My girl's gone visitng for the week, so there has been lots of lazy mornings, reading, painting, eating when (and what) I feel like, and of course - knitting!
I can't remember the last time I was able to spend 4 hours just knitting? It's wonderful.
Shur'tugal is their first pattern. I'm not formally taking part in S62011, because I know realistically I'm not going to make it through 6 pairs of socks this year! This particular pattern is lovely though, so I thought I might participate from the sidelines, so to speak.
I'm using Cherry Tree Hill supersock "Indian Summer" colourway, and though I *love* the colours, I think I'd make this pattern again in a solid or semi-solid, to let the smocking pattern show better. But meh...when I made the impulsive decision to cast these on, this was the only skein of yarn already wound into a ball, so it won by sheer laziness on my behalf!
I've also been working on a little top-down raglan cardigan, using some tweedy yarn I picked up in the Bendigo Mills back room super cheap.
It's very old school - cherry red, with pale blue and light pink tweed, and it reminds me of knits from the 60's and 70's. I've called it my "Cherry Bomb", partly because of the nostalgia but also because I was watching that film about Joan Jett and the Runaways - "The Runaways", with Cherie Currie (stage name Cherry Bomb). Film was ho-hum, but the name stuck in my head!
I'm thinking of doing the ribbed bands in navy and putting big white buttons on it?
I think I have about one more ball's worth of stocking stitch to go before it's long enough...I do love top down raglans for so many reasons - no seams, try on as you go, etc - but that long slog at the end sometimes just about does me in!
I am making a concerted effort to have this cast off by the end of January, though. Wish me luck!!
5 comments:
You can do eeeet! And I think blue bands and big white buttons will be the bomb! (or the cherry on top!)
Mmmmm, four whole hours of uninterrupted knitting time...what luxury!
The socks look grand, like the way the colour is spiralling :-) The cardi would look so Roller Derby with big white buttons!
Hey what shoes do you wear your socks with, I've figured out my next pair would need to be a larger size to accommodate hand knit socks but am still trying to work out the best shape....
I'm unofficially knitting along with the SS6PSC2011 too, and I love the colours in your sock as well!!!
four hours knitting. It's so good. That uninterrupted flow. So glad you're getting some of the good stuff!
I was listening to Joan Jett speak on Triple J this afternoon - she seemed pretty happy with the film and Miss Vampire's depiction of herself.
Cherry Bomb looks fab....and ohhhh my - sleeeeeep ins. How wonderful
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