Blue Waves

Thanks for all the great comments about the shawl! I’m glad you like it!

Amongst the shawl knitting and the being stalled with the shawl knitting, I knit a pair of socks.

Pattern: Mock Wave Cable Socks from Favorite Socks
Yarn: Regia 4-ply with wee stripeys. From The Loopy Ewe, included in my Loopy Groupie welcome package.
Needles: 2.25 mm (US Size 1) Plymouth bamboo dpns
Modifications: Part of the waving portion of the chart had a wonkyness that I couldn’t figure out the reason for. The wave is 3 sts wide in most places, but for a couple of rows, it’s 4 sts wide and although I can tell that they were knitted that way, I didn’t like it, so I just changed those few knits to purls and made the wave perfect 🙂
Verdict: I like them a lot. I thought they’d be too loose, being knit on 80 sts, but they fit nice and snug. Now that I think about it, I probably should have decreased just a bit at the toe before working the toe to make up for the pull of the ribbing so the toe didn’t pooch so much, but it’s still fine. They need a good wash to soften up a bit, then they should be perfect.

As soon as the shawl was done, since I don’t have any really looming deadlines, I started Kate Gilbert‘s Cinnibar Pullover from the Fall 2007 issue of Interweave Knits. Honestly, I think this sweater could have been photographed better. I didn’t realize until after reading the descriptions that the cuffs, hems and placket were all done in linen stitch! You could hardly tell from the photos. This sweater looked like exactly the kind of thing I’d want to wear in the cool autumn days and then layer underneath my coat on the deeply cold winter ones. Plus I’m really looking forward to picking out buttons! It’s not often that you get to pick out that MANY buttons for a knitting project.

So here’s a detail of the transition between the linen stitch and the stockinette. I’m knitting it in elann.com Highland Silk, having figured that the silk content could stand in for drape from cashmere while making the whole sweater much less expensive over all. 🙂

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Theresa finished a gorgeous Icarus in a slowly variegated jewel-tone yarn that’s just amazing!

Dis finished her Koigu Seraphim and I’m plotting a way to gank it from her 🙂 Glad it could be a bit of solace for you in the crazy time at work! Miss you!

Birdsong finished her Seraphim as well and made a beautiful 2 color shawl out of what could have been a disaster! Go grrl! 🙂

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