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Marina Piccola Socks

They are done!  I finished them last night just before bed.  Aren't they pretty?!  I really, really love how they turned out.  I have to admit though, by the end of the second sock I wasn't feeling the love for the actual knitting of the socks anymore.  I guess it was just too many stitches and make one purls and make one rights that got to me.  I do love the socks though.  Maybe if I wasn't just knitting on these socks and nothing else, I mean taking breaks from the socks, I might not have gotten tired of doing them.  And who knows, maybe I just got the plain old Second Sock Syndrome?  At any rate, here they are in all their glory :)

• Pattern - Marina Piccola by Kate Gilbert
• Yarn - Socks that Rock lightweight, not sure of the colorway but I think it is Stonewash, almost 1 whole skein
• Needles - US Size 2
• Took me - 5 days
• Comments - I wasn't sure of what size to knit, Kate gives you a nifty chart to figure it out using your foot width and stitch gauge.  She says that the pattern pulls in the sock, and it does, and to knit with more stitches than you usually would.  I still ended up with a 65 stitch sock and I like the way it fits just fine.  Great pattern!

Work in Progress

I've been working on the Marina Piccola socks, not as quickly as I did my last pair, but here and there whenever I can.  I just finished the gusset decreases on the second sock which is going a lot smoother than the first.  Now that I have done the pattern repeat a few times it is a lot easier to not make mistakes.  I love how they are turning out and I think I picked the perfect color! 

I'm having an itch to buy more yarn.  Why?  I don't know, since I have plenty of yarn available to me right here in my home!  I guess it is time to go do some stash diving and rediscover all of the treasure that I do have. 

I swear I will get some pictures of finished scarves and a sweater today - yes I finally blocked the Seamless Hybrid!  I've been busy trying to keep to my new house cleaning schedule and driving around town to find a bike for The Baby :)  Stay tuned for pictures of FOs!

Child's French Socks

I actually got pictures of these socks, can you believe it?  Well here they are and I love them!  I haven't knit an involved sock in quite some time it seems like.  It is super satisfying.  This is a great pattern, of course what pattern by Nancy Bush isn't a great one?  I also really like the yarn, though I think it might be better suited being knit on a larger size needle.  The fabric is kind of dense which I do like most of the time, but not this time.  There is still plenty of yarn leftover from the skein so I think that it is a pretty good value!  Anyway, here's the stats:

• Pattern - Child's French Socks found in Knitting Vintage Socks
• Yarn - Ball and Skein sock yarn
• Needles - US Size 1
• Took me - 3 days
• Comments - Love these socks! 

In other news, I've been working away on the Marina Piccola socks and almost have the first one finished.  I would be further along but I keep making silly mistakes and have to tink back.  They are looking really great so far and I'm very excited about them :)  I hope to get some scarf pictures to share with you soon - stay tuned!

Knitting away

I've been knitting my heart out and I have lots to show for it, but today it's raining and there isn't any good light in my house so I'm waiting to take pictures.  I finished the Child's French Socks and they are blocking right now - I usually do not block socks but these ones seemed like they needed it.  I also think I've decided which socks to cast on next.  I bought this pattern when it came out, made one half-assed attempt at them and then quickly forgot about it.  So I will start them again in some pretty baby blue Socks that Rock.  Oh yeah - I pulled out my Seamless Hybrid yesterday and finished it off!  All it needed was a neckband and then some a lot of finishing work, but now it is done and just needs a washing and blocking.  Just in time for hot weather, woot!

Have a great weekend :)

The next sock in progress

This is the Child's French Sock from Knitting Vintage Socks.  I wasn't sure at first about it, but as I kept going with the pattern I fell more in love with it.  I think the yarn I chose was a good choice even though it is variegated a bit.  The pattern is pretty involved, trying to remember to switch the seed stitch every third row can be a little annoying when you actually don't remember.  But it is a fun knit, so fun that I've already finished the first sock and am already started on the second!  It makes it easy when The Baby is sick and I just want to hang around her and do nothing else ;) 

I expect to get a lot done on the second sock today, and so I'm already plotting my next sock. I'm thinking something else from Nancy Bush or maybe a stranded pattern from More Sensational Socks.  Guess you'll find out what I pick soon enough! 

Just Socks

Of the latest items to come off my needles is another pair of socks.  They are nothing special, just basic ribbed socks knit from the toe up with a short row heel and EZ's sewn bind off.  The yarn is a merino/tencel that I got from Scout's Swag a while back.  The colorway is Million Dollar Baby, I like it a lot.

I started another pair of socks right after finishing the ribbed socks.  I used the Decorative Ribbing stitch pattern from More Sensational Knitted Socks, and the yarn is Instant Gratification from Brooklyn Handspun in the Mysterioso colorway .  I really like how the socks turned out, I did 56 stitches on the leg and then 54 on the foot just to break up the large-ish stripes a little bit.  They also knit up quickly on size 2 needles, taking me 4 days!

So what am I knitting now?  Well I guess I am on a roll.  I've started the Child's French Sock (Ravelry link) from Knitting Vintage Socks, using some Ball and Skein sock yarn, I think the colorway is Rose or something like that.  It isn't too variegated and I think it is working out nicely.  I'm getting ready to start the heel on the first sock. 

That's all I've got for today, no Lace Ribbon Scarf yet as I'm procrastinating actually blocking it.  So have a good day :)

Some things just keep going

And going, and going, and going...

So it was with the Lace Ribbon Scarf.  Granted I am not knitting nearly as much as I'd like to these days so of course it went a lot slower than it seemed like it should have.  Every time I finished a pattern repeat I'd say to myself 'I hope the next one is the last one!'  It wasn't.  Several times it wasn't.  But last night it was, yay!  I finished my last repeat with a tiny little ball left over.  I still have to block, but can I tell you I'm just excited to be able to post some actual progress on the blog.  I'll show it when it's all blocked and dried sometime next week.

In the meantime I'll be knitting a sock.

Have a great weekend!