Saturday, April 01, 2006

Sock No5





I knit this with 72sts using two circs. I cast on, long tail(not thumb) with 3mm, knit the 40 rows of 2x2 rib with 2.25mm and then knit 60 rows st st with 2.5mm, knit the short row heel then knit 60 rows before toe shaping, then cast off inside out.

The yarn is by Opal and is a Limited Eedition Hand Dyed 75% wool 25% nylon.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Colin,

That was fast knitting !!!

Catherine

Mel said...

Lovely. Will it have a sibling?

Annie said...

Lovely socks, Colin. And yes, very fast knitting...

Unknown said...

Wow,love the colours and congratulations on becoming a seasoned sock knitter.
Annette.

Anonymous said...

The socks turn out beautiful!!!

Liz said...

Looks great - and very encouraging as I'm halfway through a sock in this yarn too - present for a (male) friend's birthday!

sal the spider said...

Fabulous colours!! :-)Is that like my hand dyed Opal?(pic on blog) mine says 75%/25% so perhaps not. Looks divine anyway, can't imagine SSS with yarn that delicious :-)
Sal x

Unknown said...

oops! yes it the same yarn Sally!
bw
colin

sal the spider said...

Hmmnn, sneaked that in did ya?:-) That skein wasn't in Tuesday's pic was it? Eh? So how much more sock yarn was there really then Colin??? LOL
Sal x
aka 'the sock yarn police' :-)

Anonymous said...

I really like how the colors stacked and formed a pattern. Glad to hear you aren't frogging the whole thing after the short row heel.

Anonymous said...

they are gorgeous, Colin *covetous*

Anonymous said...

Okay you win!

Anonymous said...

Very cool socks!

Anonymous said...

That colourway is amazing. And it looks like a perfect fit!

Anonymous said...

I bet they keep your tosies extra warm, cause they're not cool - they're HOT stuff, Fire baby!

Carole

Jenny Raye said...

Your socks are beautiful! I must get some of that yarn. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Anonymous said...

i am in love with your socks. the stitches are so even and lovely. the most beautiful heels and choices of yarns. i just love reading your blog!!