MAX (socks)

MAX-my latest pair of socks. I always have a pair on the needles as they are so easily portable. They are far easier to take than an aran sweater for example. The yarn is an impulse buy I could not resist. A sock yarn by Wendy. It split rather easily but I still like the colourway and the handle.

I utilized my own Andersson Toe Up Method and the Andersson Heal Mach II.

I used 2.25mm circular needles, one for each sock, knitted simultaneously. The brand was Karbonz by Knit Pro. I find them a good needle though my favourite sock sized needles are still Chiao Goo.

TEXTURED HAND KNIT

This is my own design. I used Garn Studio's Baby Ull (100% sw merino 350m/100g ). I used a Knit Pro (Pick's) circular needle, 2.75mm size.

My Aran

I am still at it. This is my own design. Knitted using Garnstudio's Baby Ull, 100% Superwash Merino, 350m / 100g. I am using Knit Pro circular needle, 2.75mm size.

REVOLUTION SOCKS

This is Revolution knitted up. I started with 100gm hank of 80% Merino, 20% Bamboo, undyed. I dyed this myself in the microwave. I have knitted them on 2mm Knit Pro needles, using my Andersson Construction Method and Andersson heel Mach II. I am especially pleased with this yarn colouring and the yarn itself. My favourite mix I think.

SUMMER FRUIT

These are knitted using a 75/25 wool/nylon (Trekking undyed) which I dyed myself using Food Colouring. The design is my own, a 14 st repeating lace pattern where I filled in the holes my making one in the bar between and not using yo's. They are for my friend Gail. For my self, I 'd need a 16 st repeat and possibly up a size to 2.25mm needles instead of the 2mm I used. I used Knit Pro 2mm circulars for these.

JUDY'S SOCK

These are the lace socks I knitted for my friend Judy, who is 65 0n Wednesday. I have known Judy the longest I have known anyone, since 1979.
The socks are made from a Regia yarn. I used 2mm Knit Pro needles(knit Picks), circular, each on their own needle, knitted simultaneously. I used the EZ sewn cast off as usual. They are knitted toe up using my own Andersson method and MACH II heel.
The lace pattern I initially got from the net, somewhere, but by the time I had faffed and fiddled and fitted it to my stitch count morphed into my own. These are by far the most difficult item I have knitted, ever. I frogged many times. I kept making errors. I kept ending up with less stitches or more stitches, usually less, because I forgot the yo's. I am pleased with them now though.

I am now fairly confident that a shawl is out of the question. I also think that pain/drugs is why I just couldn't get this to flow. Maybe it's just that I am 50! Though that last one seems unlikely. I know my memory is crap. Yet I can still knit to aran patterns and sock patterns other than lace, just from my head. I can pick up knitting I left weeks ago and still know where I am and how to proceed. Yet this pigging lace almost defeated me.

I am glad lace shocks don't suit me or John!

(Oh and I took one of the photgraphs with the scanner because although I used my foot for the model, the socks are too small for me.)

Gerrimi

Lorna's Lace Shepherd Sock "Road Gerry". Knitted using 2mm KnitPro (KnitPicks) and Hiya Hiya circular needle, Magic Loop method, each on it's own needle.
Constructed toe up using the Andersson Method and Heel.

Cooper

The yarn is called Poison Apple and is a hand dye from Gothic Yarns on Ebay. (UK based)
I used my own Andersson Method as usual.
One sock is tighter and shorter than the other - the one on the left. This is because one of Knit Picks / Knit Pro 2mm needles is smaller than 2mm!

Thomas

The yarn is Sweet Feet, an 80% Merino 20% Bamboo which I bought from ARTISTS PALETTE YARNS. This yarn is beautiful to knit with and to wear. I very much like the way the yarn has distributed the colours during knititng.

I used the Andersson Method for construction with the Mach II heel, and I knitted them using Knit Pro (Knit Picks) 2mm circular needles. Knit simultaneously, each on their own needle.