One sock done!

My first Snowflake sock is done, not very much knitting time, right now around X-mas, and I´m not sure if I´m going to be finished before December 31, but I`ll give it a try. I don`t have much experience knitting with two colors, but I`m pleased with the result, with a little more practise I think it could be very nice.

I really like the pattern, thankyou Anni.

Festive Feet

I finished these a couple of days ago, and I love 'em! The stranding makes them lovely and warm which is great given the current temperatures here.

I used Knit Picks Bare Merino for the snowflakes. It's a bit thicker than the the red Palette, but I think it's worked out okay. The motifs on the second sock mirror those on the first, and I finished the foot with 6-point shaping to keep the theme going.

The Cedar arch expansion I used from Cat Bordhi's New Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One is unusual, and fits really nicely too. The increased tension in the two colours caught me by surprise, so I had to frog my first attempt and go up a needle size. I used 2.5 mm DPNs for all the single-colour knitting with 2.75 mm for the motifs. I also reduced the number of stitches to 64 for the heel and foot.

Cedar Snowflakes

I have a photo of only one sock, but both are at the same point with only the feet to be added.

The red yarn is Knit Picks Palette, and the off-white is Knit Picks Bare Merino. I used 2.5 mm DPNs for all the single-colour knitting, and 2.75 mm for the snowflakes.

This was my first go around with two colours, and I loved it! I'd already been practising Continental knitting in preparation for holding a yarn in each hand, and I'm glad I did. Great fun! :)

I took this project away with me last week, but left the pattern behind, so I decided to use Cat Bordhi's Cedar template for the shaping at the heel. I thought it was a good opportunity to try something new.

The motif wasn't all plain sailing though. LOL. I won't bore you with it here, but further details can be found on my blog for anyone who's interested.

Thanks for the pattern. Anni! :)