I actually have gotten lots of knitting done in the last few weeks. Some has been good, some has been frogged, but progress has been made none the less. I finished Serendipity and LOVE THEM! The color, the pattern, they work so well together.

I have also had a few


I finally started the December 2007 installment of the Rockin' Sock Club. The colorway is gorgeous (Bella Coola) and I really am enjoying this pattern, well, mostly. It was designed by the one and only Cat Bordhi and the pattern is Salish Sea Socks. It's a toe-up pattern and though it's not one of the patterns in her new book, it's definitely different than any of the socks that I have made before. I did order the new book based on this pattern and so far so good, I think. It's hard to stop yourself from thinking of socks in the usual manner, but following these patterns, it's a must.
I watched some of Cat's videos on youtube in order to understand Judy Becker's Magic Cast On and also see demonstrations of socks being knit on 2 circular needles. In the past, I have always done my socks on DPN's (of course I say that like I have been knitting for 90 years rather than almost 2 years). It's the way that I learned and I'm pretty good at maneuvering them around and around until I have a sock.
I do see the benefits of knitting on 2 circular needles so I thought that I would give this a try. I must say that I started on 2 circs, switched to DPN's for the straight part of the toe, and then back to 2 circs for the increases before the heel. And I love the circulars that I picked up... HiyaHiya's. The joins are awesome - very smooth, and the points of the needles are sharp enough for P2togs and K2togs, etc.

Next time...pictures of Salish Sea Socks!
1 comment:
I am in love wiht your clap yarn. This is going to be stunning.
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