After I finished the Tanged Yoke Cardigan, my last BIG project, I spent hours and hours on Ravelry.com trying to find the next knitting pattern that I could get passionately into. It didn't happen. I spent more hours searching and searching. My knitter friend suggested plain socks. I decided to follow her lead and do just that, to get me out of the knitting rut I was in. So I knit these:
I used Cherry Blossom Fibers Mini Striping Sock Yarn from Woolgirl.com. The pattern was Yarn Harlot's Basic Sock Recipe. You can find that pattern for free on the DIY network website. I ended up giving these to my mom. I hope she likes them!
Next, I cast on for Owls, a really cool sweater pattern by Kate Davies. I knit the body already, but haven't quite cast on for the sleeves yet. I know I will! Not sure when, but it will happen! Sometime. I hope.
A few weeks ago, my previously mentioned knitting friend invited me to go with her to meet Ysolda Teague at the Hub Mills Store in Lowell, MA. It was great! I bought her book, Whimsical Little Knits, and ogled the cute patterns. This week I cast on and completed Tiny Shoes.
This is a photo of only one of the shoes, but I assure you, they are both knitted and gifted :) It took me a few tries to really get the pattern down. It's a little difficult for me, at first, to get used to a different designer's pattern writing style. I constantly feel like I over complicate patterns for no good reason. I will read trouble spots over and over again hoping that it will click. The way I usually get through it is by trying to knit it the way I interpret it. Most of the time, it's a V-8 slap to the forehead for not understanding it the first time. After I eventually got the hang of this one, it took me about an hour to finish each shoe. The big bonus was that I used leftover Smooshy sock yarn!
Get this. I also cast on for a lace(gasp!) project. More details on that one next time...
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