April 2008

New Shoes

Sunday, April 27, 2008

The weather's finally getting warmer so it's time to get out under the pile of clothes and show some leg handknit socks. And I've got the shoes to go with that!

Project: Camouflage Stockings (Ravelry), cast-on: March 30 2008, cast-off April 25 2008
Pattern: Elegant Ribbed Stockings (Raverly) by Ann Budd (in Favorite Socks)
Yarn: 136 g of Novita Nalle Colori (75% superwash wool/25% polyamide) in colorway #833 (olive tones/camouflage)
Needles: 3.0 mm circular for foot, heel and ankle, 3.5 mm for leg and ribbing, 4.0 mm for upper leg (calf shaping)
Mods: toe-up

The calf shaping is done by going up in needle size (twice!) so these are super easy to knit. I will say, though, that I'm not hugely fond of the resulting fabric. The 4.0 mm needles were a bit too large and the fabric looks loose. (But the socks fit quite nicely, no complaint there.)

I wasn't kidding about the camouflage bit. :D

I finally got around getting buttons for Hannah, which -- after the sad demise of MagKnits -- can now only be found on Raverly.

Spring has sprung!

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