first sock

first sock

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Behold my first sock! I made this sock in worsted weight yarn on size 6 DPNs, because that’s what I had lying around (Stacey gave me some sock yarn, but 6 was the smallest DPN size I had). I figured I’d make my first pair on cheap synthetic yarn in case I screwed up, and then use the Lamb’s Pride I got from Janet’s stash to make a couple of pairs for my daughters (the yarn I got from Janet is close in color to the yarn I used for the two pairs of Fetchings I made, which I’m also giving my daughters). By then I should be able to run out and get some smaller DPNs and dive into other sock patterns.

I think for my very first sock this came out pretty well. I have to fly to Vegas tomorrow for a few days, so I’ll knit the second one on the plane.

sox and rock ‘n’ roll

I’m starting my first pair of socks! The pattern I chose uses worsted yarn. Stacey is kindly sending me some sock yarn, but I realized I didn’t have needles small enough, and I’m broke, so I’m using this pattern instead, because it uses worsted yarn and size 6 DPNs, both of which I have a lot of.

Very excited.  Oh, also, I finished my “Autumn tones” moebius scarf. It’s lovely and looks beautiful with my coat. I bought a cheap pair of brown gloves to wear with them because I was getting tired of making things to go with it, *grin*

These socks won’t be gorgeous, which is why I’m using crappy yarn to start with. But this could be the start of something big!

fingerless gloves

fingerless gloves

Originally uploaded by lothie

Oh, and I forgot to mention: I finished the fingerless gloves that I started way back in September. I’d have finished them earlier, but I was a little timid about doing the thumbs, and I really needed to jam on doing the coat. However, I hauled them out again and finished the last bits, and now I have two pairs. I’ll probably give them to my darling daughters.

This is really a fabulous pattern, and one I think I’ll make over and over again. I’m thinking of making a pair in a shade to go with my coat; it may not be obvious from pictures, but these definitely do not match. They’re a lovely grayish green color though. I’m hoping that even if they’re not the girls’ favorite color that they’ll like them anyway — they’re great just to throw on to warm your hands.

Can’t wait to do this one again!

draw string bag

draw string bag

Originally uploaded by lothie

I had four skeins of yarn left over from knitting my coat and I wanted to try something I’d seen in the same issue of Vogue Knitting, so I whipped up this bag. The one in the pattern is supposed to be tiny, but mine is tote bag sized.

The pattern notes say that this is “intermediate”, but I found it easy once I’d cast on (and the only difficult thing about casting on is that my circular needles were new and therefore the cables were somewhat recalcitrant).

I still have two more skeins of yarn left, and no real idea what to do with them…