the emotional life of sølje

Pattern from “Socks Soar On Two Circular Needles” by Cat Bordhi. Except I like to use just one circular for the majority of the knitting, but pull out a second for the heel flap section. I fall back to one circular after my gusset decreases.

This has been my first attempt at a lace pattern. It’s actually not hard go figure. I knew I would enjoy doing it, but charts seem so scary to look at! I thought this pattern was simple enough, and it’s not the size of a sweater–I can deal with socks.

I love the colorway of this yarn! But I am so frustrated with broken and knotted together skeins! This is the second of three “Sock It To Me” yarn skeins that has had split yarn knotted together. Of course I don’t notice until I am nearly ready to knit that part!

After I get my cool sock blockers, you’ll be able to see the lace pattern better. Mistakes and all!

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The yarn on the second sock almost finished at the same color section… but the left foot ended up with a bit of the next blue section. drats.

Mark my “February Socks” as finished. As for “Kevin’s Socks”, two years, ripping both socks back into skeins, & two weeks later… finished! Now I can knit for myself again… except, Daniel was asking when his socks were going to be worked on. At least his feet are smaller. Maybe I will make that my “March Socks” project.

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One down, one to go. This sock took nearly the entire skein of “Sock it to Me Puzzle Yarn”. Big Foot for a hubby? I may re-do the toe after I finish sock #2.

Tomorrow I have plans to work in my quilt room.

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Three days of progress, compared to my first attempt in knitting socks for hubby (a year)… I am impressed with myself (trying not to break my arm with the back patting! LOL).

3 more inches before I can start the toe decreases. I have to say that my knitting has improved after I watched the video below to a while back. I wanted to try to get my form a little better, and ever since I have been knitting much more effectively–and faster to boot.

It is for continental knitting. I think before, I was doing a variation of that and throwing. I still don’t have purl down as she describes, but I work that pretty close to her demonstration.

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I thought it was time to work on my “Feburary Socks”, to keep with my pair-of-socks-a-month goal. Last month I ripped Kevin’s previous toe-up socks and started cuff-down socks last night. Good progress, 6″ on the cuff. I have to see what length he wants, and then start the heel. I went down a half size on the needle, and so far I do like them better than the previous attempt. We’ll see after I get past the heel–which was where I really started hating on the old pair.

On my Shapely Tank/Tee, I am working on the first sleeve. Good progress there.

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