Showing posts with label mystery kal socks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mystery kal socks. Show all posts

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Prime Time again

I don't remember if I posted a progress photo for this one, so here goes.

The pattern is a SKA Mystery sock by Janel Laidman named Artichoke. The yarn is Knit Picks Stroll from my stash. I don't think I'll buy it again. Needles - 2.5mm. Cast on May 11, and finished May 29.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

More Holiday Knitting

#1 Stocking and Mittens

The stocking is for my great grandson. It's #28 in th4 family series. I used worsted weight acrylic, knit on #5 needles. It used about 185 yards. I also knit 2 pairs of mittens for grandkids, totaling about 150 yds for both pairs. Worsted weight wool knit on #4 needles.

I showed a progress picture for the stocking, The mittens went too fast. Also, it's winter here and the light is not good.
Project #2

I thought I showed progress photos for this one, but here they are. The pattern was an Advent gift by Stephanie van der Linden. It's part of her Advent calendar.

This was my first time doing TAAT. It worked well for the legs, but the feet decrease on the top of the foot, while increasing on the bottom. I finally gave up and used 2 circulars per sock.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

December Socks finished.

The pattern for these is Twisted Mockery, a mystery pattern by Lisa Stichweh. I'm keeping these!
Started: Nov. 5, 2010
Finished: Dec. 6, 2010.
Needles. US #2/2.75mm and US #1.5/2.5mm
Yarn is Hand Maiden Casbah, about 300 yards used.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Progress pics

First a holiday gift. It's finished, but needs a partner for enough yardage, so I'll show it again later. It's #28 in our family series. Each stocking is different, but follows the same basic design. About 200 yds of worsted weight acrylic were used.

Socks in progress
SKA Mystery Sock - I'm knitting one at a time, because of other commitments. Yarn is Hand Maiden Casbah, and the designer is Lisa Stichweh.

Second sock is from the Ram Club, called Alpine Hiker designed by Charles Voth. As the club implies, the yarn came with the pattern. It is from the Unique Sheep. I had to reknit the foot, because it was too small, but this try fits. They're for DH.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Holiday gift

This almost became a November post, but I finished it on Oct. 31, at 11:30 at night. I showed a progress picture earlier this month. This was a Mystery Sock by Kirsten Kapur. The last clue came out on Oct. 29. The yarn is Jojoland Melody Superwash. It was a little splitty, so I won't use it again for socks. It worked fine on larger needles when I knit a scarf from it.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Socktober update

These socks didn't fit DH. They were a little tight and too short. Fair Isle is hard to frog. I ended back at the toe and went up one size. Progress has been good. I'm almost at the gusset with the new width and the socks will be 1" longer. Some yarns and patterns have more stretch than others.

My Mystery socks are finished through clue #3. Unfortunatly the last clue comes out on Oct. 29.

Monday, September 6, 2010

September knitting

I finished one small thing, so small there is no in progress photo. I'll show it again with something else, so it will count then. The basic pattern is Ann Norling's Fruit Hat pattern, with a flower from Nicky Epstien's Embellishment book. Yardage is under 100 yds in worsted weight yarn.

A slow progress project is my Baby Kimono from Mason Dixon Knitting. It's slow, because I only work on it when I watch TV and want mindless knitting. Easy Stockinette fills the bill. The yarn is dishcloth cotton left over from a jacket I made.

There are socks on the needles. The Ravelry SKA Mystery sock by Adrianne Fong. Is at sock #1, Clue #1. I plan to keep these.

Ravelry Solid socks is having a brown month. I have a Ram Club pattern. The given yarn would not have been enough for a man's sock, so substitution has been made. This yardage will fit DH's feet, even if I have to make the last toe with something else. Current yarn is Hazel Knits Artisan Sock. The pattern really pops.

The SKA group also has a color of the month, black, or white, or black/white. I have black yarn, Bernat Sox in Jet Hot. Pattern is from Sock Innovation by Cookie A. Glynis is what was chosen. These will go to a granddaughter.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Progress report

Ravelry SKA Mystery sock
The final clue came out this morning. Sock #1 is finished. Knitting goes faster when the clues come out on my day off from work. The yarn for clue #4 is Dream in Color Starry. The sock is by Chrissy Gardiner.

Swiss Cheese Scarf
This is a knitting guild KAL. I have marked the middle and the scarf is 65% complete. Yarn is a mystery cone yarn, which appears to be a cotton/rayon mix.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

July sock progress

My Ravelry SKA Mystery sock has clue #3 finished. The pattern is by Chrissy Gardiner.

I have started another color work sock for SKA. It's Fiesta Feet by Lucy Neatby. I've wanted to knit it for a long time, bought the yarn and used the light colored yarn for something else. I used the navy because it is the same yarn, so the weight is the same as the paintbox color.

My Swiss Cheese scarf is 1/2 done, but no photo. I got lots of comments yesterday at a party. People noticed the holes and wondered what in the world I was knitting.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

More Socks

I finished another pair of socks this month. Started May 2 and finished May 29. Pattern is the SKA May 2010 Mystery Pattern by Cookie A. Yarn is Dream in Color Smooshy in Plum Paisley. Needles 2.25mm Harmony dps. Here's another picture where the toes show.

I've made progress on the socks for DH. The pattern is from The Unique Sheep Ram Club and had a number of problems. I've been in communication with the designer. The kit included 4 yarns in progressively darker shades of brown.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

I'm several days behind the front knitters.....


...but I am finished. The sock on the left is what I did when it did not occur to me that Adrienne is a genius. I know, I could (should?) have taken it to the frog pond, BUT every time I wear these socks, I will remember that over thinking things is not always the best solution. Don't worry, Adrienne, I'm not putting them up like this on Ravelry....I have a different shot for that.

Thanks for hosting such a fun and beautiful kal. I'm sure I'll be knitting these socks again in more colors.

I used Maizy in an old color called tan suede.

Later!