A Belated FO Report
Today is the newsstand date for the fall issue of Spin-Off and once again I got to be a part of the issue. I want to thank the observant of you who noticed that I had both an article (Behind the Scenes) and a project in this issue. The newsstand date means I can now share with you my own photos and thoughts on the project.
This spring I had been very excited by my first 3-ply merino yarn that I spun. It was spun from some superwash merino I had picked up at the Estes Park Wool Market the year I bought my wheel. I was so happy with the yarn that I cast-on within a week or two of completing it. I had a tight deadline and needed to kick out the socks in ten days (and I had a cold on top of it). But I did it, even with several starts to determine the gauge I liked the sock at. I would guess that I knit the sock the equivalent of 5 times to get the two socks, LOL!
Pattern: Green Lake Socks (on Ravelry), Spin-Off Fall 2007
Designer: Kristi Schueler
Yarn: Handspun 3-ply Emerald Forest Bonker’s Fiber Superwash Merino
Needles: 2 - 16″ 3.0 mm Addi Turbos
Gauge: 6 sts and 9 rows per inch in Stockinette Stitch
Notes: I *love* these socks! They are nice and cozy and make for warm house socks, but they also fit well in all the clogs I’m fond of wearing so much. They go well with the linen skirt I sewed last year as well as a handful of other items that have creeped into my wardrobe over the last few years. I suspect these could end up being the first socks that I wear out :-) They feel nice and soft, yet the yarn was spun hard enough that it should wear well. The three plies should help that as well.
Non-spinning sock knitters or those who like instant gratification can easily substitute a heavy weight sock yarn or sport weight yarn. If you wish to use a smaller gauge just continue the ribbed pattern from the back of the leg around until it meets the lace panel. You can carry it down the foot or not. I am actually having some additional ideas on things to do with this pattern so you may see it popping up in the WIP from time to time. Though I likely won’t get to any of it until at the New Year.
