If I had anything else, I would have held these back till next month as they are pink and ... trust me... yellow*. However, it's this or a rant about how two periods in a month is just wrong and I should get an out of jail free card or a truckload of chocolate or something for living thru this.
Hi, honey!
Ya'll would not believe what's it like over here.
No, really. 0.o
Pattern: Kirsten's Nasturtium Sock Pattern... yes, again. I love this pattern. Link is to the PDF of the pattern, btw.
Yarn: KnitPicks Sock Garden Star Gazer Lily. Sadly, it has been discontinued. I love this yarn and am heartbroken that it's gone.
Needles: 2.75 mm DPNs.
Time Served: Four days. There's your power knitting. :p Right now, the only thing I can do right is knit. /sigh
Mods?: Yes. Pattern is written for circs and I used DPNs and I went up a needle size. I changed the toe again. I like how the yarn knit up with the short row toes and I need all the practice kitchenering I can get. I also did more pattern repeats on the cuff than Kirsten mentions in the pattern, but big deal.
Knit for: The KnittyOtter. She sent me the yarn last year with a request for socks. At that point, I had knit maybe two pair and was still trying to get my sock groove on. Then I had to find a pattern that would work for the yarn. I hope she thinks they were worth the wait.
Issues?: Just me being me. Had some trouble kitchenering this time around. For the first time ever, I gave up and will live with a couple wonky stitches. I stitched and restitched that toe so many times and just couldn't get it to work for me. You really have to look and know what you're looking for to see it, so I'll live. Yeah, I suck, but I'm all hormonally challenged, so I already knew that.
Again?: Most likely, yes. I love the pattern. Enjoy knitting it and can see how it would work very well for troublesome yarns.
Better pics to come once the socks have been delivered. If I was a better person, she would be getting them tomorrow, but I suck, so not tomorrow.
Happy Weekend, people!
*Pink/green/yellow are the colors for Project Spectrum for April/May.
First off, you do not suck. You are the ultra fantabuous bestest friend a person could have and I am soooooooo lucky to know you and call you my own.
*HUGS HUGS HUGS*
I love how the colors knit up. Too bad KnitPicks got rid of this yarn. Looks really cool. :D
I also love that pattern. It's really fantastic. I think I'll give that a try... once I do the other 3 or 4 things I am dying to try.
Thank you so much, sweetie. Well worth any sort of wait. There wasn't a big rush ya know. *poke*
*OtterHuggles*
Posted by: KnittyOtter | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 01:50 PM
I *really* need to make those socks. Alas, I have no striping sock yarn. Just pockets of different color sock yarn. Maybe I need to go SHOPPING!!!
Posted by: April | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 02:38 PM
You did a great job, sweetie!
Posted by: Devorah | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 02:51 PM
Good socks, bad period.
See... I told you that you wouldn't have a problem with joining that 52 pairs in a year thing. Well, you might get bored... but think of all of the new yarn.
Hollywood sign in danger of burning as I type. :(
So... if I send you yarn, you knit? Cool! Who knew!?!?! I'm checkin' the stash right now
/runs
Posted by: Stacey | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 04:25 PM
FOUR DAYS!?!?!?!
I worship at your handknitted stockinged feet.
:o)
Posted by: Ann | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 06:19 PM
The socks are beautiful!
Two periods in one month? That IS just so wrong!
Posted by: Julie | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 06:44 PM
Those are cute! Well done!
Posted by: Suz | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 08:52 PM
Wow, you're a fertile Myrtle! That sucks, sorry. At least your socks are adorable. That's something.
I chant my little kitchener song when I graft "knit/purl - purl/knit", it's annoying for those around me, but who cares.
Posted by: Sil | Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 10:25 AM
Those are beautiful...
Oh, Pink,Green, Yellow for March & April??? Oops - don't know it I have any of that anywhere...
Hell, just post the picture of the socks again in March or April...we won't care - and it will be fun to see them again...
Take care...feel better...
Posted by: Sara | Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 10:47 AM
Those are SO Otter, she's going to love them. The colors are pretty, and the pattern is perfect.
Posted by: Dave Daniels | Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 01:10 PM
So does Cat. Those are awesome and the colors are perfect.
Hugs!!!
Posted by: Cat | Friday, April 06, 2007 at 09:48 AM