On on to the next pair!

I purchased this yarn from Morris & Sonswhilst roaming around the city in Melbourne. It's a really good yarn shop with good quality yarns and lots of variety.

The yarn is one of their own line called Empire which is a 4ply 100% Australian Merino super wash. The colour is a variegated and called Acadia.

It's lovely to knit - soft to the touch!

I'm stepping up to the challenge of cuff down socks and have used a crocheted chain as a temporary cast on.

I prefer the toe up as it is easier to make them the right length in the foot without the risk of running out of yarn before finishing the cuff.

Hence "the challenge" of getting it right!

Pink Dragon Skin!

Oh my what a oxymoron! Flamingo pink dragon skin.

I made them for myself. I love the yellow ones I made so much that I've made these bright pink ones so I could return the bumblebee socks to Marco.

I started from toe with a half linen stitch and then for the pattern I adapted Barbara Walker's Dragon Skin Pattern to this chart and used 18 stitches (total 72 sts) by reducing two stitches between the two "M" to one stitch.


Made from this yarn from my my favorite supplier

No home for these!

Made with lovely wool and silk socks with this yarn from my favourite supplier

I went for the easy option and made toe up with a little panel down the sides.

They are ladies' medium size and looking for a good home!




Ursala

... Knitted in trauma

This is what my husband said when I handed them to him as his latest pair.

Very aptly named. I'm negotiating with my sisters as co-executors trying to discuss a process for dealing withy mum's estate and I'm trying to act rationally and the responses I get seem far from rational

Hard yakka!


Ursala

Dragonfly Fiber Socks

I've not tried this yarn before and I'm very pleased with it... no splitting.

These socks are for a friend who is getting married. The colour is called Wedding Bouquet ... very fitting methinks.

The little side panel is made of 7 sts and 18 rows as follows:

Note: Left Twist (LT) as follows: skip 1 st and knit second st in back loop, then slip the skipped st purlwise onto the needle, then slip the knit st also.

Row 1: LT, K5
Row 2 and all alternate rows are knit
Row: 3: K1, LT, k4
Row: 5: K2, LT, K3
Row 7: LT, K1, LT, K2
Row 9: K1, LT, K1, LT, K1
Row 11: k2, LT, K1, LT
Row 13: K3, LT, K2
Row 15: K4, LT, K1
Row 17: K5, LT

Another pair are up and running!

More purple socks

Why is purple such a hard colour for the phone camera to manage. Nearly always comes out too blue as in the pic.... It's a really great purple in the wool!

As always from my favourite supplier and this wool and silk yarn.
Made for one of our off road motorcycling dare devil friends!
Pattern for side panels of 11 sts
Row 1: K1tbl, P1, K 7, P1, K1tbl
Row 2: K1tbl, P1, K1, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K1, P1, K1tbl
Row 3: same as Row 1
Row 4: K1tbl, P1, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, P1, K1tbl
Rows 5 and 6 same as Row 1
NOTE the panel could be reduced by eliminating the K1tbl or/and altering the number of purl stitches.