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February 12, 2008
Firewoman
Some projects that have languished around are finally coming off the needles:
project: Gentleman’s Fancy Socks
source: Knitting Vintage Socks
yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy Sock - 1 hank
color: Good Luck Jade
needles: #1 dpns
These were done last week (you may have noticed a little sneak peek in my PS Fire collage in the last post).
I’m so happy to have these finished. Totally love their squooshiness, fantastic yarn.
And another pair from way back in time.
project: Pomatomus Socks
source: Knitty.com
yarn: Koigu - KPPPM
color: #334 - 3 hanks
needles: #1 dpns
Once I finished the first sock and had to dip into the second skein, I knew I would need a 3rd, so these were on hold a long time.
Since the dyelots were totally different, the second sock has a missmatched skein as the cuff and heel. Kinda hard to tell, but the foot closer to the camera has the lighter skein (less brown).
And for PS-Fire, we have a wonderfully warm pair of Evangelines.
project: Evangeline
source: Magknits
yarn: Malabrigo worsted
color: Brown Berries - less than 1 hank
needles: #6 dpns
I’m totally in love with these. The pattern is fantastic (thanks Michelle!), and the Malabrigo was just made for toasty hands. I did one extra pattern repeat before the thumb, just to add a tiny bit more length.
After seeing Tiennie’s rainbow of cables, I knew these were just the mitts I wanted to match the scarf that’s also speeding off the sticks for PS.
I’m hoping I can get this one done quickly, since I also have some sweater action planned for our Fire theme.
sKNITches shop update: Tomorrow, Feb. 13th at 2p.m. EST. Lots of yarns are being added, as well as a brand new line!!
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At 1:45 pm on February 12, 2008, Dave commented:
Wow, great socks — I absolutely love the colour of both the Smooshy and the Koigu!!
At 2:20 pm on February 12, 2008, Annie commented:
LOVE the Pomotomowhatsits! I used that yarn for my jaywalkers and it has to be one of my favorite colorways. I think it looks fantastic as pomotomowomosomofomowatchamajiggers.
At 4:25 pm on February 12, 2008, Heather commented:
Wow sister, those are all three very impressive! And you’ve sold me on the Evangelines…
At 4:33 pm on February 12, 2008, KnitPastis commented:
Knock me over! These are the best! The first ones look like the Alternating 2×2 Rib pattern I adore so much and Potmaomas is something I hope to knit one day. Great colors. That so exciting you are adding new yarns and colors to your store. It makes me want to cast on with one of your sKnitches yarns I have in the stash:)
At 6:00 pm on February 12, 2008, hpny knits commented:
Gentleman’s Fancy Socks- great pattern for a lovely yarn.
At 7:35 pm on February 12, 2008, sue commented:
I loved knitting the Gentlemens Fancy socks too, such an easy pattern to remember. The other socks look great and I really love those mitts, the color is lovely.
At 7:56 pm on February 12, 2008, Rebecca commented:
Great pictures! I have some Smooshy just waiting to be knit but I’ve already knit the Gentleman’s Fancy Socks. Yours are beautiful as is everything else you posted about. Lovely colors!
At 8:35 pm on February 12, 2008, Elinor commented:
Two pairs of socks, mitts AND a scarf??? Damn! What a streak! Everything looks great but I especially like the Pomatomi!
At 9:30 pm on February 12, 2008, melana commented:
i love the mitts. and the smooshy looks like something i need to invest in.
At 11:01 pm on February 12, 2008, Zonda commented:
Fabulous socks! I just love your pictures as well! Ok, so now I want to stop what I’m doing and knit Evangelines too!
At 11:44 am on February 13, 2008, Allegra commented:
wow, everything looks great!
At 12:15 pm on February 13, 2008, Julie commented:
The socks are great, but I’m madly in love with your metallic pink shoes!!!
At 5:21 pm on February 13, 2008, lucy commented:
Oh, so you’ve been knitting away! Love the fingerless mitts and the socks.
At 7:51 pm on February 13, 2008, Oksana commented:
Congratulations on finishing the socks–both pairs are lovely. I like your color choice for the Evangelines. They look so amazingly toasty!
At 8:04 pm on February 13, 2008, cactusneedles commented:
Those are great FO’s! I love the colors you used!
At 1:09 am on February 14, 2008, tiennie commented:
Your work is so fantastic! Love love the socks, the evangelines, the scarf. You are amazing! The photos are gorgeous. Thank you for the link to my evangelines!
At 1:09 pm on February 14, 2008, liz commented:
Fantastic finished objects! I love all of them. I have DIC Smooshy in Good Luck Jade and Koigu 334 is on my wish list.
At 6:08 pm on February 14, 2008, Debby commented:
Looks like you are getting quite a bit of UFOs finished!
At 9:10 pm on February 14, 2008, Octopus Knits commented:
Wow! I love both pairs of socks, the mitts, and the scarf - but I especially drool over the Smooshy Gentlemen’s Fancy socks… awesome!
At 11:34 pm on February 15, 2008, Kara commented:
You are very well accessorized! The socks are great. I LOVE the color and they look so cute with your shoes. I think finding the right pair of shoes to wear with knitted socks is half the battle.
At 9:15 am on February 18, 2008, gray la gran commented:
my! you have been quite prolific! i can’t imagine a greater (knitterly) joy than to have socks fresh off the needles =)
At 12:45 pm on February 18, 2008, schrodinger commented:
Wow!! All fantastic projects in really great colours. I’m really impressed at how much you have to show off.
At 8:53 am on February 19, 2008, Francesca commented:
I love the evangelines, which I nearly made but got waylaid immediately after casting on and made something up instead. I still might need to make them…
love the colors of the socks, all bronze and brown and warm.
At 3:33 am on February 20, 2008, Mica commented:
That is quite a pair of socks! I like the length.
At 3:30 pm on February 20, 2008, Sarah commented:
Lovely socks! I especially like the top pair, and they are perfect with your awesome copper shoes. I enjoy reading your blog– you inspire me to try new things with my knitting. Thanks a lot.
At 4:59 pm on February 26, 2008, alexandra commented:
You really photograph your work well. I love your blog.