the middle knitter

Okay, so I've only tried this update schedule for one week, and I already dislike it. I dunno--one big post once a week seems a lot less appealing than several smaller posts. So, this week I'm going to try something new. I'll write up several posts this weekend, and set them to show up at various times through the week. We'll see how that works.

I have just a few more things that I finished this summer, then we'll be current.

First, remember these socks? I finished them not that long after that post and never got around to sharing pictures.

Shown with the mini socks I knit out of the remainders of the yarn. I had enough leftover for a pair of small child's socks, and I still have enough left to repair my socks if they need it. The little ones will be donated to charity--probably Afghans for Afghans, now that Dulaan has ended.

The most important lesson I learned from these socks is that I need to be really careful in the future with varigated yarn, because something can look very pretty in the ball and knit up . . . not so much.

Another pair of socks:

These are made in Knitpicks Essential, "Pine". No particular pattern--I used the standard template from Essential Knitted Socks, but added cables up the sides. (I swear I wasn't trying to do a pale copy of the Yarn Harlot's new socks--I finished these weeks ago.)

The special thing about these socks is that they were created for my county fair. I finished them the night before the fair and I was blowdrying them hours before we had to go enter them. They took a blue ribbon, but honestly, I suspect they were the only thing in their division, so . . . make of that what you will.

And finally, a hat.

It's loosely based on Knitty's Coronet--by which I mean that I knit a cabled strip, grafted the ends together, and picked up stitches around it. It was originally going to be a Christmas present, but it ended up much too small, so it's going to be donated to charity too. I think the acrylic content might be too high for Afghans for Afghans, though.

I should note that Puss in Boots craves your indulgence for the somewhat unorthodox photography here--you don't have a lot of options in a dorm room.

Anyway, that's the last of my backlog. Tomorrow, the real content begins.