The sore throat sinus thing has me wiped out, probably because I keep waking up four times a night in pain, or coughing or both. Mooching around the house in jammies has afforded me some more knitting time on the lacy sock. Uh huh, yeah... all good until I reached the toe. This is the third reknit and it's still too short. I give up for today.
That is a nice looking sock, though! Its funny how some projects just are a pain, but in the end worth it. Hope you feel better!
ReplyDeleteI do really like the sock, in fact I find it nothing sort of amazing how much it stretches and how pretty it looks on my pasty white legs! The problems I'm having are all my snot-addled brain's fault: not realising the pattern is for two sizes smaller than my feet, that my gauge is a little too short etc etc. I did cave later in the night, threw in about 15 extra rows before starting the decreases and sprinkled a few extra in between and now it fits perfectly. Hurrah! Now on to the second sock....
ReplyDeleteand the pattern, dear? finally a pattern that can show the beauty of a crazy-variegated yarn!
ReplyDeleteThis is another pattern from Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks and is the Evening Stocking for a Young Lady. *snort* Young Lady indeed!
ReplyDeleteThe yarn was from one of my Etsy rampages last year and is a combination of peacock blues and deep greens. I really like it, plus the colourway was Christina, which you know, is my name an' all. It's a handpainted, 100 % merino superwash wool from these lovely ladies:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=20836
thanks for the knitpicks "merino style" tip!
ReplyDeletethe sock looks very pretty. imagine to have a colorway named after you...!
:-)
Beautiful sock!! I hope you're feeling better soon. It's no fun being sick and watching Lifetime TV which is also known as The Women At Risk Movie Network.
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