Finished these last week, but I’m finally posting them. I kept putting them off because I wasn’t as happy with them as I have been with my socks.
CrossCommuter Socks
Started: May 29th
Completed: June 19th
Yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy, Nightwatch
Pattern: Crosshatch Lace from More Sensational Knitted Socks
Needles: 1US Harmony dpns
Notes: I am kind of eh on them - I got sick of the pattern and they are a bit small on me - all my fault, I somehow made the foot too small, which is strange because I have made countless socks for myself. Ah well, they are pretty. I may just give them to my mom.
Sorry for the washed out shot, but it gives an interesting look at the pattern. Yes those are my stripey socks under them.
Smooshy is a lovely lovely yarn - I really like working with semi-solids. I don’t think I’m as gaga over it as everyone else in the knitting world, but it is a nice yarn. I think I might have liked this pattern & yarn better on a larger needle size, like a 1.5US or 2Us.
I used the Reversi heel again - I love how it looks. The rest was just my regular sock pattern - top down, CO 72, 2×2 rib for an inch, cuff is about 7 inches, Reversi heel, regular toe. Not much else to say about them. It always seems to happen this way, I finish 2 projects at the same time and one I always like more than the other. Poor socks.
I started another pair this weekend for my “home” project.
Another boring pair of socks for CoffeeBoy, this time out of Gloss in Porchni. I’m actually a lot farther along now, I took this picture yesterday morning and worked on it all day, watching some Deadwood dvds - man, I miss that show so much. I caught the first episode on HBO last week and have been wanting to rewatch it all week. In any case, it’s a simple stockinette sock - I tried to get him to agree to a pattern or cables or even some stripes but no. Just plain brown socks. Sigh. But he does appreciate the socks I make for him - he wears the first pair at least once a week and always looks at me sadly when I’m working on other socks at home. So I guess it’s worth it, though I keep looking longingly at my hand dyed yarn while I’m working on them. I even offered up my All Raveled Up Sock Club’s CodeMonkey for him!
It’s actually a little darker than this, but definitly more “guy” colours. But CB wouldn’t go for it. Ah well.
Plain brown socks it is then.
June 23, 2008 at 10:11 am
great color!
June 23, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Well the stitch definition is fantastic! Sorry you aren’t as happy with them. Maybe they are meant for your mom then. Who knows? Love the stripey socks too!
June 23, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Love the colorway and the socks! But, yep, guess they aren’t meant for you, or you could fix them
At least CB lets you knit for him and he’ll wear them…not my family..which really is fine, more for me!
June 23, 2008 at 7:08 pm
They came out great!! Maybe they were just meant for mom though
June 24, 2008 at 8:34 am
Ooooh I like that pattern a lot, and the color sets it off just fine.
June 24, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I’m a little behind on my blog reading, so I’m going to respond to your last three at once. Great socks! And you really are dedicated to make CB plain brown socks.
Oh, and I got to meet Henry Rollins when he spoke at my college a few years ago. He’s super cool. The man is enormous. His neck is the same circumference as his head!