Sock Speak

Despite what a certain blog has been suggesting, I have actually been both busy and knitting.  Lots and lots of socks were produced as the family and I whipped through New England on our yearly road trip.

Marilinda from Cookie A., worked in Opal solid.  Love this pattern.

Another Cookie A. pattern, Monkey, worked with Cat Bordhi's Riverbed architecture.  These ones are in Colinette Jitterbug, slightly beyond ankle length.

Broad Spiral Ribbed socks from More Sensational Knitted Socks.  Done toe-up in Estelle Arequipa.  The second photo shows the patterned heel flap I seem to be stuck on working lately.

A Cat Bordhi/Charlene Schurch hybrid here, Tall Tibetan Coriolis with a Garter Rib leg.  The yarn is from the road trip and is Seacoast Handpainted Panda.  It's a yummy, soft bamboo blend I'm glad I had the sense to buy more than one of.

In not socks, I snatched a ball of Marvel from my mum's stash on the way through to the States and made a super-quick scarf for Jen at work.  (She's been eying Lou's like a ravenous tiger, so this is to keep conflict at bay...)

Just simple garter, 14 sts on the largest needle from the Denise set.  At this gauge and stitch count, the thick and thin pooled into nifty little patches that also gave the scarf a bit of a scalloped edge.  I'm more pleased with it than I should be.

And Jen placed an order for a hat/mitts/scarf set, so I found her some nice Rowanspun and did Le Slouch to test the waters with the yarn.

Late to the game as always, a wonderful gal at Halcyon Yarn led me to Jared's blog and the Hemlock Ring blanket, which I'm working in smaller gauge but larger stitch count.

Not bad for a daft cow, yes?

Comments

[turtlegirl76]

Wow! Lots of great socks! Hemlock is looking lovely too. I still need to start mine.

[Bobbi]

Very nice!

[Berkeley]

Beautiful socks with Beautiful yarn! I will have to get some pointers from you on socks, as I am still on my first one...

And don't tell the blog, but I think you have every right to ignore her for a while. There are so many other things going on, I'm sure... ooo blog didn't like that! lol

[Bobbi]

Totally unrelated question...what font did you use for the Diamante button on the left sidebar?

[Janey]

A question about the hybrid socks shown, "the Tall Tibetan Coriolis with a Garter Rib leg" ones.

Is that really a garter rib in the leg?
A 3 by 1 rib?
It looks so different - but maybe that is due to the variegating of the yarn used.

Janey

[Jen]

Oh, the socks! I have been wanting to knit Marilinda for awhile and now, seeing your sock, I am going to have to cast on very soon.

[Steph Vw]

oooooh - you used the arequipa - I bet those are some toasty socks.