Could this be the year that I use more yarn than I buy, certainly doing well so far. I completed my first socks of 2011 in Italy and now have these. The pattern is from one of my Christmas presents (could this also be the year I keep mentioning the C word) Favourite Socks from Interweave. The yarn is Aruncania Ranco Multi which I've used before to knit plain socks. I think the yarn works better with some pattern and this Undulating Rib by Ann Budd was just what I was looking for, interesting and easy to memorise.
I have bought just one ball of sock wool this year, I can't show you because it's a surprise. I count this as a huge success and feel it justifies my scathing comments on other blogs where chums have already started their stash enhancement. I'm having another market stall just before Easter which is spurring me on to knit socks, already cast on the next pair not that I need much encouragement, and hopefully will reduce my considerable store of sock wool, until I weaken that is.
Well done you - you have every right to feel smug! That is a rather good pattern - interesting to knit, but not overcomplicated! I'm so pleased that you too have commenced your 2011 stash enhancement though!
ReplyDeleteI would feel smug too if i were you and with so much skill....show off big time!!!
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Love the Ann Budd sock pattern I've had that book on my Amazon wish list for quite some time now. May just have to purchase it! Well that's not yarn enhancement, now is it ;-)Ros
ReplyDeleteLoverly sockies
ReplyDeleteWell you have my full admiration. I have quite a few skeins of sock wool around and have even joined a sock club but for the life of me I can not enthuse about knitting them!!! I think it's the 2.5mm needles. A bit like going back to 18hpi aida cross stitching, the eyes just don't have it any-more!!
ReplyDeleteAnd smug you should be too, gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI know nothing about knitting - can't even cast on (is that what its called?) but I do know about socks and they look really lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love that sock pattern from Interweave. I've long subscribed to the magazine and love to pull out pages for my project folder--that sock pattern in among them. But we know how I am with sock--maybe THIS will be my year to really learn how to knit them. ;o) LOVE the wool for these socks you've chosen, Jenny. And less stash... I'm all for that! Happy Weekend ((HUGS))
ReplyDeleteYou make me very envious. I have not had the time to knit anything for years.
ReplyDeleteI hope that Amelia likes her cardigan. It is beautiful.
Love those socks!
ReplyDeleteI love those socks! I am trying hard this year to use up my stash - starting on Monday, when I begin the first of the 52 projects in my Debbie Bliss book - can I keep up the pace of a project every week!!
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