Bellarose for Callie Mae
Began | June 10, 2018 |
Finished | Work in progress |
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Edited | June 10, 2018 |
Pattern URL | Bellarose by 573680 |
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!
Finally using one of the sock summit yarns I loved. I think this pattern will make these socks usable in my new Danskos. I got 10st/in and am re-kajiggering things to make that work. must weight remainder yarn to see how much was really left. Pattern was delightful, once I adjusted for my gauge. Yarn…
CO 12 with Judy’s Magic Cast on. first time without looking at the instructions! increasing to 36/72. finished toe, will do 5 repeats of pattern over 35 stitches on top, stockingette on bottom of foot. Started increase for heels too late, using Cat Bordhi’s Sidestream increase. Did math to figure out how many rows the…
knit turned hem flat, then joined in the round with helix knitting technique. steeked and made a steek sandwich for the side borders. border uses idea from the book “Crochet Kaleidoscope” motif #15.
The neutral colors were a set, and the pink was something I bought at another time. Started with 50g of the neutral colors, so I knew I wouldn’t have quite enough for all of it. Adapted to have less stripes after c2 and c3 brioche when I ran out of c2, and did the same…