10.31.07

Knitting

Posted in knitting, socks at 11:22 pm by wendy

I have been.

Also, I got my copy of IK Winter 2007 today in the mail. Yay. Nice lines, simple, a good article on sleeve cap shaping design. The designs remind me of the ones I find flipping through the vintage mags, so that might be a reflection of Eunny Jang’s tastes, but I like it. Why spend all that time knitting something that’s out of trend by the time you’re done?

Also, all hail the full figured models! Or, if not full, well-equipped. Yay dirty pillows!

I finally finished the Cedar Creek Socks–the dragging of the project only indicates my crapulence in time management (and maybe a little of the size 11 on US size 1 needles) and have assembled almost all the ingredients of the apologies for being so late package they’ll be journeying in.

I really love the stitch pattern & the cute picot edging, although I think I’d follow your own numbers for lengths on the heel flap and toe shaping.

I used chart D of the Rogue pattern repeated 3 times for the body of a hat I made for my second cousin. (The son of my cousin). I sped up the decreasing of the pattern toward the end. Don’t worry, it doesn’t look conehead on and it fits him perfectly. (shot below is of me though, he was fussing when they tried it on him).

I stopped by Two Sisters and Ewe and snagged some of their Lana Gatto’s Berroco Suede lookalike that was on sale and paired it with their other yarn (the name escapes me) that mimics Berocco’s Plush but with longer fringe and a higher pricepoint, and made some Uggs. Don’t ask me why. I think they are cute on babies.

It’ll be a while before they’ll fit the recipient, but hey, they’re Uggs. (whatever that means)

While I was supposed to be studying for my FAA written exam, I knit this:

Marnie Maclean’s Halley Comet Hat.

I love the top, but it totally looks like crap on me. You need long hair (or at least enough for a little flip out the bottom) to look good in this. But it was nervous avoidance random holiday gift-knitting anyway.

There’s been other knitting, but I don’t have piccies.

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