Sockpal Socks and Mystery Shawl 3
Progress at last! I finished the first clue of mystery shawl along 3. I'm very happy with the results. The yarn I am using is Shadow by Knitpicks.com in Lost Lake, a very lovely dark green with hints of blue, yellow and a bit of brown. I love the color, and I also like how soft the yarn is and how easy it knits up. I'm using much larger needles on this shawl than on MSA2. I'm much happier with the end product so far. Take a look at a corner of the shawl.
And what about MSA2? Well it got blocked this weekend and is currently drying on the floor. It blocked out much better than I feared. No snap or funny sounds when I stretched it. I think adding a different bind off edge may have helped the blocking process. It's much larger than I had hoped for too. It's currently being blocked at about 62 inches wide and 26 inches deep. I know it will lose some of this sizing when it is removed from the pins and relaxes, but not much. Not too bad considering I am only 5 feet 4 inches tall, so wingspan wide this is close. It's awfully thin though and would make a nice summer shawl more than winter shawl. Oh well. It's still lovely.
I also decided which sock pattern to use for my sockpal socks. I swatched the lace pattern in Pretty Petals by Jeanie Townsend and decided the yarn was just too busy for this lovely pattern. So, I gave in and started Broadripple, found at Knitty.com. I wasn't exactly thrilled with the way the pattern looked on the model socks. That is . . . until I saw the yarn in the pattern. It really looks cool in this pattern, especially when on the foot. Take a look at a picture of the beginning of the cuff and the yarn skein wound into a ball. Great colors in this yarn. The image shows a bit more green than actually present in the yarn.
It's looking good! What do I think of Socks that Rock sock yarn by Blue Moon Fiber Arts? Well, it's not as soft as I thought it would be considering it is a merino yarn. This could be due to the superwash treatment, the dyeing, the washing of the yarn with harsh chemicals (don't know if this is true or not), or even the fact that the yarn is tightly plied. Whatever it is, the yarn has more of a cotton blend feel to my hands, but then I have sensitive hands. I love the colors in this yarn though and think it will wear well. I'm glad I purchased a skein for myself and can't wait to start those socks.
I also finished my mother's socks and will have a picture up as soon as I give them a good bath and let them dry.
That's it for me. Happy fibering all!
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And what about MSA2? Well it got blocked this weekend and is currently drying on the floor. It blocked out much better than I feared. No snap or funny sounds when I stretched it. I think adding a different bind off edge may have helped the blocking process. It's much larger than I had hoped for too. It's currently being blocked at about 62 inches wide and 26 inches deep. I know it will lose some of this sizing when it is removed from the pins and relaxes, but not much. Not too bad considering I am only 5 feet 4 inches tall, so wingspan wide this is close. It's awfully thin though and would make a nice summer shawl more than winter shawl. Oh well. It's still lovely.
I also decided which sock pattern to use for my sockpal socks. I swatched the lace pattern in Pretty Petals by Jeanie Townsend and decided the yarn was just too busy for this lovely pattern. So, I gave in and started Broadripple, found at Knitty.com. I wasn't exactly thrilled with the way the pattern looked on the model socks. That is . . . until I saw the yarn in the pattern. It really looks cool in this pattern, especially when on the foot. Take a look at a picture of the beginning of the cuff and the yarn skein wound into a ball. Great colors in this yarn. The image shows a bit more green than actually present in the yarn.
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It's looking good! What do I think of Socks that Rock sock yarn by Blue Moon Fiber Arts? Well, it's not as soft as I thought it would be considering it is a merino yarn. This could be due to the superwash treatment, the dyeing, the washing of the yarn with harsh chemicals (don't know if this is true or not), or even the fact that the yarn is tightly plied. Whatever it is, the yarn has more of a cotton blend feel to my hands, but then I have sensitive hands. I love the colors in this yarn though and think it will wear well. I'm glad I purchased a skein for myself and can't wait to start those socks.
I also finished my mother's socks and will have a picture up as soon as I give them a good bath and let them dry.
That's it for me. Happy fibering all!
-- posted by Annette @ 11:48 PM
2 Comments:
Hi, I've got some really similar STR and was thinking about the broadripple pattern. Yours look great. What size needle did you use? I see the pattern said 3s which I think would be too big for the yarn. The STR gets softer when it washes and it wears great! I love it. My 1st STR were jaywalkers but I'd like to do something else this time.
Thanks bnc. I left a message at your site about the needles. I like STR on the larger needles better than the smaller needles. I tried a 3 mm and loved the way the yarn felt, but the gauge was definitely off -- the sock would have been 9 inches around and I need 8 inches. In the pic in this blog entry, I used a US 2 (2.5 mm), but I'm switching to 2.75 mm as the gauge is way too tight. So, this sock has been unraveled at this point. I tried all kinds of things before unraveling, but no luck. I was already at the heel too, :( Oh well, it will be better next time.
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