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September 17, 2005
Sockapal-2-za Done
Last night -- with a little encouragement from some chocolate covered almonds -- I finished my Sockapal-2-za socks. A few days late, but in the ballpark. I'm going to mail them 2nd day air, so hopefully my pal will receive her socks early next week. A huge thank-you to Alison for hosting such a fun event!
Here's the skinny on these socks...
Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock -- my favorite sock yarn -- in color 701, Purple Club
Needles: US 1 -- knit in the round using 2 circular needles -- even though I love knitting with double pointed needles, I'm becoming hooked on this 2 needles business.
Pattern: Elfine Socks designed by Anna Bell. I made a couple of variations to suit my knitting style. Specifically:
- Toe shaping - I used a provisional cast on and short rows to shape the toe -- I learned this technique from PGR.
- Size -- I included an extra repeat of the lace pattern to add width to the socks
- Cuff -- I added a cuff of [k1tbl, p2] ribbing.
nona, would you knit these again? Yes, definitely!
September 17, 2005 in Sockapalooza | Permalink
Comments
Nona, those are marvelous! Nice job!
Posted by: Sockbug | Sep 17, 2005 10:56:57 AM
Gorgeous! Love the colour.
Posted by: Carolyn | Sep 17, 2005 11:21:41 AM
Anna is an awesome designer, isn't she? And beautiful too! :)
Posted by: Agnes | Sep 17, 2005 11:26:47 AM
gorgeous socks!! the color is really lovely.
Posted by: blossom | Sep 17, 2005 12:08:59 PM
I love how the color pattern is the same (or very close) on both socks! They look wonderful.
Posted by: Kathy | Sep 17, 2005 1:04:10 PM
Beautiful socks. I'm in awe of people who can pull off short rowed toes and heels without incident (seriously) I cannot seem to do it without major glitches!
Your pal will love them I'm sure!
Posted by: Carla | Sep 18, 2005 4:52:08 AM
Ooooh, so pretty!
Posted by: Teresa C | Sep 18, 2005 2:24:56 PM
Gorgeous. I love that color!
Posted by: Jackie | Sep 18, 2005 2:35:58 PM
Beautiful socks!
Posted by: Teri | Sep 19, 2005 4:48:27 AM
The toe shaping is lovely.
Posted by: kathy b | Sep 19, 2005 9:34:07 AM
oooooooo, your pal is going to love those. Well done.
Posted by: Ruth | Sep 20, 2005 7:17:05 AM
I love love love the socks! Thanks SO much - they're a great color, and pattern too. I'll be blogging soon about them - but I really am pleased. -- Sara
Posted by: sara | Sep 21, 2005 4:28:47 AM
Do you mind me asking how many hanks it took? From the yardage I am guessing 1 1/2?
Thanks!
Posted by: Ingrid | Sep 27, 2005 11:09:55 AM
I tried making some traditional socks and got about 6 inches in before boredom arived. I'm going to try those, though. They look really fun and I love the yarn!
Posted by: callie | Mar 29, 2006 3:16:30 PM
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