Dear Jan,
When the hotel sink won’t hold water, you find something else in which to block your new socks.
And the shelf under the sink makes an excellent place in which to dry them.
Yes, Sockesan! is a finished project, and I am still highly pleased with the Noro Kureyon Sock yarn. Post blocking the fabric is thin, supple, and soft. The colors were always fab.
The pattern, well, there really isn’t a pattern. Cast on about 72 sts, decrease at back of sock (paired decreases about 4 sts apart every 8 or 10 rows) down to 62 sts, work heel flap from other end of ball so as not to interrupt stripes, then pick the original working yarn back up to work the gusset and foot. Kitchener closed. Block in ice bucket.
I am pleased.
Love,
Ellen
Jan and Ellen are identical twins who have always had an innate fashion sense. Crafting is an integral part of their lives and they stay stitched together sharing their love of knitting, family and community.
February 22nd, 2013 at 7:44 pm
Glad you had an ice bucket handy! The socks look great. I do love the colors, especially the bands of gold and green on the leg.
February 22nd, 2013 at 11:49 pm
Cool! And very good at the matchy matching.
February 25th, 2013 at 11:52 am
You are the McGiver, aren’t you? Are you ever going to be home so we can record again?
February 26th, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Is that an ice bucket or trash can? I had a yucky moment where I thought it might be a toilet bowl..but then I thought, you might be intrepid but not THAT intrepid.
Nice socks!
February 26th, 2013 at 3:11 pm
haha…And you thought I read titles…