Tuesday 27 November 2018

More Socks and a Wee Sweater

I don't know what it is about socks lately but they're practically flying off the needles.

A pair for an unknown male, may send these to my BiL in Scotland. Assuming the postal strike here in Canada gets mail moving again soon. The posties have been legislated back to work as of today.

Pattern: Improvised Basic Sock
Yarn: Schachenmayr Regia Pairfect in 311
Needle: 2.5mm
Gauge: 41 stitches and 48 rows


Next a pair using the inverse colours from a pair I made for my Mom a few weeks ago. May send these to my Sister in Scotland. The irony about this pair is that the yarn was spun in Yorkshire so if I send them to my Sister they'll have crossed the Atlantic twice. Well traveled socks.

Pattern: Improvised Basic Sock
Yarn: West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply in 805 and 731
Needle: 2.5mm
Gauge: 41 stitches and 48 rows


And a wee sweater for my Wee Niece in Scotland. She's too young to read the internet yet so I feel safe posting here. Plus I'm not actually sure my Sister ever remembers that I have this blog. I made some changes to this pattern, it's written for an aran yarn but I used a chunky so I made the smallest size, it should fit my three year old Wee Niece OK. Still needs blocking and whiskers but he's awfully close to done.

Pattern: Mini Meow by Claire Slade
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Solids in Charcoal and Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Tweeds in Oatmeal
Needle: 9.0mm
Gauge: 9 stitches in 10 cm


Also my Sock Yarn Granny Square Blanket Stash-Ghan is finally done, it only took six years. This is the largest crochet project I've ever done. Apparently I didn't take a final picture, it's much bigger than below.

Pattern: One Big Granny Square
Yarn: Stash Fingering Weight
Hook: 3.5mm



In progress there are a couple of baby blankets, a large fingering weight blanket for myself, a sweater for myself for which I had to re-make the yoke and sleeves because I decided I didn't want another raglan sleeve, and a new stash-ghan, probably another six year project. And a couple of Christmas gifts for my Niece and Nephew in Canada.

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6C and partly cloudy. A Chinook is blowing.

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