it has a much nicer body than pure cotton. By the way, the color on these photos isn't great, the yarn is a soft mauve color in reality.
 

New truck!

This has nothing to do with socks but I finally got my new truck! It's been a big debate about whether I would drive my old one until it finally just died or buy something new. I compromised and found this 1999 Ranger that is just perfect for me. 

Misti Alpaca

I finished the baby alpaca socks this morning. The pattern is adapted from a knee sock pattern in an old Patons book. They feel so soft I can't wait to finish the second one so I can wear them but they are a very fine knit so I think I'll save them for special occasions because I'm not sure how well they are going to wear.  

Sidetracked!

Here's what I got sidetracked making. This yarn came in the mail for the March 2005 SOTM club from theKnitter. It was a graph pattern (yuck) so I decided to come up with my own cable sock. The yarn is laceweight Misti Alpaca and is unbelievably soft. It says 100% baby alpaca so I hope there aren't a bunch of baby alpacas going around cold so I can make socks! 

Lana Grossa Cool Wool 2000

This is the most gorgeous yarn I've ever worked with! Lana Grossa Cool Wool 2000. It is so soft and cushy. I only have one sock done so far because I got sidetracked but I can't wait to get them on my feet.