More Twisted

Monday, March 24, 2008

As hinted to yesterday, the Toe Up Bayerische are done and I'm more than happy that this project is over to present some FO pics. ;)

Project: Toe Up Bayerische (Ravelry), cast-on: February 1 2008, cast-off March 21 2008
Pattern: Bayerische Socks (Ravelry) by Eunny Chang
Yarn: ONline Linie 2 Supersocke Silk (55% new wool/20% silk/25% polyamide) in colorway #0002 (ice blue)
Needles: 2.5 mm circular
Mods: My extensive notes for converting these puppies to toe-up and knee-high are on the 2008 FO page.

I made a foldable ribbing in which you can thread an elastic through but I'm in two minds of whether I should actually sew it down or if I prefer the longer ribbing. And about the yarn... It's wonderfully soft and smooth and really makes the cables pop but I did notice considerable pilling even before wearing the socks. All that stitch mangling is apparently pretty hard on the yarn too, not just the knitter.

As if that project wasn't twisted enough, I've started another! Another possible theme in February 2008 Sockdown is new heel construction and these are certainly very unique.

Project: Firestarter (Ravelry), cast-on: February 24 2008
Pattern: The Firestarter (Ravelry) by Yarnissima
Yarn: Hot Socks Sockenwolle Laola (75% superwash wool/25% polyamide) in colorway #655
Needles: 2.5 mm (foot) and 3.0 mm (leg) circulars
Mods: Turkish cast-on instead of the suggested provisional cast on and short-row toe