October, 2009

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Crosswalkers

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Another finished pair of socks, these were finished really early in the year. They were meant to be for pants, but they’re a bit tight, so they may be mine.

Spaghetti Socks

The pattern, Crosswalker Socks, just eats yarn and makes a REALLY weird toe but I like the funny pointy cuff it makes..

The yarn is Chewy Spaghetti Fingering, this was a club colourway that I picked up in a destash, Eclectic. It’s a really nice yarn with a firm twist and the dye job knit up really nicely.

Slouchy!

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Another unposted pair of socks.

Slouchy

These were made to wear slouched over work boots (daggy, no?) apres dirt biking. They’re perfect for the job, with a toe up construction, short row heel and increased calf sizing made by increasing the needle size after the ankle. Too easy.

The yarn is Perchance to Knit’s sock and it’s really lovely.

Big Bird’s Legs

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

I have been knitting socks this year, as part of my challenge, I’ve just been really slack about posting photos.

Big Bird's Legs

This is one pair I made out of my own self-striping handdyed sock yarn, I had to keep this skein because the colourways remind me of a scarf my friend had when we were teenagers that we used to call Big Bird’s Legs.

This is just a basic pair of toe ups with a short row heel and a long-ish cuff. Fun!

Thinking ahead…

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Now that I’m mostly finished my Christmas shopping, and have made a good start on my Christmas crafting, thoughts turn to my Christmas giftlist, and right at the top sits a request for this fantastic book, unavailable in Australia (click the photo to view at Amazon):

Barbara Walker's First Treasury