Stripes in the Round

So have been working on broad stripes socks. Love the self striping yarns but sometimes really need to do a broader stripe sock for the fun of it. The stripes in the round have always been a challenge for me and have been working on making the stripes very true without that jog or staggered meeting of colors.

So here is my experiment…oh and it is another pair for my husband's sock drawer if I do it right…if not I'll take it out and try again. I do the stripe connection by knitting the first row color and at the beginning of the second row on the first stitch I pick up the stitch just below the new color and knit the two loops together and then just continue the row.

I do pull the yarn to even out the line up and voila….it looks pretty good!

Extra wide Knee Highs

And so they are finished with the request of a dark heel….. and now I am on to my next project….Mitts I think.

Finished Knee Highs with burgundy heel.

Staggered Cable…extra large knee highs

And so I am knitting another pair of Staggered Cable knee highs for a woman in Utah. These are extra large and I must admit that they are a sock that takes me too long to knit. I don't know if it is just trying  to figure out the pattern as I have to start with a very wide cuff (large calf size) and then decrease to a narrow ankle. I did make notes on my last one but as notes go they are not of much use as the yarn I am using is a fingering weight and the pair before was a little heavier. Oh well….I am half way through and hope that I get these done before the end of the week. It is a difficult challenge…but they are looking really nice.

Working…half way through!

First pair I knitted….

Perfect Blooms!

Absolutely beautiful weather in the Northeast….celebrating my birthday and received these beautiful blooms to add to the celebration! Perfect start to Spring!

Congratulations to UCONN Men's Basketball.

What a ride this has been and tonight the women take to the floor! UConn Men had incredible ride to win the NCAA 2014 Title….if women do the same tonight they would have accomplished winning together for the second time. Amazing.

Some time ago I had come across a repurposed cashmere yarn from "Thoughtful Rose Supply" a shop on Etsy. It was a white lace weight pure cashmere and I paired it with a beautiful lace weight Baby Alpaca yarn Silver Gray in color from Alpaca Direct. The beautiful color that appeared was a variegated pale silver blue and white. I love the feed of this combination and the warmth and softness was made for socks. 

Heart Clog socks

It's that time again and my contribution to the holiday are these in the works. Customer wanted these using a basic rib sock. These are half way done but love the color combinational