Monday, April 16, 2007

Oh my golly!

sshh...don't tell the pixies (not that I think Kim Deal cares, heh, heh)...but they are done!


I cast off the second of the Elven socks this evening. It seems third time's the charm...

Pretty happy with the result, the only tiny disappointment being that the pattern called for seven and a half repeats of the lace, which would have made the sock too long for my foot. I did six and a half repeats, and they are a tiny bit too short. Unfortunately due to the way the leaves "fall" into the star toe-shaping, you sort of can't do just seven repeats and still get the nice organic flow.

I am sure they will block out to fit perfectly, though!

5 comments:

Michelle said...

Gorgeous, gorgeous socks! (And a nice photo, too).

Rebecca said...

Oooh, they look gorgeous - definitely worth all the trial and error!

Rose Red said...

Congratulations! Love the pic too - fairy lights very appropriate!

Carson said...

Cute photo.
I'm discovering that blocking can indeed do wonders, so I'm sure you'll sort out that pesky half-a-repeat too short thing.

Susan said...

very nice indeed