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june 12, 2007
leaving no leaf or heel unturned
Finally back to work on the embossed leaves for my sock pal. Still following the pattern as published (yup, with the special cast on... did you see that the designer commented that she didn't actually use that cast on for hers? thanks for the clarification, Mona!), I've worked my way down the second leg and am ready to knit and turn the heel. Then just a few more repeats of those fabulous leaves and I'm done! And just in time, because I've found yarn and pattern for my second sock pal (for a forgotten pal from the last round).
Waving lace (the cover socks from Favorite Socks posted by alison at 8:32 am | in
sockapalooza 4
Comments
Lovely! Posted by: Samantha at June 12, 2007 8:38 AMI knew I saw that book somewhere. I just got it at a birthday present from my MIL [of all ppl] Posted by: Orli at June 12, 2007 9:03 AMOooh! More pretty socks. Posted by: Sarah at June 12, 2007 9:28 AMThe embossed leaves are lovely. I knit up that pattern without the special cast-on as well. I also, love the cover socks and enjoyed knitting them recently. All in all that is one of my favorite sock books! Posted by: Christina at June 12, 2007 9:34 AMI just bought this book the other day and you are knitting two of my favorite patterns from it! That Louet yarn is wonderful to knit with. They will look great! Posted by: becky c. at June 12, 2007 9:35 AMI would agree with changing the cast on. I knit it with the pattern cast on and it's a bit tight for a sock. What kind of special cast on did you use? Posted by: Jessica at June 12, 2007 9:41 AMThose are gorgeous! I just finished a pair in Koigu, a beautiful periwinkle color (don't know the color number at the moment). What did you think of the cast-on? I loved the start of it, but found (for myself) that knitting two rows back and forth before joining in the round just made the edge messy. I had to sort of seam that part and the sock is tighter there because of it. I plan on making a pair for myself since they were my first lace socks and I love them, so I think that I will try to instead do the first two rows in the round and just convert the pattern to accomodate the rounds. Any ideas from your experience with it? Posted by: Chelsea at June 12, 2007 9:43 AMBeautiful leafy socks! Posted by: knittingphilistine at June 12, 2007 9:52 AMooh love the gems! waving lace looks like a nice pattern. I'm really into your green embossed leaves.. Gonna have to make another pair! Posted by: peggy at June 12, 2007 10:15 AMYou have to stop showing me those embossed leaves! Too many projects...must not stop to make socks...no matter how pretty! I really am losing the will to fight!!! Posted by: Rachel at June 12, 2007 10:41 AMI'm using that same color of Louet to make the Austrian Socks from the same book for my sock pal :) Posted by: Beth at June 12, 2007 11:07 AMWaving Lace has been my standard sock pattern for years. Fabulous! Posted by: Katie B. at June 12, 2007 1:13 PMI'm making the Waving Lace socks right now! It's SO pretty....I love the color you chose. Waving lace will look great in that yarn! Can't wait to see it. I'm taking a short break from my second Go with the Flow. The pull of the Monkey was too great... Posted by: Carol at June 12, 2007 2:17 PMThat second yarn is so pretty! Posted by: Songbird at June 12, 2007 4:10 PMI just pulled out my Favorite Socks book to look at that cast-on. Very odd. I can see how IK might feel it was easier to include instructions for the 1x1 cast-on instead of the tubular cast-on, but then they should have you join into a round right after that and just start knitting the twisted rib. Those two rows with the slip stitches are really part of the tubular cast-on and seem out of place left in there. Posted by: Laura at June 12, 2007 5:00 PMHow cool! That Gems looks so pretty. I've been coveting that color for a while but I have some Lang Jawoll in something close to it. The Land just isn't as pretty... *sigh* Posted by: Elinor at June 12, 2007 5:00 PMYours leafy socks are beautiful. After wearing out the yarn trying to get the cast on suggested by the pattern, I gave up and did a normal long tail cast on. It looks fine. I agree that the plain heel needs something. Perhaps on my next pair, I'll try to add in a leaf. Posted by: martha at June 12, 2007 5:32 PMOh, they are such pretty socks! I am almost finished my pair too! Posted by: amanda j at June 12, 2007 6:08 PMThose socks are just too beautiful. I can't wait to have free sock needles! I've got to try knitting that! Posted by: Rachel at June 12, 2007 9:26 PMI think the green socks are so great! I will have to make a pair! Marly I had to cast on a pair for myself after seeing yours. Mine were started with the 1K1P cast on, but then I left of the slipped stitches and just joined and started K1 P1 to go with the cast on. I have just finished the ribbing and did the first pattern row this morning while waiting for MyGuy to be finished with his morning preperations. Posted by: karin at June 13, 2007 3:04 AMYummy yummy, those leaves look refresingly green! I really think they are going to be some wonderful socks. I'm using Gems in a turquoise right now for a Favorite Socks pattern, Retro Rib Socks. It's great! Have you thought about trying that pattern? Posted by: Lakeside Knitter at June 13, 2007 6:13 PM |
) in Louet Gems fingering weight merino coming up next!