Duh!

Apparently I am not the fastest bunny in the woods because it took me much too long to figure out the main part of the pattern. Duh.

I am knitting both socks at the same time do to the fact that I don't have full balls of the alpaca in any one colour. I will be winging it and hope they turn out nice.

So, to possibly save some of you time figuring it out (although I am certain you ladies are much quicker than I), once I got through the knit one row and purl one row, I couldn't figure out what the heck the M1, M2, and M3 were. Double duh. Simply, they refer to the charts! Triple duh.

Clear as mud.

Has anyone else started their socks yet? Did you visit Holly and check out her beautiful Kauni??

Thanks for letting me join in! I'm excited to knit these lovely cabled socks with everyone! I have started - I'm knitting them with some of my Sweet Socks yarn. I just started the cables though, so there isn't much to see yet. I'll post a picture after I've got something to show.

Blah

Apparently Blogger is against my posting of pictures today.

I have the materials assembled; Drops Alpaca (100% pure alpaca) in three colours, and since I am a rebel, I will be knitting the Drops Cabled Alpacas on 2.25mm instead of the 2mm dpns. Yes, I do realize I am asking for trouble. Maybe not. The label recommends 2.5-3.5mm needles so that should work out ok. I hate tight socks.

Let the cast on begin.

Anyone else start their socks yet???

This is the link to the pattern: http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=100&d_id=19&lang=en.

Not Started Quite Yet

Hi Ladies. I will probably be another week before I can start my socks.

I do have a good reason. For the past two weeks we've been preparing the house for sale. It's well over a century old and required quite a bit of cosmetic work, plus a new front porch to make it appealing to prospective buyers. I am exhausted. I've been sneaking knitting in at rest periods or as a de-stressor activity. Tomorrow the real estate broker visits to take photos and let us sign the agreement to sell and aside from a few small things left to do, I'll finally be able to knit for real.

And yes, the link to the pattern is before the picture in an earlier post.

Drops

We are doing the drops pattern. I think there is a link below...I will check on it and get back.
Renee is going to join us!

July?

Well - are we going to knit something or do UFOs?

Anyone have the URL for that sock pattern?

And, if you want to see my socks (not that I am recruiting or anything), I just spent a few hours updating this years socks web page. It is too many. Kauni is on my list after July (right after I finish up Sockapalooza).

-Holly

Let There Be Socks...

Those are my daughter's feet modelling her long-awaited cotton socks. Thank goodness they're done. As far as stupid ideas go, this one will never be repeated. I mean, really. Knitting socks for a child of 7 in a size 10 crochet cotton? There must have been wine involved to make that appear to be a good idea. A lesson learned, let us say and never mention this incident again. No wonder I was knitting wash cloths for a change of pace.

And here is evidence of more sock knitage, these in Briggs & Little Tuffy. THE Most Appreciated socks EVER.

Thank you; thank you very much!

The knitter has now left the building...