Knitting socks with Marlene

Rehearsals finished early today - I was only needed for 30 minutes. So already home and thinking about starting my second sock. I've been working on Stripe Tease sock pattern from Ravelry designer General Hogbuffer. It's a bit of a deconstructed pattern where you begin with the cuff in the round and then you work on 10(+1 slip stitch) to create stripes that go down the body of the sock, rather than round and round and round... which when making a pair of socks can become a bit laborious. I'm using 100g of Zauberball 'crazy' in autumnal colours, brown, grey/greens and pumpkin orange. What I like about this pattern is the geometry behind it. The pattern author must have a real visual mind to be able to work such. It knits up pretty quick. In between rehearsals (and sometimes during whilst I'm waiting for an entrance) it has probably taken me a couple of days to complete just the one sock. I have a page of notes to ensure that the second comes out the same length/size - row counting is not my most favourite part of knitting and one that I rarely do, I'm more inclined to measure (in Imperial inches) but for the stripes I need to row count. Listening to Marlene Dietrich record I just bought from the second hand market in Amsterdam, that should help (and the coffee on the side).

 

Happy knitting!

Much neglected but still knitting

My blog over the past few months has been much neglected but I'm still knitting, and have found myself to be most productive over the winter months. Here is a list of what I have completed:

2 blankets (1 for myself and 1 for my sister and sister-in-law);
2 sweaters (1 for myself, purple turtle neck in sock yarn, 1 for my husband in DK Rowan covered in cables);
1 shawl (for Tante Corrie);
1 baby suit with matching hat (for little Sky).

I can't find all the photos of the above work, but I have one of the baby suit and two of the shawl... enjoy!

Currently I'm working on socks for myself, a perfect project for those in-between rehearsal periods... enjoy!