Socks Galore!
I am playing a little fast and loose with the plural of sock. I have finished one pair and two singletons. That being said, I love them!
Watermelon Socks (get it? They even have little black bits, like seeds)
This pair is a design from Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn by Carol Sulcoski, Escher Socks.
And, of course, the fabulous Nutkin socks
MIA
Hmmm, what do all three pictures have in common?
That’s right, all that needs to be finished up on all 4 socks is the kitchener stitching at the toes. I finished the Nutkin sock first and was looking for my tapestry needle to sew them up. When I couldn’t find it I quickly moved on to the Watermelon socks, figuring the needle would turn up shortly. Once I had finished both of the Watermelon socks I took another serious look about but no needle. I moved on to the yellow pair but I was beginning to think the needle might never show up. My fourth sock is done and still no needle. It is Missing In Action. I might have to bite the bullet, stop being so cheap, and buy another needle.
They are 4 gorgeous socks (if I do say so myself). The pattern for the blue pair is Nutkin, the yarn is Malabrigo Sock. For the Watermelon socks I used Sweet Georgia Superwash Sport in the colourways Dragon and Cardinal. For the yellow socks I used Sweet Georgia’s Handpainted Sock in the colourway Gold Digger (what a great colour name).
Dyed by Me!
For my birthday my lovely Mumsy sent me to a yarn dying class at the Sweet Georgia studio. I am a BIG fan of Felicia’s colourways so it was amazing to learn to dye from someone so creative. I leared to do some imersion dying (all one solid colour) and I chose an emerald green colour and some silk.
For my second feat of dying I tried kettle dying and I think this lovely tealy colour is my favourite. I dyed 2 skeins to make a pair of socks. They are going to be rockin’!
I also tried my hand at hand painting. I made a sort of citrusy, sunsetty colourway in a Malabrigo Silky Wool (I realize I made up both of those words). I also handpainted some angora in a beautiful bright pink with hints of a purlply-grey.
I think the key to dying (at least at first) is to have an idea of what colour or look you are going for but to always be ready for a surprise. I was so pleased with all of my work at the end of the day, I can’t wait to try some more. Thanks Felicia for a great day!
