FO ~ Socks #7/2008
From ball...
To socks:
Pattern: My own.
Yarn: It's a German sock yarn "
Admiral Ombre" by
Schoppel-Wolle (
Ravelry link), received in a Ravelry swap with kiwis. It reminds me of Trekking.
Needles: 2.5mm & 2.25mm DPNs.
Thoughts: Simple, easy socks that were fun to knit. It's always fun to swap with fellow sock knitters and to try new yarns!
Labels: 2008, FO, Ravelry, sock yarn, socks, swaps, Trekking
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FO ~ Hhat
I finished this before the winter cold set in. It's a "warm hat" for a little friend of mine and it was worn all winter.
Pattern: I knew what I wanted and I couldn't find a pattern, so I made it up as I went along.
Yarn:
Shepherd Colour 4 Me (
Ravelry link). Colours: #4988 (blue) & #4989 (variegated blues & green). Yarn held double (1 strand of each) throughout.
Needles: 6mm (body of the hat & 5.5mm for the earflaps and i-cord.
Thoughts: A quick and fun knit. My little friend loved it and wore it all winter, which is about the best endorsement possible.
Labels: 2008, Aussie yarns, Colour 4 Me, FO, gift, hat
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FO ~ Socks #6/2008
Pattern:
Francie by Rebekkah Kerner (
Ravelry link)
Yarn:
Pink Cottage Yarn from Fringe Thanks J & S! (Fringe has now closed)
Needles: 2.75mm, 2.5mm & 2.25mm DPNs
Thoughts: After I knitted the first leg, I decided that the gorgeous colours of the yarn were obscuring the leg patterning. So, I frogged and knitted the legs in 2x2 ribbing.
Also, I made up my own toe, with ribbing on the top and plain underneath.
I LOVE the foot patterning.
Labels: 2008, DPNs, FO, Fringe, gift, sock pattern, sock yarn, socks
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Contest
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Labels: Contest, link
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FO ~ Socks #5/2008
(click the picture to see the larger version... this one went a little fuzzy when Blogger compressed it...)
Pattern: My own
Yarn: Heirloom Jigsaw #67
Needles: 2.5mm DPNs
Thoughts: These were a birthday present for my friend J. They were fun to knit, I especially enjoyed watching how the yarn knitted up. It's quite unlike any other self-patterning yarn I've used.
Labels: 2008, FO, Heirloom, Jigsaw, sock yarn, socks
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FO ~ Socks #4/2008
Pattern: My own
Yarn: Trekking Hand Art #503 Karibik
Needles: 2.25 & 2.5mm DPNs
Thoughts: I love these colours, particularly they way they appear on the legs. I do like the patterning on the feet, but when they're worn the lighter colours are mostly on the undersides of the feet.
Here's the other side of the socks...
Labels: 2008, FO, sock yarn, socks, Trekking
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