Pattern: Fiber Trends Hellen’s Socks 3 / 1 Rib Cuff
Yarn: Zitron Trekking XXL #101
Needles: Size 2 aluminum DPNs
First socks ever! …and I love them! As you can see, I sped through the second one, and it is actually closer to the fit I want. The first sock was a little big, and I can only attribute this to becoming accustomed to the small DPNs. Nevertheless, they fit very well.
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I finished the socks last night at my parents’ house… I did not have a darning needle with me to finish sew it all up. I loved working with this yarn, and as you can see, the colors stripes do not match up… but this does not bother me… |
Frankly, I am not sure you could ever really match the stripes effectively with this yarn. It is not patterned uniformly, so as you pull the yarn out, you never know what color will be next!
The weekend was nice, and a great way to relax and have some fun before heading back to school this afternoon. On Saturday, I had plans to meet up with Becca, and go down to DC. I wanted to introduce her to one of my other knit girls, Jenna! It just so happened that this meeting coincided with a big sale at the DC yarn shop, Stitch DC on Capitol Hill.
We all found some good deals! Becca picked up two hanks of Blue Sky Alpaca Bulky to make the Newboy cap in SnBN. (I have yarn for this pattern too!) Jenna got a great deal on some Rowan to make Bonne Marie’s great new Cutaway cardi.
…and I cheated a little on my yarn diet… I got this:
Five hanks of Elsbeth Lavold Silky Wool in #27 Periwinkle! Only $18 with tax! Can you blame me? with a deal like that?
After making out at Stitch DC, we headed to Chinatown for dinner, and then down to the Warehouse Cafe for some knitting time. Becca finally got her yarn from Knit Picks (she got Andean Silk in Sangria — I got the same yarn in Lettuce) and we both swatched for our Hourglass pullovers from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. Miss Jenna started her second sock with this great handpainted yarn.
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Sunday was great too. We went to see my parents for the afternoon. We watched Guess Who, which was pretty cute, and ate a great dinner. My parents are great cooks!
…and mom’s new dessert creation: the Napoleon!
…best of luck to all of our family and friends in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana… we are thinking about you…
Lolly – those are your FIRST socks ever?????? Okay… pardon me while I grump and moan and feel sorry for myself over here. I cannot get the whole sock thing to save my life. I just suck at knitting socks – bottom line.
Okay. stepping out of my own pity party now – I did want to tell you how absolutely great they look!!! You should be proud and doing a little happy dance in your new stripey socks!
I love your socks! Great colorway!! Hard to believe they are your first ever… And, by the way, I totally would have bought the Silky Wool too.
Who can resist at that price?
So, you now have your first pair of socks under your belt. How does it feel? They look super. Sock knitting can get addictive, so watch out. Of course, I’m soooo jealous of your yarn find!!! Great color.
Your socks turned out great! Especially for first socks
Not that I would know, haven’t done socks yet. That Elsebeth lavold yarn looks yummy. $18!!! You can’t beat a deal like that. Glad you had a nice weekend.
Perfect socks! Yeah, Trekking has no pattern to it, so there is NO hope for matching them up… Owell.. It teaches us to embrace the randomness!
Those socks came out really nice. I haven’t knitted socks for…hmmm…12 years now I think. I’m definately going to knit some this wonter, both for my daughter and me. Oh, and I love the hat you’ve made and the camisole you started…that is really beautiful =)
I’m happy to see that you dont live where the storm is. I’ve seen it on the news..Its so terrible!!!
Have a great day…and lucky you that can knit while your at work =)
Linda
What a cute pair of feet in a cute pair of socks!
Carefull…you know that sock knitting is addictive, no?
Your socks look wonderful.
Lauren, the socks look wonderful! I did start classes on Monday and have 2 on Thursday and one Friday. I now work at Mullen every Saturday as well. See you soon.
great socks lolly!! I sux with dpns
The Napoleon looks pretty darn yummy too!!
Your socks look great Lauren! You got the sock bug! That happens after the first pair.
I’m so happy for you that Bacca moved back here! It’s really nice having your best friend living near. I wish mine did!
Thanks for caring!
Congrats on the first socks. I hope they’re the first of many!
$18 for that Silky Wool!!!???!!!! WHAT!?! I wish I could make that “Awooooga” noise where my eyes pop in and out like the cartoons.
Oh, yeah, the socks are cute too.
The socks are awesome!! What a great first pair. You’re hooked now huh? After reading your post I had to go check out the cutaway cardi. Which I promptly purchased. Great pattern! I have yarn in that shade of brown that has been looking for a project too.
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