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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

MG: hello!

hi there! too-stressed-to-even-knit-a-stitch deadline time is over, and i've even had the benefit of a little trip to loved ones to relax my frayed self. i'm back now. i've missed you, and my fingers have itched for fiber. i dived back into bok choy. all finished, weaved, washed; a brand new pair of socks for me made by me.


i love knitting toe-up, but a well-finished cuff is then an issue. i'm extremely pleased with the hems on this pair. it's the EZ stretchy, sewn bind-off where i picked up a stitch from below at the same time, i.e. hem and bind off at the same time or three-needle version of the sewn bind-off. clean edge; no bulk; barely detectable from the right side; stretchy.


calf shaping employed center back increases--matched M1s on either side of 3 stitches.


Bok Choy socks:
pattern: simple stocking-stitch, toe-up, short-row socks. some shaping for custom fit. yarn: vesper self-striping sock yarn in the color crew (thank you, Kitty Kitty! knit yours up!). needles: 2.75mm (US 2) bamboo DPNs; 2.25mm (US 1) for inner edge of picot hem.

random thoughts: my gauge varies greatly based on psychological state; one sock is noticeably smaller and tighter than the other. bok choy does tend to drift downwards; maybe run a bit of elastic into the cuff seam? i wanted cute, quirky, fraternal socks, but now i'm not sure how i feel about that. as the calf shaping increased, the stripes became thinner; this looks a little funny. i love self-striping socks.

10 comments:

  1. So cute! I love them! I'm working on some Vesper knee socks right now, I hope my come out as cute as yours. Also, I can't even notice the difference in stripe sizes, even after you pointed it out. Nice work!

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  2. beautiful socks - yay for bok choy! the cuffs are amazingly perfect looking, go you meow girl.

    glad to hear stress time is over - and that you got recharged visiting loved ones. hope to hear more about future knitting plans, spinning plans, etc etc etc. just more! ;)

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  3. great socks! I only have patience for short ones!

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  4. they are incredibly cute! love the picot hem. how much yarn did they take?

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  5. Love the socks, love the name!

    - MJ

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  6. great socks! I really like the cuffs and the calf shaping.

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  7. Love the socks and especially the bind off. Is there a tutorial or anything for how to do that somewhere. I'm finishing my second pair of toe ups and I hated the first bind off I used :(

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  8. Love the bok choy socks! The picot edge is just perfect.

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  9. REALLY cute, especially the picot trim! Great colors too.

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  10. Glad to hear you're back in the land of the breathing ;)

    Thank you for sharing some of your sock recipe - particularly the positioning of the increases. Hopefully I'll have enough yarn to make my first pair of socks knee length too, and an opportunity to try them out! They're lovely socks. Which EZ book is the stretchy bind-off in? I'd love to try that out too.

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