Showing posts with label socks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label socks. Show all posts

Sunny Sock Sunset

The Sunny Socks are done!!! They were the fantastic trip knitting for the two weeks of camping and they were tons of fun. I love the colors. I am not a bright colors gal, but there is something about bright socks i adore. I had some cotton sock yarn and was itching to give it a try. The socks came out mostly ok. Since they are cotton there is not a lot of give. They aren't too big, but they do stand away from the ankle a bit. Also they have not been washed or blocked. I'm guessing if i treat them like socks, washer and dryer, they will shrink up to the perfect fit. I enjoyed the traveling eyelet pattern. It's nice to have something interesting on the sock but to not have to stare at a pattern all the time to get it. I will definitly do these again as there is no need for the instructions. The short row toe is easy and neat as well is the short row heel. Paired with the roaming eyelets my only complaint was not being able to knit both socks together on one circular needle at the same time. The only reason this doesn't work is because at the ankle you need to move stitch from one needle to another to keep the eyelet pattern seam less. I think the next pair may have a zigzag instead of a ring to the eyelet placement to allow for two at a time knitting.

Sunny Toe Up Socks | Feets  Sunny Toe Up Socks | Foot

Sunny Toe Up Socks | Short Row Heel  Sunny Toe Up Socks | Short Row Toe


Beginning of the Road/Camping trip and socks

Last night the Fall journey began.  The first leg of the trip is from the bay area down through the Mojave Desert with a peek in to the Airplane Graveyard and continuing onto Vegas for a few days.  So far so good!  I would of course would prefer a bit cooler weather than the heat that the inland areas are currently going through, but all in all it's not bad.  With the first section of the leg done i'm excited about the Airplane Graveyard in the morning.  It should be some awesome sightseeing and it would be great to get some photos of older planes.  Message me if ya want a postcard.

In the car, in the dark, i decided to cast on for a new pair of socks.  Ummm...i actually can't read or see in the dark...especially enough to start toe-up socks, a project i have never done or read the instructions for before.  Hehehehe...  I'm sure some of the passer-bys in their cars got a good giggle out of watching me trying to hold up my knitting and instructions into the headlights shinning behind me.  Once the hotel was reached i pulled out the socks and gave the instructions a good going through and so far today i have gotten through nearly the first toe!

I am using a cotton yarn i picked up at Color: A Fiber Festival a little while ago.  It's a gorgeous yellow green...my Sunny Socks : )

(This post brought to you by free internet from the Desert Inn Hotel...yea for unsecured wireless!!!)

Socks be done!

This evening was a fantastic night starting off with some weeding of the backyard, which yes...means that i'm home!!!  Post fantastic left over tamales Mom's socks were picked up with *only* the toes to finish.  A new episode of Cast On took me up to the kitchner's stitch and voila, a finshed pair of socks that are only 8 months late.  To my credit this is the second attempt at knitting socks for Ma as the beautiful cables on the first pair had NO stretch and thus did not fit a 6-year old girl child.  These on the otherhand have a fantastic amount of stretch, but not stretch out and i think mother will enjoy them greatly.  Now back to our original programming of stuff for me.

Twilight Handknit Socks for Ma   Twilight Handknit Socks for Ma

Purple Snowflakes FO!!!


Purple Snowflakes
Originally uploaded by dre_ah
Finished the Purple Snowflakes before i left for NY on Monday. They fit and feel great. More socks to come, such perfect BART projects.

The Next Purple Thing

Two weeks ago a trip to NY meant a new portable knitting project...queue the socks!  I've actually looked forward to my work travel lately as it gives me time to do some personal knitting.  Luckily for me, blankets are too big to take and work on during a flight, so another project had to be started to fill the time.  I looked through my sock queue on Ravelry and came across "Snowflakes".  I'd never done a lacy type sock, so it was swatched and cast on.  They've been needy and requiring some attention (these are tv knitting socks)!  Since i finally finished my parents blanket for Christmas i gave myself this week to work on whatever i wanted and the socks have made good progress.  Next week it's back to the Binary Scarf for the Bro...








Back to the Airport

Back from Russia...all packed for Taos.  You'd think i loved traveling, which is partially true.  I love doing "stuff".  Be that stuff visiting 400+ year old cathedrals in Moscow or sportin the sun hat in New Mexico checking out some fiber.

Russia was amazing.  So amazing that i took over 1000+ pictures and need to spend some serious time trying to figure out where each icon is from.  Fingers crossed i can work on it while in Taos, but i think that's being overly optimistic.  Russia also produced a pair of socks!  Cast on morning of, and grafted the toes when we got back.


The Taos Fiber Festival is this week!  I signed up for a natural dying class and have spent the last two months convincing them that 2 people is plenty for the two day class and that cancelling the class would really suck (yea for special attention while learning new things).  I got confirmation last night that the class is still on and to bring some gloves.  I'm super excited...my first step into the world of dying fiber and yarn.  As a kid my science fair project was on fruit and vegetable dyes, forcasting?  I'm SUPER EXCITED!!!  I will arrive in Alburquerque this afternoon and make the drive up to Taos.  I've heard even the drive is beautiful : )

Socks for Dad? ... Accomplished!

Last night was the opening ceremony's of the Olympics. Translated to dre_ah speak = lots of time for knitting. I brought the socks i've been working on for my Dad as i really thought i could get through the toes while watching. Mission completed and socks came home last night wanting only for some Kitchener Stitch love to seal the deal. Toes stitched, and they look_much_better then the first pair of socks. I'm not even two whole months late (B-day was the middle of June)! YEA!!! Now i've got pleanty of time to finish mom's socks before we leave for Russia in the beginning of September...so many hearts...



Two Heels Down...

I finally got home tonight with enough drive and focus to pull out the socks i'm working on for my Dad and make some progress. I had completed the heel flap, and there they have sat for over a week. Happy happy day (actually evening), but i was able to turn the heel and start into the foot! YEA! I really love this knitting two at a time thing. During the first disk of Two Towers i was able to get both heels turned and started into the foot. Now i'm at a cruising place that is totally BART friendly again. Yea for BART knitting : )

Dad Sock Update

So i decided to knit my Dad socks for his birthday, a few days before the actual date knowing full well that i wouldn't and couldn't make the deadline. They have become belated B-day AND Fathers Day socks. At least now i can say that i am nearly 50% of the way done with "the socks...". It's a pretty basic pattern repeat through the leg - Dropped Stitch Rib Socks. The heel directions didn't make any sense so i'm going with my standard heel flat on the back needles. No crazy positioned heel for my Dad, sorry. The finished product looks nearly the same, it's just not in the same odd leg position that the original pattern called for. Here is da progress...







Knitting Project Catchup | Post#12~ish

I've actually been pretty productive during all of this travel. Here is a by Project run down for everything...

Star Wars Club Covers - Finished in the airport after landing in Kansas City on the way to the Bash. (Talk about barley makin it!)

Mom's Socks - Almost 50% done. I'm getting much faster at cabling as i move through this project. I love learning new things. These would probably be further if they didn't require the book for the pattern. These were NOT brought out on the road.

Dad's Socks - These were started and worked to about 50% completion during the Bash/Golf Tournament. There are even photo's of me knitting in the Golf Kart. These were worked for a week, tested, found to be too small, ripped out at 40% to start over, and then the rest of the week knitting at all times to try to make up for lost time. This basic rib pattern knits up SUPER fast. I'm enjoying these...but think they make be a bit bright in color for Dad.

Binary Scarf - This was started before i took off on my wild adventure. Unfortunately this also requires concentration and a pattern; so it's slow going... but it looks cool so far

A Yarn-tastic Day

Today has been wonderfully full of yarn and casually hanging out. I started off by heading over to A Verb for Keeping Warm's Open Studio today. Awesome stuff! I managed to walk away with just a bit of yarn. Well...not small yardage, but definitely awesome stuff. I don't know yet what it will become, but i know it'll be great : )


Then it was over to the Temescal Street Fair for a walk through the vendors. I still can't believe how popular cuff links are right now. Crazy! More vintage button stuff, and a bunch of bad tee's. I've been an awful consumer lately (except for yarn), things just haven't been exciting. After a walk around i headed into Article Pract to pick up some yarn for J's Club covers. This should be interesting...Star Wars Fair Isle Golf Club Covers? Wish me luck!

And i just couldn't refuse...some rainbow sock yarn for myself. Now i just need to quit my job so that i can knit all_of_the_time!

Viola! A Pair of Socks!


Blueberries
Originally uploaded by dre_ah
I finished my 1st pair of socks on Thursday night. They look and feel awesome on my feets. I just wish it wasn't 100 degrees here so that i could actually wear them, versus sticking them in the drawer until the weather behaves.

Pattern went pretty good. I found that i wasn't decreasing properly for the arch, and it's 'a bit tight. Easy to to follow instructions from the pattern.

I think i caught sock fever! I've already got more yarn then patterns to knit up. I'm really diggin how fast these went, must try some lighter weight yarn.

Blueberries | My First Socks


Blueberries
Originally uploaded by dre_ah
Socks are going good! I've got about 1/2" more to finish the leg, and then i will turn my first heel. Good Times! I really like knitting the two socks together. It will be awesome to be able to put them on one after the other on the same day : )

The pattern is coming out nice, and is preparing me for the infinite slip stitch of the heel. I'm nervous, but everyone keeps telling me it will be easy, so i'm nearly convinced.

Skirt Madness, and the aftermath...

Well i can proudly say that the skirt is NEARLY done. I've been super busting my ass lately and it's really paying off. I've got about 8 more pattern rows and then 8 bottom boarder rows. I'm shooting to have it finished by the end of the week so that i can get elastic and completely finish it off over the weekend.

Unfortunately work has been trying to thwart my efforts to finish the skirt by giving me tons to do. I do not like this sam i am! But it paid for the yarn, so no real complaints. Work has to be done by close of business tomorrow, so tomorrow will be typing, typing, and making a few screen shots here and there and trying to emailed advice from my boss about what he "wants". This may sound easy, but it's not, especially when the boss is on the other side of the states at a conference all week. Arg! Oh well. Here i come better judgment.

I'm really liken how the skirt is turning out. I can't wait to start the first pair of socks and get back to my vegas shawl in the coming weeks. Also looking at a pair of legwarmers (damn i need to show T patterns). It will be nice to knit something for someone else, it's been awhile with Christmas having been such a bust. Look out skirt...this is your week! : )

No! I don't want to get out of bed!

Stupid allergies from hell! Today was not a day for "time to get up" to encourage me to do anything but fall back asleep...multiple times. I'm going through allergy painfulness and am super glad that i have my cute blue scarf and matching headband to save the day and keep me cozy while i sit at work for th next few hours trying disparately to escape.

Florian Sweater:
Well i'm back onto the sweater after MUCH too long of a break if i'm going to meet my "finished in April" time line. I've got the front and back done, and started the first sleeve last night. I'd forgotten how much i LOVED this yarn. I never would have thought i'd like ribbon yarn so much. Well it's a small pain to knot with, but it makes up for it in style ; )

The BROWN scarf:
Almost done with Jason's matching scarf. Too bad i didn't start it like 3 months ago when he could have used it, but oh well! It's almost done and will wait for him until it gets cold again. I'm going to try and "soften" the scarf and hat. This will be a first and an experiment. Wish me luck!

Socks anyone???:
Well i ordered a book, needles, and some yarn for a sock pattern i fell in love with. This will be the first pair of socks and i'm SUPER excited!!! The goal is to start making socks as fast as i was turning out hats for everyone a few years ago so i've got GREAT hand knit christmas presents for all. Wish me LOTS of luck ; )

Yoga Socks?

So i came across this pattern on Ravelry for Yoga/Pilates socks and thought - OMG, how have i lived without these! So since i'm not a small yarn kinda gal and i already had some Noro - Silver Thaw (Pictured Balled) i'm going to give it a go! This will be the new BART/Lunch project if the new books don't prove to be totally engrossing, or if i can manage to do both. Marie Antoinette book was the perfect weight to hold itself open in my lap while i was knitting Jason's hat. The yarn is a beautiful green and violet. I can't wait for warm feet in the morning while I "roll over the ball".