Socks for a flying girlfriend

Theusual fab supplier but I can no longer see this specific one on their site. It's this yarn and the colour is Sonoma. Beautiful when knitted up.

The panel is called Fractured Lattice from Barbara Walker.

The panel is made up of eight knit stitches and I used one purl stitch on each side of the panel. Total 12 stitches.




Fractured Lattice adapted for panel in sock

Row 1 and all alt rows - Knit
Row 2 - LT, k2, LT, RT
Row 4 - K1, LT, K2, RT, K1
Row 6 - RT, LT, RT, K2
Row 8 - K3, LT, K3

RT K2 tog leave on needle; insert R from front between two sts and knit first st again.

LT with RH needle from behind L, skip 1st and knit into back of 2nd st; then insert RH needle into backs of both sts (k2togtbl).

As a "reward" for first time mother

My niece is having her first baby ( being induced in Labour Day - 11th March) so I made her these

For motorcycling and flying

Finished sitting in the park next to the Walwa post office and posted straight off to the recipient.

I used a solid yarn from my favorite yarn supplyand created the side panel based on a Twill Stripe from a Barbara Walker design.

The number of knit stitches in the panel can vary from four to eight stitches. The number of rows will change of course.

I used a panel of eight knit stitches with a purl stitch on each side.(10 sts)

Alternate rows are P1, K8, P1

Tw2. Skipping the first stitch but leave on needle, Ktbl of 2nd stitch and then K into front of the first stitch, slip both stitches off the left needle.




Row 1: P1, Tw 2 K6, P1
Row 3: P1, K1, Tw2, K5, P1
Row 4: P1, K2, Tw2, K4, P1
Row 5: P1, K3, Tw2, k3, P1
Row 7: P1, Tw2, K2 Tw2, K2, P1
Row 9: P1, K1, Tw2, K2, Tw2, K1, P1
Row 11: P1, k2, Tw2, K2, Tw2, P1
Row 13: P1, k3, Tw2, K3, P1
Repeat rows 7-14 inclusive until desired length.

Singing praises...

My favourite supplier is Loopy Ewe. They're now based in Colorado and had the timing been right I would definitely have gone to visit them in Fort Collins.

They're helpful when I have queries and being a grey nomad they happily send my yarn anywhere in the world and there has never been a problem or missed parcel. My delivery addresses probably now total about 10-15!!

I've recently tried these square needles which are shipped free worldwide from Bob and Nancy's Services they also have yarn and Addi Needles too.

Ursala

Daffodil Yellow

I have found good homes for the purple and green socks and the red ones too... So it looks like these toe ups will stay with me. I'm delighted.... The yellow is actually brighter.

The dragon skin pattern is based on an 18 stitch panel rather than 25 stitch as described by Barbara Walker. See my blog post February 2012. Note that I reduced the two knit stitches each side to one knit stitch, making the panel 18 stitches.

I also used my half linen stitch on the toe.... I keep meaning to make the heels similarly but keep forgetting.

The yarn is quite fine and fabulous to knit and is quite soft when knitted up.




Ursala
19 January 2013

Oak Flats in a heat wave. Today is expected to go over the 40°C

The yarn when worked is a bit "splotchy" but it certainly ain't boring!

The panel has worked out very nicely with this two colour yarn

The panel is something I invented myself ...although with knitting I guess it's already been done in some form...it has much in common with Barbara Walker's Gull Wing Stitch.
The panel - On this occasion uses two purl stitches on each side of the six knit stitches that make the panel. It will work with minimum four knit stitches and one purl on each side...it's flexible...whatever works for you and the number of stitches you need for your socks.
Row 1
P2, Skip first stitch and Ktbl (knit into the back of the stitch) leaving the stitch on the RH needle; then slip RH needle into the front loop of the skipped stitch purl wise and slip it and the knit stitch off. So now the slipped stitch is AFTER the ktbl; K4, P2.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.
P2, K6, P2.
Row 3
P2, K1, skip next stitch (leave it on the needle) and Ktbl (knit into the back of the stitch) leaving the stitch on the RH needle; then slip RH needle into the front loop of the skipped stitch purl wise and slip it and the knit stitch off. So now the slipped stitch is AFTER the ktbl; K3, P2.
Row 5
P2, K2, skip next stitch (leave it on the needle) and Ktbl (knit into the back of the next stitch) leaving the stitch on the RH needle; then slip RH needle into the front loop of the skipped stitch purl wise and slip it and the knit stitch off. So now the slipped stitch is AFTER the ktbl; K2, P2.
Row 7
P2, K3, Skip next stitch (leave it on the needle) and Ktbl (knit into the back of the next stitch) leaving the stitch on the RH needle; then slip RH needle into the front loop of the skipped stitch purl wise and slip it and the knit stitch off. So now the slipped stitch is AFTER the ktbl; K1, P2.
Row 9
P2, K4, Skip next stitch (leave it on the needle) and Ktbl (knit into the back of the next stitch) leaving the stitch on the RH needle; then slip RH needle into the front loop of the skipped stitch purl wise and slip it and the knit stitch off. So now the slipped stitch is AFTER the ktbl; P2.
These 10 rows make up the pattern.

Now they're looking for a suitable loving home!

Christmas Socks

These socks were started  and then interrupted by the previous 'posted' pair. From my favorite supplier - The Loopy Ewe with their own yarn solid series in Cardinal Red... Now,  again another pair needing a home.

Ursala