November 04, 2004

Three for the Road

Hard to believe that I'm already at the mid-point of the Six Sox Knit-along. So far, there's been a lace, cable and a simple rib pattern. It's all been good fun, but I think the Fluted Bannisters were the easiest and fastest to knit. It's the perfect commuting project. I can just yank these out when I have 5 or 10 minutes and actually make headways.


First, there was the Clover Leaf Eyelet sock.


...voila! ..
The uneven eyelets drove me bonkers. This was a cheap-o yarn that I got off eBay and it was oily and took 3 baths to get rid of the just off the sheep smell. To be afair, they are lovely and soft after the washing and my mom loves them.

Then we were tortuously Making Waves.


...voila! ..
This took several tries before I got the right tension. The cables were deceptively difficult. If you don't pay attention, you ended up with waves going the wrong way. I also gave these to my mom who likes them a lot, but she asks that I do a nice rib next time, since they are more elastic and comfortable to wear.


.. and then there were the fluted bannisters.


...voila! ..
A very forgiving rib, easy to memorise and fast to knit.

The fluted bannisters are the easiest and most forgiving to knit. I like the simple rib and the unisex style. I love textures because I can count the repeats easily. These are the first of the 2004 Christmas present list to be completed. I couldn't resist posing them on my hydrangea. In a few weeks time, all the leaves would be gone, but for now, I love the way the colours changes.

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Comments

Gorgeous work Polly - I like the fluted bannister ones the best. I'm hugely impressed it took me months just to knit one pair !

Posted by: Heather at November 7, 2004 12:31 PM

Polly, all the socks are lovely, your mom is a very lucky woman. I like the way you photograph your socks resting on your plants. I don't think the weeds in my garden would quite do the job so I will have to stick to photographing my knitting on a boring old chair.

Posted by: Louise at November 6, 2004 04:34 PM

Love 'em all. I have a brand new sockobsession and love seeing socks. They're all gorgeous. Next sock-along I see, I'm in.

Posted by: valentina at November 6, 2004 03:26 PM

All three pair are wonderful, Polly. Plus, you were so great to offer up so many prizes to the group. I think you'll like the next sock, too. It's something a little different. ;-)

Posted by: Susan at November 5, 2004 04:36 PM

Lovely socks, Polly - great photograph with the hydrangea!

Posted by: Anita at November 5, 2004 12:25 PM

Polly, all your socks are lovely, the fluted bannister ones look so good against the hydrangeas! So your mother gets all three pairs? I never see you wearing any of your own socks....

Posted by: Jill at November 5, 2004 08:17 AM