(thanks to my model who was gracious enough to endure my pedantic foto-taking)I'm so pleased with them, after the not-so-successful start.
Pattern: Snowflake socks from Interweave Knits Autumn 2007 issue
Yarn: Drops Alpaca, 100% Alpaca, 50gr=180metres, colours #2110 (cream) and #2920 (purple), less than one ball of each colour needed.
Needles: 3mm dpns
Notes: I didn't like the ankle cuff in this pattern, so I changed it to match the cast on I used for the Endpaper Mitts and worked in rib for the first two rows before changing colours. Also, I omitted a pattern repeat on the foot section to make them shorter, which means in total there are five snowflake pattern repeats.
The toe part of this sock is quite long. I think the ankle cuff could be done on smaller needles (1/4mm or 1/2mm smaller) and then use bigger needles on the pattern sections. The same could be done with the heel part - half a mm smaller needles.
These are gorgeous socks and I know I'm going to make another pair sometime, but the question is - what colour next???
6 comments:
Gorgeous!! I love this pattern, it's been in my queu since that issue came out. Definitely worth the do over (I've done the same thing!) They cam out great, your colorwork is beautiful!
Hi! Found your blog through Knitting Pattern Central (apparently they've found your pattern for the lime-coloured scarf) and was amazed to find an apparently perfectly sane person who had apparently willingly moved to Northern Finland... Northern, even! :) No, it's really not that bad here, I'm just kidding. But my real reason to comment is to ask you if you've concidered adding your blog to the Finnish Knit Blogs ring? I understand that your living in Finland is all the contact to Finland needed for joining... We have quite a nice cyber community of knitters and crafters here, and it could be a nice way to find new friends. But whether you decide to join or not, welcome to this country anyways! :)
Thanks for the welcome, Lotta, and thanks for deeming me sane :-)
I don't think I'm on the Finnish knit blogs ring, so thanks for the tip, I'll check it out. I've been trying to meet some crafters up here for meetings and the like, but there has only been mild success so far.
But you're right, it's not bad up here in Northern Finland, not bad at all!
Steffi
I thought you might be interested to know there's a Knitalong starting for Knitting New Scarves - please see http://knittingnewscarves.blogspot.com/
Thankyou for letting me know about the KAL, Helen! Fantastic!
Steffi
Beautiful socks! I admire everybody who can do stranded knitting, and so fast!
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