Hi, and happy Friday!
I hope you've had a great week.
I'm currently knitting on my second pair of socks, in Dream in Color's Smooshy yarn in the "Into the Mystic" colorway. The pattern is Open Windows, by Rebecca Hickman. I'm knitting on two size 1 circular needles, and the teeny-tiny needles are making a firm, squishy fabric. Confession time: this is actually the second sock of the pair. I was too excited about knitting the first one to stop to take a picture!
I'm calling these my "Bonjour, Girl" socks because the cables and lace remind me of the windows that the villagers in Beauty and the Beast throw open to shout "Bonjour!" to Belle. But ever since seeing this overdubbed version of the song (which is not exactly child friendly, consider yourself warned), I can't help thinking of the villagers saying "Bonjour, girl" instead.
Since Dream in Color Smooshy is 100% superwash merino wool, without any added nylon for durability, I switched out the ribbed heel in the pattern for an eye of partridge heel-- the offset slipped stitches make for a doubly thick fabric. I'm hoping this will help the socks last a long time, and I love how it shows off the different colors in the yarn! I need to hustle on these socks-- they're supposed to be for this round of Nerd Wars, which ends in six days. Eek! I'm increasing for the heel gusset on the second sock, which adds a lot of stitches, but after turning the heel, knitting the leg of the sock goes pretty quickly. I think I'll be able to get it done without too much trouble.
Have a lovely evening!
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Pure merino is one of my absolute favorite yarns to knit with, I can only imagine how wonderful that yarn must be to knit with! You are knitting such a beautiful pair of socks with it too! Do you always knit one at a time?
ReplyDeleteIt was lovvvely to knit with! Soft and springy and, true to its name, smooshy. Thank you so much! This is only my second pair of socks, but I've knit them both one at a time. I'd be curious to try two at a time! Thus far I've just been dividing my skein in half so I can knit the leg for as long as possible.
DeleteThey look gorgeous! Well done you for picking such a adventurous pair for your second socks. Love the colours too, but you know I'm a sucker for anything pink/purple x
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! It needed a little tweaking here and there, but overall, it was a great pattern and a very fun knit. And I have no power to resist anything pink or purple, either! I have to actively persuade myself to knit other colors for my hexipuffs.
DeleteThe color is gorgeous! Pure superwash merino is my favorite yarn for socks and all my socks are holding up just fine so far. Though I have like 10 pairs of hand knitted socks so each pair doesn't get a lot of wear...
ReplyDeleteGood luck finishing the second one on time!
Oh my gosh, Marie, that is so good to hear! I'm so glad yours are holding up well. Even if it means I need to add to my wardrobe of hand-knit socks, oh no, not that! :D I managed to finish the pair on the 26th. Woohoo!
DeleteThose cables are fabulous! I think i'll wait til i'm not at work to watch that video. I always related so much to Belle walking around with her nose in a book.
ReplyDeleteHa, waiting is definitely a good idea! And I love that about Belle, too-- it was one of my childhood goals to be able to walk and read at the same time. I'm so glad you like the sock!
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