Here’s a pair of socks made with the new sKNITches cashmere blend yarn, Big Tryst!

project: Duckies
source: my own
yarn: sKNITches Big Tryst - 1 hank
color: Cinnamon Teal Duck
needles: #3 dpns

The pattern is one I improvised, a little rib with a cute little eyelet detail I’m calling “duck trails” down the leg/foot. The eyelet pattern comes from Harmony Guides Knitting Stitches vol. 2.

There is a bit of concern with the yardage of this yarn. It is pre-cut from the manufacturer at a little over 250 yds/4 oz. It is a pretty thick yarn, more dk weight really, so larger needles really helps stretch the yardage along. I definitely wanted to have an example pair for people wanting to knit up some socks with this lovely blend.

Of course the yarn would also be great for mitts, cowls, hats—anything at all!

Now come on, these knitted up super fast, so what else has been going on in my absence?

project: Pillars of Atlantis
source: free pattern
yarn: Fresh from the Cauldron Saturday Morning Cartoons - 1 hank
color: Strawberry Shortcake
needles: #2 dpns

I’ve had these on my Ravelry projects page for quite some time, but never blogged them. Well, here they are finally finished!

Total love for these. The little spurts of color really make me smile, so much fun and color with these, and the mini cables were simple simple to do.

project: Here and There Cables
source: Scarf Style
yarn: Malabrigo - 2 hanks
color: Brown Berries
needles: #9 needles

Of course the yummy Malabrigo is lovely on the neck, so away it goes till next winter. But on to the socks!

project: Spindle Socks
source: My Fashionable Life
yarn: Sweet Georgia Speed Demon - 1 hank
color: Omakase 10
needles: #2 needles

Spring has sprung (believe me, my itchy eyes and nose are telling me so!) What can I say, a perfect colorway for the season, PS earth, and it complimented the pattern pretty well too.

I actually screwed up the cable pattern on the first sock. If you take a look at the progress pic in the last post, all my cables go the same way, instead of switching direction every group of 3. Of course I didn’t even realize until I started the second one and actually read the directions! Oh well, a little design element anyone?

And we’re on a roll, for now we move into the brown part of PS Earth:

project: 3×1 ribs
source: no pattern
yarn: Socks that Rock Mediumweight - 1 hank
color: Terra Firma
needles: #2 needles

Yes, I whipped these babies up too, thanks to the Mediumweight STR. My very first time knitting it up, and what a yarn! Love it.

Just a simple 3×1 rib pattern. I had wanted to knit Cookie’s BFF socks, but got terrible pooling down one side, so after just a couple of inches, RIP!

First on the needles, some yummy Spindle Socks (I’m back on my all-about-the-socks kick—BEWARE!)

How quickly these are going! I haven’t worked on sport/dk weight socks in quite a while, but I couldn’t resist me some aptly named Sweet Georgia Speed Demon. They may even be finished by my next post! (And promise, it won’t be a month from now)