As The Yarn Turns

Easter Egg Yarn Finished!

It's done. I've finished the Easter Egg Yarn. That's almost record time for me. I've read about several ways to set the twist in yarn. I usually just dunk it in some warm water for a few minutes and then hang it to dry. Before I set the twist on this yarn, it was about 110 yards. It's probably a little less than that now. The Wraps per Inch (wpi) is about 15 plus or minus. I'm still a beginner at spinning though so it's not the most even yarn on the face of the planet. I really like the yarn; I just haven't decided what to do with it yet.

Dublin Bay Socks Progress

I'm moving right along with the Dublin Bay socks in Koigu. I just turned the heel of the first sock. I used an Eye of Partridge pattern for the heel flap.

There are several versions of this pattern and I haven't decided which one I like the best. I usually use a slip stitch border on the heel flap. So all the versions of this I've tried have a slip stitch border. To me it's easier to pick up the gusset stitches. This is one version of pattern.

Row 1: *Sl 1, K 1* repeat between the * to the end

Row 2: Sl 1, purl across to the end

Row 3: Sl 1, *Sl 1, K 1* repeat between the * to the end, ending with K 1

Row 4: Sl 1, purl across to the end

I didn't particularly like the idea of two slip stitches on the edge, but in practice it worked out okay. This time though I tried a slightly different version.

Row 1: *Sl 1, K 1* repeat between the * to the end

Row 2: Sl 1, purl across to the end

Row 3: Sl 1, K 1, *K 1, Sl 1* repeat between the * to the end, ending with K 1.

Row 4: Sl 1, purl across to the end.

This version seems to work equally well. You can't really see the beauty of the Eye of Partridge stitch with this yarn though. The variety of colors overshadows it.

 

by Sydney  |