Foxy Sky Beach socks
I changed the Sky architecture to be toe-up, and that was a little more difficult!
I changed the Sky architecture to be toe-up, and that was a little more difficult!
| Began | June 19, 2009 |
| Finished | August 1, 2009 |
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| Edited | February 3, 2010 |
| Pattern URL | Bartholomew's Tantalizing Socks by 18581 |
| Made for | me |
Started with a double stranded bottom on dpns and then increased out gradually. Using a mesh stitch for the body of the bag. On the top decreases. 4/1: Finished handles, just need to weave in ends and take pictures.
Lining with dark fabric with a golden thread through it. Still need to make handles and sew them on.
Started out as just a long rectangle. Blocked and had longer loops on the back. These longer loops looked silly, so i took them out. Now I’ve made the rectangle a little longer and added a duster-like back attached to give it a little more oomph. My style person (sister Megan) may not approve of…
Rather than using the cable pattern in the SNB book, I really liked lixolux’s picture and so I tried making a 6 stitch plait (from Knitting on the Edge). That worked out great, I just had to adjust where the cable started by moving a few stitches between the needles, and a little more adjusting…
Cast on like I was doing a Tier of Ruffles and then changed it as I’ve gone along. Seems like it will turn into a boat-neck shape with a ribbon, and then float out from there with increases. Found Ribbon in my stash and turned down the edge to sew the ribbon inside. Blocking nicely.
purchased set with yarn, beads, and pattern. The hardest part of this project was stringing the beads. But once I got moving, I finished in several days! I watched two days of Chuck DVDs separated by how many days it takes netflix to send them (tuesday, then saturday, I think). I was thinking of making…