So we’re approaching the final fortnight of both the knit alongs I’m taking part in.
Having signed up to knit two shawls as part of Joji Locatelli’s Fall Knit Along, I cast on my second one, Ley Lines, at the beginning of the month. I’ve started the third section and the more I knit, the more I like this. It doesn’t require too much concentration (any mistakes stand out immediately) so it’s excellent social knitting, too.
In a burst of enthusiasm for the The Aussie Sock Knitters group and their current KAL, I decided to knit another pair of socks. The pattern’s by Melissa Deutsch Scott (aka Stranded In Oz) and having seen the lovely pair of Le Maquis that WollombiDreamer made, I knew I wanted to make these too!
Melissa was very generous and gave me the pattern, since I was knitting the socks as part of a knit along. I’m really pleased with how they turned out.
I didn’t use the heel in the pattern, but the one from Cassandra Dominick’s Early Bird Socks which I also used on my Blue Bark socks. I think this will be My Heel from now on. It fits really well and because the knit 1, slip 1 starts under the heel, I’m hopeful they will be durable, too. I’ve just darned the bottom of the heel on my Fraternals socks. It’s not perfectly executed and I probably shouldn’t wear them too often but I am loath to discard them, as these were my Very First Socks Ever.
The colour of these new socks, as well as the lovely lace pattern, makes them very appealing. The yarn is Wolle Rödel’s Sport & Strumpfwolle Classik. A standard 75% wool / 25% nylon 4-ply sock yarn. Wolle Rödel has shops selling yarn, needlework and jewellery-making materials throughout Germany and I bought this when I was teaching an English course in Stuttgart. I had to literally walk past the shop to get to the train!
littleblackdogsa said:
I love your socks, specially the blue ones. What a stunning pattern.
Great shawl knitting. I can see why you are enjoying this pattern, it looks so pretty. Very nice knitting all in all. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the shawl. 🙂
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. The sock pattern was fun. Not hard to work on but looking satisfyingly intricate afterwards! The pattern photos show the designer, Joji, enveloped in the shawl. It looks like a great travel item.
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Stefanie said:
It’s very interesting how that shawl is coming out. What a unique design. Yay for another pair socks for the cold weather.
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soknitsome said:
I really like Joji’s designs. This one seems such a classic with its clean lines.
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Andrea @ This Knitted Life said:
Loving Ley Lines. Geometric knitting intrigues me more and more these days.
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soknitsome said:
I know what you mean – so clean and classy!
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Woollen Wilderness said:
Ah, it’s nice you got to darn the heel of your very first socks and get to hold on to them a little longer. It’s amazing how attached you can get to knitting.
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soknitsome said:
Indeed! But I really should just wear other ones instead!
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inc said:
Nice socks! Great job.
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soknitsome said:
Thank you 🙂
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