Her mother, who I have also known for most of my life, has admired Erin’s handknit socks. And asked me to knit a pair for her.
In August, I took my stash of STR-Mediumweight in colors I didn’t love up to the lake. And had Marianne pick out a skein she liked.
I essentially cast these on over Labor Day weekend. They took a few good long snoozes.
Shortly after I started knitting, I decided that a pattern would both add to the stretchy-ness of these socks and help keep me entertained. So that makes this my third pair of Holidazed socks, a Rockin' Sock Club pattern from (I think) my first year in the club.
Toe pic!
I used my favorite garter toe, knit for an inch or two, then was off to the races.
Marianne has extremely narrow feet and a high arch. These socks are funny-looking (and slightly overstretched on my sock blockers), but I just hope they fit properly.
I used New Pathways along with the pattern stitch, as usual. And once again, I’m happy with the results.
This leaves me with precisely ZERO active knitting projects. Really. It’s a strange feeling. I know the next pair of socks that I want to cast on, but if I’m going to do a “12 in 12” sock challenge, I need to wait a week before I cast those on. But really, it’s kind of nice to have a little bit of relaxation this time of year, isn’t it?
These socks are not a Christmas gift, so the timing is coincidental, not planned. But I’m really just happy to have another project finished. That’s a good feeling these days!
Marianne’s Socks
Pattern: Holidazed by Anne Hanson
Yarn: Socks that Rock Mediumweight
Color: Bumbleberry
Quantity: I’d guess about 2/3 of a skein. I have a lot left!
Needles: US 2/2.75mm 16” ChiaoGoo red lace circs (which I love, by the way)
Started: 2 September 2011
Finished: 23 December 2011
Mods: Plugged the pattern stitch into a New Pathways/Riverbed Master architecture
Pattern: Holidazed by Anne Hanson
Yarn: Socks that Rock Mediumweight
Color: Bumbleberry
Quantity: I’d guess about 2/3 of a skein. I have a lot left!
Needles: US 2/2.75mm 16” ChiaoGoo red lace circs (which I love, by the way)
Started: 2 September 2011
Finished: 23 December 2011
Mods: Plugged the pattern stitch into a New Pathways/Riverbed Master architecture
No projects on the needles? Really? Are you going crazy trying to figure out what to do next? ;-) I vote something for you, now that the gift knitting is done.
ReplyDeleteI was cleaning out the project bags today and found several projects on the needles but not too terribly many. I just finished one mitten and cast on the other but my hands are so tender (arthritis) right now that I need something easy and light so I have an alpaca scarf in the yarn harlot's one row pattern that I can work on and still enjoy the yarn.
ReplyDeleteThe pattern you used made that yarn look good. Some of those handpainted skeins look better in the skein.