SOCKS !

I’ve kind of obsessed with making perfectly fitted socks (!)
I always do them toe-up, two-at-a-time on a Magic loop with gusset and a heel flap.

Yarn: Regia Hand-dye Effect

Yarn: Mayflower Strømpegarn

Yarn: Hjertegarn Ragg-strømpegarn

As my sock experience progresses I start to picture my own socks and I have this thing with knee-highs generously topped with a textured band to fold. My first attempt turned out quite successful and in time I will make a pattern for it.

Yarn: Hjertegarn Ragg-strømpegarn

Now I’m trying to make a pair in a sport weight-yarn with a striped top made from leftovers.

Yarn: Zwerger Garn, Opal Regenwald 6-ply + scrap

X-ray Cats

From Kate Davies – one of my favorite designers … Unfortunately it turned out too tight for me, so I gave it to Polly …

Pattern: Paper Dolls by Kate Davies · Yarn: Garnstudio Drops Alpaca · Colors: Black, Deep pink, Eco off white · Needles: 3.5 mm

Lopi Dreams …

Today I got myself some Álafoss and Létt-Lopi from Ístex :)
Just as much as I love Malabrigo for its softness, I love Ìstex for its roughness.
The yarn is very vibrant and feeds images in my head of the magnificent nature and weather of Iceland.

Wanted to do some test knits for this warm winter cardi. I go for the Álafoss and make it thick, just as the pattern suggests, saving the Létt for something else … and I stick to the colors but make it shorter. The pattern includes a technique which sounds really scary. Steeking which means that the cardi is knit in the round and then stitched in the front with a sewing machine whereupon the front is cut open (!)

Can’t wait to fill up my basket with 6 colors of beautiful, scratchy Álafoss Lopi and for the weather to allow me to wear it … If I get that far – it’s still just a dream …

Álafoss Lopi, colorway: Fuchsia Heather

Létt Lopi, colorway: Grape Heather

Létt Lopi, colorway: Spring Green Heathers

Scrappy Hat

It makes sense to use scrap for something nice. In this case it turned into a hearty hat for my daughter. The fit is perfect so I’m sure it’ll be used much as we approach the Fall :)

Didn’t take much yarn – or time – I could hardly tell from the basket that some of the yarn had gone and the knitting only took me a day off from work – left all the ends to be weaved in to the next :)

Pattern: <3s! Hat by Jocelyn Tunney – download for free · Yarn: Scrap · Needles: 3.5 mm

Winther Yearning

Not because i miss the cold, but after all that slick lace and summer knitting, I’m craving for some RUSTIC WOOL !

This shrug in Létt-Lopi from Ìstex is beautiful. I really like the three shades of blues in the pattern.

© Ìstex

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