Insane sock project

Look what I started for the "other construction" -challenge in the Sock Knitters Anonymous group on Ravelry (here's a linky):

It is the Hexagon Socks pattern by Kirsten Hall.

It is from this book - and featured in the cover:

There will be 27 hexagond per sock and it takes almost an hour to knit one. I'll probably never finish it...

 

 I'm using 2,25 KnitPro Carbonz dpns and Regia 4-fädig sock yarn.

 

I have overdyed the yarn green and I think it looks great in this project. In its previous life, it looked like this (the blue white in right bottom corner):

Restarting blogging... Serpentine socks.

My blogs have been hibernating as I've been busy elsewhere, but I am trying to get back on track as I kind of miss having a blog. I finished two projects yesterday - one is still being blocked but here are the Serpentine Socks from Wendy Johnson's book Socks From The Toe Up.

ETA: I have just revised the blog design - still under renovation... ;o)

Blogini on ollut talviunilla muiden kiireiden takia, mutta yritän päästä taas uuteen alkuun koska kaipaan blogia. Sain eilen kaksi projektia valmiiksi, näistä ensimmäinen vielä blokattavana, ja toinen tässä. Serpentine -sukat Wendy Johnsonin Socks From The Toe Up-kirjasta.

They took 77 grams of Novita Nalle yarn that I had overdyed a bit. I'm trying to exhaust my stash from this yarn and move on to nicer yarns. I have some Regia 6-ply waiting in my stash, for instance.

Näihin kului 77 g Novitan Nallea jota olin värjännyt päälle. Yritän päästä Nalleista eroon saadakseni jotain muuta kivempaa tilalle. Varastossani on mm. Regia 6-ply -lankaa odottamassa.

Specs

• Cast on Feb 3, 2013 for SKA  (in Ravelry) challenge (theme: Wendy Johnson as designer of the month)
• Needles 2.75 mm.
• Foot has 13 s per needle.
• Cast on 10+10 using Judy’s Magic cast on technique.
• Started increases for the gusset on the first row of fourth repeat of the pattern (much earlier than the pattern suggests), and they fit well.
• Finished March 2, 2013. For the cuff I increased 2 sts when beginning a pattern repeat, twice. The cuff has three repeats of the pattern.

Speksit

• Aloitus 3.2.2013, osallistuin SKA-ryhmän  (Ravelryssa) haasteeseen (teema: Wendy Johnson suunnittelijana)
• Puikot 2.75 mm. 
• Jalkaterässä13 s per puikko.
• Aloitus Judy’s Magic cast on tekniikalla, 10+10 s.
• Aloitin lisäykset kiilaa varten neljännen mallikerran ensimmäisellä kerroksella (aiemmin kuin ohjeessa neuvotaan) ja sukat istuvat hyvin.
• Valmiit 2,3.2013. Varteen lisäsin kahdesti kaksi silmukkaa mallikerran alkaessa (varressa on kolme mallikertaa).

Link to my project in Ravelry: Serpentines

Eglantine socks & squishy birthday cake

Welcome to my brand new spinning-knitting-crocheting-sewing-etc-blog!
Currently I'm knitting the Eglantine socks (Ravelry link) pattern by Nicole Masson. I made my own heel, and have not followed the pattern after I learned the panel, but it is very pretty. This pattern is available for free.

I have modified the pattern slightly at the ending point. Rather than stopping where the pattern repeat ends I just continued in the style of the pattern to make a diamond shape finish for the panel. This is somewhat easy to do. The yarn is Araucania Ranco. It started a pooling twist in the cuff and I continued with alternating rows using both ends of the ball.

Sock knitting inspired me to card batts to spin sock yarns. I just love carding squishy batts that I like to mix several times to make them appear semi-solid in colour. I carded this batt as a gift for a friend who organized a spinning event to celebrate her birthday. Her favorite color is orange.

The batt weights 92 gramms and has 87 % superwash merino and 13 % nylon - to make a nice sock yarn. I dyed both tops before carding the batt. Of course, I did not take pics about the hand painted top.