Socks That Need a Better Name Are Done

The Undulating Lacy Rib Socks are done. These are made with Madelinetosh Tosh Sock in "Lichen." I'm very happy with the pattern and I love the colorway. It's mostly green with a little bit of purple. It coordinates nicely with the "Logwood" colorway. I may have enough left to do something stripey with the leftovers.

The lace pattern worked nicely. I suppose it does look a tiny bit like ribbing but it really should be called Zigzaggy lace.

It sure does zig and zag. I'll post the chart that I used for the top of the foot if I can figure out a way to make a chart on-line.

It looks more purple than it really is in these pictures. Funny how I can't get my camera to pick up purple when I want it to.

Lily of the Valley Scarf is done

Every now and then something comes out just the way you want.

This was one of those projects. This is the Lily of the Valley scarf from "Knitted Lace of Estonia" by Nancy Bush. I knitted it with one skein of Schaeffer Anne, which has 560 yards. I did 15 full pattern repeats and could have done at least one more. The color isn't true in these pictures; it's a darker, mossy green.

Here's one more picture, just because.

The Not Amusing Socks Are Done

These were an experiment.  I wanted to see how much the nupps affected the elasticity of the socks. The good news is, they don't have a significant impact so I can incorporate them into a design without worrying about winding up with socks that have no give.

I started with just one nupp at the top and increased the number of nupps per row as I moved down the sock. The bottom of the cuff is just as stretchy as the top.

It's really evident how different the two skeins are in this picture. The nupps don't really add much on their own but I think they can be combined with cables or traveling stitches to create an interesting design. I also think they'd look best in a solid color. They could also be done in a contrasting color for a polka dot effect.

The top of the foot has lots of nupps. I didn't have to worry about stretchiness here but it turns out it wouldn't have been a problem. I'm glad they're done and that I can move on to a new pair of socks. They probably won't be made with Lorna's Laces since I'm still steaming about how off the two different skeins are.

We Are Not Amused

So I'm plugging away on the second of my nupp socks and I'm starting the heel so I pull out the first sock to count how many rows I did on the heel flap and how many stitches I picked up for the gusset because I couldn't be bothered writing it down and I look at the two socks side by side.

These are both allegedly the same die lot for Lorna's Laces "Vera" but that's hard to believe. They don't even look like the same colorway. There's no green at all in the first sock and it pools in a really unattractive manner. I realize that no two skeins of a hand dyed yarn are going to be exactly the same but I do expect them to have the same colors in them. WTF, Lorna's Laces, how does this happen when they're the same dye lot?