Since I’m lacking in new FOs to show at the moment, here’s an update on some WIPs…
Sock Yarn Blankie in progress:
Yarn mostly leftovers from socks I’ve made for myself, for friends, and for family. Also leftover yarn from my nephew’s sweater (which was made from sock yarn), supplemented with little bits of Koigu given to me by a friend at work. I’m at the point where I really need to make some more socks to get some more sock yarn leftovers. The Koigu is gorgeous, but concentrated all in one area of the blankie it’s not a good thing. I also really need to start weaving in some of those loose ends. When it’s eventually finished (which is still a loooooong way off), the plan is to do a simple crochet edging in a single neutral color around the whole thing. The original tutorial for the blankie is on Shelly Kang’s blog.
Lace & Cable Socks in progress:
Pattern is from Socks from the Toe Up by Wendy D. Johnson. I’m using Jojoland Melody Superwash (100% superwash merino wool) in colorway MS20, which is a blend of burgundy and purplish-blue in varying amounts — in some areas it looks more reddish, some areas more bluish. You can sort of tell in the photo that the two toes look a little different in color.
And this is the yarny goodness, purchased at Patternworks over my lunch break today.
Clockwise from upper left: Jojoland Cashmere, C251 Turquoise; Classic Elite Yarns Firefly, 7739 Cyprus; Koigu Painter’s Palette Premium Merino, 532 greens; Plymouth Sockotta, 5618 blue & green stripes. Yes, I bought everything in twos. And yes, everything is either blue or green… or both. Hey, I’m consistent.
Oh… I guess I do have one FO to show, although it’s not that recent. I finished these socks a little over a month ago, but just got around to taking a photo…
Toe-up Striped Anklets
- Pattern: My own, I guess… just toe-up, stockinette stitch, short-row heel and some 2×2 ribbing for the cuff.
- Yarn: ONline Supersocke Cotton Summer Color (leftovers from the fingerless gloves I made for my friend Terri)
- Needles: US 0 (2.0mm), 40″ circular (magic loop 2 at a time)
- Started 2/23/10, finished 3/8/10.
- Link to my Ravelry project page (login required)
They came out a little looser than they should have, but I’m still happy with them. Good, basic socks. Fit is OK when I first put them on, but as the day goes by they tend to stretch out. I’m just thrilled that I could get both a pair of socks and a pair of fingerless gloves out of one ball of yarn… plus I have enough left over for a square in the sock yarn blankie!
