September Socks
I am now officially participating in Sock-a-month 2! I was "participating" before, but didn't get my "August" socks done until September. It was close, but close doesn't count.
I finally knit Elfine's Socks (.pdf), and I finally used the really, really pretty Cherry Tree Hill Supersock yarn I bought ages ago from Little Knits. Here's a whole mess of shots of these very comfy and vibrant socks.
Halfway
Love the yarn, love the colorway
The stitch pattern
Specs:
Pattern: Elfine's socks. A very enjoyable and pretty pattern. It's a little obscured by the variegated colorway, but that doesn't really bother me. It's a leafy pattern, and a leafy color, and that works for me. I really like the garter stitch cuff. I wasn't sure what to think of it beforehand, but I'm glad I just went ahead and followed the instructions. It works really nicely with a patterned sock. I'm looking forward to trying some of Anna's other sock patterns, they're all quite lovely.
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Supersock: 100% luxury merino fingering weight 420 yds/4 oz hank. I love this yarn. Its delightful to knit with, and feels so soft and lovely on the feet. The colors are just incredible. I've heard they fade. I handwashed these the first time, and there was no bleeding of the colors into the water. We'll see with time, I guess. For now I plan to knit with it again.I have a good bit leftover. I just added it to my pile of sock yarn endings, planning to make the Stashbuster Spirals someday.
Needles: Addi US #2, because that's what I always use for socks. If I knit these again, I might try #1s to tighten the gauge a little. They're very very comfortable in the gauge I knit them in, but they might wear a little better if a bit tighter?
Thoughts: Now that I'm wearing scrubs all the time, I love to have nice, very colorful and comfy socks. This pattern was great, the yarn was great. And I've completed my September socks!
In other news, I had a great weekend. In short, good food, great weather, and the company wasn't half bad either (moustachio notwithstanding).
I live in Portland!
I finally knit Elfine's Socks (.pdf), and I finally used the really, really pretty Cherry Tree Hill Supersock yarn I bought ages ago from Little Knits. Here's a whole mess of shots of these very comfy and vibrant socks.
Halfway
Love the yarn, love the colorway
The stitch pattern
Specs:
Pattern: Elfine's socks. A very enjoyable and pretty pattern. It's a little obscured by the variegated colorway, but that doesn't really bother me. It's a leafy pattern, and a leafy color, and that works for me. I really like the garter stitch cuff. I wasn't sure what to think of it beforehand, but I'm glad I just went ahead and followed the instructions. It works really nicely with a patterned sock. I'm looking forward to trying some of Anna's other sock patterns, they're all quite lovely.
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Supersock: 100% luxury merino fingering weight 420 yds/4 oz hank. I love this yarn. Its delightful to knit with, and feels so soft and lovely on the feet. The colors are just incredible. I've heard they fade. I handwashed these the first time, and there was no bleeding of the colors into the water. We'll see with time, I guess. For now I plan to knit with it again.I have a good bit leftover. I just added it to my pile of sock yarn endings, planning to make the Stashbuster Spirals someday.
Needles: Addi US #2, because that's what I always use for socks. If I knit these again, I might try #1s to tighten the gauge a little. They're very very comfortable in the gauge I knit them in, but they might wear a little better if a bit tighter?
Thoughts: Now that I'm wearing scrubs all the time, I love to have nice, very colorful and comfy socks. This pattern was great, the yarn was great. And I've completed my September socks!
In other news, I had a great weekend. In short, good food, great weather, and the company wasn't half bad either (moustachio notwithstanding).
I live in Portland!
posted by Ruby Banshee at 12:18 AM
4 Comments:
Great socks! I keep thinking about knitting that pattern, and I like how they turned out with the colors in that yarn.
Ruby (the knittner not the Brittany) -
So glad to see your blog back in action again... you've been missed. I look forward to seeing some of your other recent pieces of work!
Wow! Gorgeous socks! And nice rainbow!
I love your socks -- cool rainbow, too!
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