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Last finished knitting of 2006.

December 31st, 2006 Leave a comment Go to comments


Socks!


Or, more accurately, sock. Singular. I’m calling these my “two year socks” because I did finish the first in 2006, and I’m hopeful that I’ll actually buckle down and make the second in 2007.

This is the Crusoe pattern from Knitty. I cast on 64 instead of the called-for 48 in order to get gauge on size 1 needles, then sized all the numbers up appropriately. I probably shouldn’t get too in-depth so that I actually have something to post on that glorious day when I actually finish the second one. Or, you know, start the second one.


My kitchener stitch on the toe is the best I’ve done, I think. However, there is a small line down the sole where my two needles met. Eh, I’m okay with it. It’s a very small flaw.

And one for my mom: over the holidays at the in-laws’ I finally saw the TV program she’s mentioned to me, “What Not To Wear.” I thought she’d be pleased to see that thanks to her other grandparents, Emily now has a nice structured jacket, which the show says that every woman should have in their closet. She looks quite stylish playing Zoo Tycoon 2!


“Work, work, work.”

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  1. January 1st, 2007 at 15:34 | #1

    It looks awesome! That stitch pattern is just perfect for koigu and any other handpaint. You can’t go wrong! Sorta like Feather and Fan (my current go-to-pattern for misbehaving yarn.) How stretchy is it? I worry about the stranded pattern making it not very stretchy (i.e. I best not use this pattern for gifted socks). Whaddayathink?

    Today’s plans – Firefly & Knitting marathon. Wanna come hang out? 😉

  2. January 1st, 2007 at 15:34 | #2

    It looks awesome! That stitch pattern is just perfect for koigu and any other handpaint. You can’t go wrong! Sorta like Feather and Fan (my current go-to-pattern for misbehaving yarn.) How stretchy is it? I worry about the stranded pattern making it not very stretchy (i.e. I best not use this pattern for gifted socks). Whaddayathink?

    Today’s plans – Firefly & Knitting marathon. Wanna come hang out? 😉

  3. January 1st, 2007 at 18:27 | #3

    Wow, that actually sounds really great! However, I’m making such great progress cleaning the house that I kind of feel like I should continue.

    Temptation… temptation…

  4. January 1st, 2007 at 18:27 | #4

    Wow, that actually sounds really great! However, I’m making such great progress cleaning the house that I kind of feel like I should continue.

    Temptation… temptation…

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