1/11/2005
Retro Rib Socks (From IK Winter 04)
Altered for Lamb’s Pride Superwash in Northern Lights
CO 48 Sts
Sz 5 DPNs
I finished these socks over the weekend. I *really* like them. I’m glad I extended the pattern down onto the heel flap to make them clog socks. I did hit a few troubles with the stitch pattern. Mostly because socks are my more or less no-brainer project that I take when I go socialize or when I watch TV or movies and this pattern required a bit more attention than the previous socks I’ve made. But I enjoyed it overall and will definitely be doing the occassional thinking sock pattern I think.
Just another view of them from the front.
I cast on at SnB last night to do a pair with the leftovers from this color and the pine of my dad’s socks for DH. I’m doing a variation on the Welsh Country Stockings. That will be my first (allbeit short) foray into fair isle knitting! But, I think DH will like it. I still have to decide completely on the small fair isle motif I’m going to use. I could go for the pattern in the book, but then it wouldn’t be my pattern :-) I’m thinking possibly X’s and O’s since they are for DH, but then again, the combination of green and purple AND XOs might not be quite manly enough, LOL! I’m open to small (multiple of 3, 6 or 9 stchs and 3-5 rows) fair isle patterns to put around the leg.
1/4/2005
There is my first finished Retro Rib sock and I’m nearly to the heel flap on the second one. I hope to be done by next Monday at the latest. Though work is starting to get busy now with new classes starting next Wednesday. I need to reset all the forums and hopefully open the classrooms up to students by tomorrow evening.
Tomorrow, an update on the status of the Fiesta Heaven (mohair) scarf for my grandmother…
12/31/2004
One sock down! And, my Kitchener stitch was the best one yet I think. Yeah! I’ll share a pic next week. But, that is one sock in a week. Whew!
Ok, granted it is a worsted weight, 48-stch sock. But, still record time I think.
I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable New Year’s celebration and that 2005 proves to be a real knitful year for you!
12/28/2004
The original pattern is in IK Winter 2004. Because I just can’t follow a pattern as written, LOL, I’m doing the retro rib socks with Lamb’s Pride Superwash (Northern Lights, #SW90) which I consider a light worsted weight. I’m also continuing the pattern onto the heel to make them clog socks. So, the adjustments I’ve made include:
+ Using Sz 5 (3.75 mm) Needles
+ CO 48 sts for a total of 6 pattern repeats
+ I repeated the cuff pattern only 4 times
+ I repeated the leg pattern 12 times
+ I rotated the heel around so I could maintain the pattern down the heel, so it takes place in the first 24 stitches of a round, instead of the join being the center of the heel
+ I repeated the pattern in a flat format 4 times for the heel
+ To prevent any holes, I picked up 15 stitches along each side of the heel flap
Since the pic above was taken yesterday morning I’ve nearly completed the gusset section. I can’t believe how fast this sock is going. I suppose that is because it’s worsted weight. But I think back on my dad’s pine socks and that didn’t go that fast, though that first sock took forever because the magic loop doesn’t agree with me and I guess the second sock really flew.
It’s good it is flying though because DH is pouting that I haven’t made him any socks and he’s requesting a multi-directional scarf for himself - though he hasn’t chosen his yarn for that yet. I sent links for him to view the colors for Silk Garden, Kureyon and Diadomina, but he hasn’t gotten back to me yet.
Soon to come are the reports from home on the knit gifties…
