I am not picky. I would be totally happy with 12C or 15C I am not asking for the moon here. Just a little bit of sunshine.
I got the cuff done on the lucky socks and then tried them on. I was only little bit surprised when I tried them on and they were to big. I thought about it when I read the pattern, cast on 72 st. I cast on 72 for the STR lightweight yarn for a size 10. So why on earth did I go ahead and cast on 72 for the medium weight STR? I was following the pattern. Lesson learned, again.
Next time I will listen to my brain when the pattern does not sound right to me. This is what my first sock looks like now:
Before I ripped it out I started a medium size sock (66 st) from the other end of the yarn and knit it for a while so I could try it on and make sure it was not to small. It fits perfect. Now I have a sock going from each of end of the ball.
I love the colour and the pattern seems to be pretty simple so far. The chart is well written and the instructions are clear once I got the size thing figured out.
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Hi Kelly,
Yep, it has been a cold winter this year. Even yesterday I ran out to Fraser Street in Vancouver to run a few errands and I swear it was snow...by the time I was done it was sunny though?? The weather person said it's supposed to be a nice weekend, up to 20 degrees. We'll see. - Susan
I love the way the colors are pooling. I love the pattern and will have to make a pair for myself. I was even thinking of adding beads. Maybe I should just cast on the beaded STR pattern I have.
By the way, it's supposed to be in the 80 deg F range here tomorrow. I think you are ready for Mexico.
Your socks look great. Mine are too big. I should have gone down a needle size. I'm hoping it will shrink in the dryer.
BBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!
We had snow in April last year (REALLY weird for TX but not unheard of) Pretty pics - too bad about the sock, I'm interested to see how they look next to each other knit from the opposite direction, though =)
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