Castles socks
| Began | January 29, 2016 |
| Finished | April 24, 2016 |
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| Edited | May 12, 2016 |
| Made for | me |
Constructed this handspun especially for this project, turned 6oz of multicolored roving into a gradient by separating up the colors and then spinning them roughly in order with adding pops of the other colors into the others. Not as crisp as some handspun contrast might be, but I really like the effect. Started the handspun…
I started with the pattern for Pioneer and did the bottom part of it differently with a waistband done by picking up stitches vertically. I did the skirt twice because I was unhappy with how much increase I did the first time. Used more crochet on this than I thought I could!
the Hitofude attitude?! 🙂 Cast on with Judy’s magic cast on. Cast on all stitches to one needle, rather than the division between two crochet chains. (combined setup rows 1 and 2) Increased the circumference of the sleeves by completing 14 repeats. Blocked the sleeves before seaming – this gave a clearer picture of how…
Paired up some Suburban Stitcher yarn purchased at zk2017 with a pattern by my friend Megan, Summer Shandy. Cast on provisionally so I could add extra length from my extra yarn. Added gussets under the arms for more spaciousness. Accidentally stopped doing one of the sets of rows in the pattern, so it did not…
Cast on at Purlescence the week of thanksgiving when I bought the yarn. Dubbed it “Neontastic” colors before the skein was even wound. Knit on the rest of the trip, with a few false starts on the patterning I wanted. Curved around a line for interest, reinforced the ball of the foot. Added Fish Lips…