i had trouble getting adequate photos until Kitty Kitty suggested placing my feet directly against the windows. thanks, Kitty Kitty.
Norwegian Stockings:
pattern-in Folk Socks by Nancy Bush. yarn-knitpicks Palette in Bark (1.5 balls), Twig (less than one ball), and Sky (just a teeny bit). needles-3.3mm (japanese size 4) clover mini circulars; 3.25mm (US3) clover bamboo DPNs for cuffs and toes; 2.75mm (US2) clover bamboo DPNs inner halves of the elastic casing. modifications-knitted casing and elastic in the cuffs; my own color pattern for the heel flaps; adjusted number of gusset and toe decreases for fit; 3-needle bindoff for toe closure rather than a bellybutton gather.
i love my stockings. first fair isle; first gusset heel; definitely more colorwork stockings for me. thanks to Eunny for the inspiration. thanks to Jess for piquing my fair isle interests. and a big thank you to MJ for the knit-along.
going to be hermitic a while longer to battle me, myself, and i on research. hope you are well.
they are BEAUTIFUL! wow! love the colours.
ReplyDeleteThey are BEAUTIFUL. Oh, I realise I just typed exactly the same thing as Kris, but it really is true. I am slightly awe-struck. Lucky you to have such magic socks to wing you along in your research. Hope the battle with yourself isn't too bloody. :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Your stockings came out amazing. All the fair isle looks so neat and tidy and they fit perfectly. Great job:)
ReplyDeletegorgeous, gorgeous! the fit looks perfect and the stranding tensioned perfectly and all that good stuff. go you!
ReplyDeleteabout the battle, i hear ya. i'm ordering some knitpicks' alpaca to make some lace, since i'm scared to think what will happen to my sanity/battle/etc if i don't have something to keep my hands busy. anyhow, good luck and make sure to treat yourself now and then, you deserve it ;)
some of the best ones i've seen! great color choices. can't believe its your first fair isle. did you block them?
ReplyDeletewow thanks for sharing.
Oh, beautiful! And your stranding is perfect. The blue is a nice counterpoint. Well done!
ReplyDelete- MJ
such beautiful socks! i am completely amazed and impressed!
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous socks. The inside looks just as goods as the outside.
ReplyDeleteSee...... The blue adds the perfect finishing touch. It sets off the entire sock beautifully. I don't think they would be the same without it. I love them and they look great on you.
ReplyDeleteSo, I don't want to hear any more blue bashing.
Heidi
GORGEOUS! The color combination is perfect! I love the touch of blue. Beautiful knitting. Congratulations!
ReplyDeletebeautiful! the colors turned out so perfectly - the robin's egg blue is wonderful. glad to be a fair isle enabler!
ReplyDeleteWOW..Impressive work!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! Amazing work!
ReplyDeleteWow, these may be my favorite out of the group.
ReplyDeleteMolly
Nice new threads
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Beautiful! Be proud. Such inspirational work.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! These are amazing. I do not have the attention span to knit these days, but I am drooling over those socks!!!!!
ReplyDeletethey're so pretty! please keep us posted on how they wear ... i have a box of palette (sp?) but have not tried the yarn out for socks....
ReplyDeleteDid you actually make those? How lovely
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