Winter Knitting

Snowy days so knitting a lot more than I usually do. Wish I could knit faster as some on the group in Addicted to Sock Knitting do....one lady knitted 27 socks since the beginning of the year. Not sure if it was hand knitted or machine knitted but that is a lot of socks. My knitting always seems to get complicated with my mind always wanting to elaborate on a given pattern or just want to do something original...that is bogs me down I think. Anyway a couple of items I knitted the last couple of weeks: Lacy Alpaca Socks (merging two fine lace weight baby alpaca threads together) and a wrist warmer...new to me but were suppose to be a pair of socks. After I knitted the pattern I thought i would just make them into the warmers to show off the pattern!

Simple pattern and really warm.

Ring of hearts

Detail of heel for Lacy Socks "Partridge" Heel

Alpaca Cable Socks

And today sold the Alpaca Cable Socks easy.com to a woman in CA. I really love the feel of this yarn and the very fine weight. HandsomeFibers.com is the shop and Jo March Lace  is the yarn. Really a perfect fine yarn for intricate patterns. Working on an eyelet lace pattern that would be great with this yarn...we will see. A bit pricey yarn but worth it.

Baby Alpaca/Cashmere Socks

Started new sock...sort of a test in that it is a 2 ply lace yarn. Cashmere, Alpaca and nylon. Lovely to feel and to knit. Doubled up on the yarn which came from Handsome Fibers in MT. I believe that these will be extra warm and have reinforced the heel and toe with a 3rd length of the yarn. Really the results are excellent and not at all disappointed in the results. Very soft and warm.