Look, it's a pair of socks! My FIRST pair of socks! Hoorah for me!
Details: Louet GEMS merino yarn, hand-dyed by me using the Gaywools dye in the Louet sock dying kit. The pattern also came from the kit - a basic 4x4 rib, top-down sock, with a slip-stitch heel. Fits me perfectly, although I would have liked a longer cuff. This pair of socks took well less than 100 grams of the 150 grams of yarn included with the kit. I might be able to knit another matching pair from the remaining yarn, but instead I think I'll knit a pair with solid-blue heels and toes, and use the hand-dyed yarn for the rest.
Next up: The Lambs Pride Moderne Log Cabin Blanket, shown here with one of the surprises in my Easter basket from Earle. Yes, that is a sheep head on top of that Pez dispenser!
9 comments :
Congrats on the socks! Nice-looking dye job too.
First pair? Fabulous! And they look REALLY hot on that rug, too. And you dyed the yarn? Very, very cool. And in my tribe, Pez=love, and you got a sheep - perfect.
Great socks! Nothing in the world like hand-knit socks.
So, are you ready to give up all other knitting and just do socks? :)
Very nice socks. And I just love that sheep pez.
I saw your question on Wendy's blog and figured that you probably have the same problem I do (re: cats, blocking, lace, etc.).
I vacuum the day I'm planning on blocking (nice warm day with windows open, so not so much in the winter), and I lock the cat out of the bedroom while it is blocking. Takes anywhere from half a day to about 3 depending on weather. Truly a pain in the butt.
Congrats on your first pair of socks! They look great!
I am planning on doing archaeological Field work with a professor during the month of June. Basic survey and shovel pits. It's in Alabama - the Appalachicoloa Creek Towns there
Congrats on the socks! They look yummy, you did a great job!
Congratulations on your first socks....gazing into the crystal ball, I think they will the first of many...
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