Kai-Mei

Finally I have a finished pair of socks to blog about! I've been working on two pairs at the same time, so I've been slower than normal about having one ready. These are knit from Cookie A's new book Sock Innovation, the pattern is called Kai-Mei, and it's my second finished pattern from that book so far. I knit these as a part of a knit-along in the Sock Innovation group on Ravelry. The yarn I used was Fleece Artist Merino 2/6 that I got in a yarn swap with Chris in Canada. I like the yarn a lot, it's just the right amount of semi-solid, and it feels like velvet. The needles I used were some 2.25 mm HiyaHiya DPNs I bought recently. I liked them a lot, too, they are light-weight.

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Porom For Denise

I've knit this pattern, Porom by Jared Flood, four times in the past four months. This time was inspired by Denise, an internet friend from Seattle, who saw a picture of my Porom #3 and wished she had a similar hat. I offered to knit her one in her chosen color, and so emerged Porom #4. The yarn is the same as in the previous one, Alpakka by Sandnes Garn, and the needles I used were 3.0 and 4.0 mm. I was a bit conservative with the blocking, so that it wouldn't get too slouchy for her taste. She can always block it a bit bigger if she wants to.

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Delicous Over-The-Knee Socks, Part II

They are finally done! The Delicous Knee Socks by Laura Chau, the over-the-knee version. The yarn I used was Kirjo-Pirkka by Pirkanmaan Kotityö Oy, and the needles 2.0 mm Addi steel DPNs. I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out. Knitting plain stockinette was enjoyable for a change, but the nearly two weeks they took to make was, I think, the maximum I want to spend on a pair of socks. I might do this pattern again, with some different colored yarn. The next time I'm going to continue the stockinette a little longer before starting the ribbing, but still make the ribbing the same length (they are knit toe-up).

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