As The Yarn Turns

Dublin Bay, Finished At Last!

It seems like I've been dragging these Dublin Bay socks out forever. I really like the socks and I love the Koigu yarn. I just took my own sweet time finishing them this time. Hmm... Maybe because I did enjoy knitting them so much. So here they are, or at least one of them, on my foot.

Now I have fairly average size 7 (US) feet. One skein of the Koigu PM was enough to make one sock. I tell you what, though, there wasn't a whole heck of a lot left. Here's your warning, if your feet are much bigger or you want a cuff longer than 6 inches, you may want to get an extra insurance skein.

So what's my next sock going to be? I haven't decided on a pattern yet, but it's going to be Cherry Tree Hill Supersock yarn in the African Grey colorway.

A lot of the lists I read seem to be talking about the new issue of Knitty. If you haven't seen it yet, you should check it out. It's good to see knitting trying some non-traditional ideas. I don't know if I will ever make any of these patterns, but it's good to see new stuff.

Vivian Hoxbro has some nice designs on her web site. If you aren't familiar with her, she wrote the "Domino Knitting" and "Shadow Knitting" books. I'm familiar with the books (but don't own them yet) but the web site was new to me. Did you notice how I put that "yet" in there? There's always another book I want.

So I'm off to get some knitting in tonight. It's been a hectic week and I suspect it won't get better for at least a couple of days. I have to squeeze in my knitting where I can.

 

by Sydney  |