The Potting Shed

n · Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:36 pm Post subject: Socks (photo added)

Because I am somewhat incapacitated at the moment (broken ankle) my crafting is limited for the next few weeks to what I can do sitting down. Even soapmaking is out for now because I can't weight bear or stand without crutches, so it isn't safe to be dealing with all that caustic soda because I can't move out of the way if it spills.
So I am planning to make everyone I can think of a pair of socks or a pair of fingerless mittens.
I suppose I could make them for anyone here who wants them too, am I allowed to say that? Don't know that i'm quite ready to put a display ad on the boutique section yet.

n
_________________
The Yarn Yard

n · Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:52 am Post subject:

Pink socks are started.
Stripey wool is very motivating, you think I'll just knit as far as the next colour, and before you know it you've done another inch or two. These are in K2P2 rib and then stocking stitch for speed (of knitting, not of the wearer!) I wanted a scrunchy looking top to them, hence the chunkier rib.

n
_________________
The Yarn Yard

n · Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:04 pm Post subject:

It's 18:00 now.
This is what I did today.

Hope to finish it tonight.
n
_________________
The Yarn Yard

Leonie2 · Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject:

Oh wow, that's really good, I like the way the wool makes the coloured pattern for you Very Happy

Kathy · Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:43 pm Post subject:

My goodness n, you need to break your leg more often! Shocked

It's lovely. Very Happy

n · Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:57 pm Post subject:

Have just knitted another whole pattern repeat, ie three fat pink stripes up to the next blue spotty stripe, but won't get them done tonight, too sleepy. I'll finish the first one tomorrow, and start the second, and then make mittens with the leftovers.
I might weigh them.
They are shorter than my usual ones by about 2 and a half inches which is a lot of yarn to save, on two socks.
If they weigh less than 50g for the pair then I should get two pairs from the 100g ball.
I know it sounds obsessive but the wool is £6.50 a ball, so two pairs would be much better than one.

n
_________________
The Yarn Yard

Haize · 3 Star Club Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 1126

That stripy effect is really cool! I've not seen wool like that, only mottled multicoloured stuff, with only about 1/2inch of each colour.

n · Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject:

If you look on my blog there are some like that too.
Regia changes every 2 rows, Opal is more random and comes in lots of different colours. This one is called Meilenweit Magico. I got it from www.twistfibrecraft.co.uk although I went to the shop to get it (for Kathy and me it's our local!).
I will be back there next week or the week after if you would like me to get some for you. Not sure about colours, but I know they had a blue version too.
Let me know.
n
_________________
The Yarn Yard