Item One - Check
Deadline one has been met. The Half-Poms are finished and my Mum shall have toasty toes on Mothering Sunday.
Pattern: Pomatomus
Yarn: Angels & Elephants, 4 Ply British Wool - 100g - Sea Spray
Needles: 2.5mm Metal DPNs
Started: 2 October 2008
Finished: 19 March 2009
Modifications: Plain feet. I was terribly slow at this pattern and would avoid anything based around a 1x1 rib in future for a sock, life is too short. However it is a beautiful, textured pattern and I'm pleased that I stuck with it by limiting the patterning just to the legs.
This completes my three pairs of bandwagon socks started as part of Socktoberfest 2008. These were definitely my least favourite pattern to knit as is apparent by the slow drag to completion, I imagine there will be more Monkeys in my future and can see why that is the most popular of the three. So satisfying to knit and a beautiful stretchy sock at the end of it. I loved knitting the Jaywalkers too but I don't like the lack of stretch in the finished item so I'm not sure I'd make those again. Not when there are so many other sock patterns out there clamouring for attention, it's Serendipity for me next - and just the one to knit :o) That is just as soon as deadlines two and three are met.
The shrug is a few rows off completion and the second cushion just needs sewing together, I might be feeling complacent if I wasn't just a little scared of the sewing machine. I know I was all talk the other week but it seems a long time since my lesson and without Mum nearby I'm feeling a little anxious. Wish me luck!
Pattern: PomatomusYarn: Angels & Elephants, 4 Ply British Wool - 100g - Sea Spray
Needles: 2.5mm Metal DPNs
Started: 2 October 2008
Finished: 19 March 2009
Modifications: Plain feet. I was terribly slow at this pattern and would avoid anything based around a 1x1 rib in future for a sock, life is too short. However it is a beautiful, textured pattern and I'm pleased that I stuck with it by limiting the patterning just to the legs.
This completes my three pairs of bandwagon socks started as part of Socktoberfest 2008. These were definitely my least favourite pattern to knit as is apparent by the slow drag to completion, I imagine there will be more Monkeys in my future and can see why that is the most popular of the three. So satisfying to knit and a beautiful stretchy sock at the end of it. I loved knitting the Jaywalkers too but I don't like the lack of stretch in the finished item so I'm not sure I'd make those again. Not when there are so many other sock patterns out there clamouring for attention, it's Serendipity for me next - and just the one to knit :o) That is just as soon as deadlines two and three are met.
The shrug is a few rows off completion and the second cushion just needs sewing together, I might be feeling complacent if I wasn't just a little scared of the sewing machine. I know I was all talk the other week but it seems a long time since my lesson and without Mum nearby I'm feeling a little anxious. Wish me luck!
Comments
Thanks for the info re: stretchiness. I haven't knit Poms or Monkeys yet, so now I know that Monkey socks will probably work better for me.
Like the look of the Serendipity socks - will be very interested to see them knit up!
I started a pair; didn't even get to the end of the first pattern repeat! I will knit them someday; the problem was the YO at the beginning of the needle on dpns!
Love your socks, and I think I mentioned when you'd finished the first one that I love your choice of making the foot plain. :)
I should give it another try! Lovely color socks ;)