Another of the sweet and spicy yarn by Opal. Finished them Tuesday evening, added to the give away stash. Started the next pair – gotta keep the needles busy!
Socks
Socks
Purple Socks
Finished this pair of socks last weekend – in September on my way to Lunenburg I stopped in Mahone Bay at the wool shop (Have A Yarn) and picked up some yarn for my neighbour Joan and two 50g balls of this purple yarn for myself. This pair is in the “gift” stash – waiting for an occasion to pass on to someone. I gave my friend Linda the blue pair I finished a couple of weeks ago.
Blue Socks
Finished these the other day. I have to say I love working with that Opal – Sweet ‘n Spicy yarn – the resulting pattern is such a nice one. This pair is ladies size 7 12/ – 8. They are in my “to give away” pile – I have lots of blue socks – not tempted to keep these.
I do have to admit, however, this yellow pair made it from the give-away pile to my sock drawer last week, when I decided they matched the outfit I decided to wear that day!
Another Pair of Socks
During the summer I made a visit to my GP – he had on a lovely pink shirt – it looked wonderful on him. Having just finished the Sweet ‘n Spicy socks I made for myself, I thought a pair in the same colour would be great for him. I picked up the yarn, but had to wait to make the socks since I didn’t know his shoe size. A couple of weeks ago I happened to visit again and asked him for his shoe size. You can imagine the look I got. I explained why I was asking. Finished them last evening. In the end, although I did have a lovely pink/peach solid Sisu yarn for cuff, heels and toe, I decided to use a deep royal blue – I figured the socks would be somewhat less “pink” and he might actually wear them. I’ll take them to him the next time I make a visit to the clinic – but they’re given with a caveat – if he doesn’t wear them, he has to give them back! I don’t put that kind of time into knitting to have the socks just sit in a drawer!
Sweet ‘n Spicy Socks IV
I finished this pair of socks last evening – also made from the Opal, Sweet ‘n Spicy Yarn. These, I think, will go to my friend Linda – she’s happier with more subdued socks. These will fit into her wardrobe nicely.
I got a LOT of knitting done this past week – I found myself locked into watching the Criminal Minds Complete Marathon on Bravo (there were episodes from 2005 to 2013 running in order 24/7 for eight days!) – perfect to knit to. I finished the shawl and this pair of socks – both went faster than usual – the socks took the usual 25 hours, but the knitting time was concentrated, rather than spread out over two weeks!
Le Petit Prince 2
The first pair of Le Petit Prince socks were well received – Jim thought they were lovely. I haven’t heard from him so I’m assuming they fit him fine.
This is the second pair from Le Petit Prince (Opal Yarn) – they’ve turned out to be quite colourful. I’m tempted to put them in my sock drawer but it’s full to overflowing so this pair will go in the give away pile. And on to the next.
I’m also nearing the end of a winter beret to wear with the wine coloured jacket (it has no hood) and yesterday I started to crochet a wool poncho – made one 40 years ago and had it until this spring. I’d loaned it to a friend visiting from Ghana and it came back having been washed in a scented detergent. I tried everything to remove the scent and couldn’t get rid of it and couldn’t wear the poncho because it made me cough. So I sent it off to Value Village (the community clothing recycling shop). On Sunday, a friend handed me a bag of yarn (previously knit but unwound) to pass on but the bulk of that yarn was in a natural colour – perfect for a poncho. Still working on the lace-weight shawl – the rows are now so long I’m bored to death with it. It probably needs 12-14 rows in the third colour – that’s all, but each row is over 500 stitches and it’s all I can do to manage a single row at a time. It will get done, but who knows when.
Le Petit Prince – Socks
Finished these a week ago – they’re for my massage therapist – his name has been on my sock list for quite a while, I finally got to these done for him. Subdued, I’d say – not too flashy. He’ll get them tomorrow when I go for my appointment along with some Christmas fruit cake. The yarn: Le Petit Prince (7765) by Opal (there are a number of brighter patterns in this collection)
Van Gogh Socks
I finished these socks from the Opal Yarn – Van Gogh Collection – a couple of weeks ago and took them to my sister in Toronto as a birthday gift. I forgot to take a picture! She sent me this photo of the socks this morning so I could post it. I love these yarns – they knit up easily – the pattern changing all the time so it never gets boring.
Pink Socks
Finished this pair last evening – for the moment it looks as if I’ll keep them for myself.
Yarn: Opal, Sweet & Spicy
I bought two more balls of yarn from this collection yesterday, one in shades of blue, the other with mauves. I now have the following yarns in my stash:
(The middle one is from a collection inspired by “Le Petit Prince” – the children’s book).
Mauve Socks
I’ve lost count of how many pairs of socks I’ve actually knit – this was somewhere around pair 300 – while I thought I might keep them, my sock drawer is full, I’ve added them to the give away pile.
Already started the next pair – can’t have the needles idle.
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