Socks in a hurry

These are for an adult child of our friends... yes it gets like that...

I had made socks for her mother and she was very interested in having a pair of 100% wool socks.

Finished on Christmas Eve, just six days to find a yarn shop and knit them up and ready for delivery!

In Memory of Miss Loopy

Miss Loopy went missing at a gas station stop in Queensland...so in memory of her I knitted this pair of 100% wool socks. I forgot to add them to the blog at the time and I have since worn them out.

I hope Miss Loopy found a good home!

Ursala

14 Dec

Last pair made in Mildura

Yarn from The Loopy Ewe
I haven't tried this brand and type before. The variegations are subtle and the yarn is 'firm' which is quite nice for socks. It's 90% superwash wool and 10% nylon. Hoping the tiny bit of nylon will help them wear longer without losing too much of the fabulous qualities of pure wool.
Having tried the Teal Goo pattern as a side panel I thought it might be nice as an overall lacy leg.

Again I used this Miraculous Elastic Bind Off .... Yeah a fantastic result and no sewing needle required!

I'm satisfied with the results.

Now all they need is a good home!
Ursala

Ghost Gum socks

Yarn from my favourite yarn supplier.
It's 85% wool and 15% nylon... Not quite as nice to knit but will suit someone who would like something that wears a little longer. Australian yarn hence the colour name and very apt since this is where I am.
I used this toe up arch shaped pattern. I used my own favourite heel shaping tho.
For the side panels I used Teal goo chart . It looks ok but is certainly asymmetrical!

My usual stretchy cast off requires a sewing needle (horrors!)

The reason I knit socks is there isn't much that has to endure the sewing needle treatment!

I'm even happier now This way is a very smooth edge and voila no sewing needle required!
Ursala

Royal socks!

100% cotton from The Loopy Ewe in Ultra Pima.

Made as toe up with a shaped arched. See instructions here

Bumblebee Socks

Nice yarn from The Loopy Ewe (of course!) delivered to me in Perth... Loopy Ewe deliver anywhere in the world.
Marco as usual admired them - always hopeful of scoring a new pair!
I had mended his other hand knit wool socks since we've been on the road and so these are for him... Whilst on the needles he called them beehive socks!




12 November 2012

Anniversary Socks

These were finished on the 15th of October which is the three month anniversary of our trip around this continent/island.

We started out from Canberra on 15 July.