Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Picasso Socks 3

This long weekend was great for knitting. I finally finished the Picasso socks. I tend to be a slow distracted knitter, but on Saturday I successfully turned the heel and finished the foot! (I couldn't resist showing off my basil and African violet. I've tried for several years to raise an African violet, but this is the first time I've convinced one to re-flower after all of the blooms fell off.)

My green sweater is progressing at a much slower rate. I'm finally understanding why knitters have more than one project going at a time. The cables in this thing are rather intense and don't satisfy my craving for simple mindless knitting. 

Over the weekend I picked up Boyfriend Sweaters and I'm thinking I may be casting on one of those sweaters soon. They're simple enough for the end of a long day of work, and the yarn is big enough it's not going to hurt my fingers when my arthritis is acting up. The only problem is figuring out yarn substitutions. One of the sweaters I really love is knit with Baby Camel. I'm not sure what universe this guy lives in, but my husband would be horrified if I gave him a sweater that costs as much his wedding band. In the meantime I'm going to stroke my green sweater a bit more. I love that the cable pattern is finally starting to show.

8 comments:

  1. when you said socks on fb I thought you meant boring socks... not cool interesting socks... like where did you get your socks socks! Love how the sweater is looking too... bet that color will look fab on you! Thanks for sharing :) Kathi

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    1. The yarn is Deborah Norville Serenity Sock Weight in Picasso Marble. I think I found at JoAnn Fabrics or some similar type of fabric/craft store.

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  2. Oh I wish I had the gumption for trying socks. I *heart* that beautiful green in the boyfriend sweater...I'm a sucker for that color green.

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    1. You really should try socks. They're so much fun. www.lionbrand.com has some good patterns for simple socks. The first pair of socks takes a lot of faith that the designer isn't making a joke out of you, but it really is just a combination of knits and a few purls.

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  4. the socks look great, love that yarn you used. :) that cabling on the sweater is wonderful. :)

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    1. Thank you so much. I'm really having fun with the self-striping yarns and watching the cables progress.

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  5. loving the socks and that green is stunning x

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