Yay! I finally finished something! My official first FO of 2008. And about time too really. I keep spreading myself too thin and working on too many projects at the same time, it doesn't seem to make for much finishing.
Here are the socks pre-blocking.
I love the before and after pictures, it amazes me how much better stocking stitch looks after a good blocking. I know that every knitting book tells you this but it still makes me wonder how it can make quite as much of a difference. It feels like magic to me.
So here's the post blocking shot. Nice humm?
Well I think so and I think that Jacqui will to. And as they are made of Dream in Color Smooshy, they should be rather comfy to wear too. Always a bonus.
I am rather pleased with the toes. As I said in my last post, these were my first toe up socks and I think that they have come out rather well.
And I like the way the heels look too. I wasn't too sure how they would turn out as I was struggling to visualise how a heel knitted as per Wendy's instructions would look, but it worked out beautifully in the end.
Double Eyelet Rib Toe-up Socks
- The pattern: Double Eyelet Rib Toe-up Socks by Wendy of Wendy Knits
- The yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy in the colour Lipstick Lava
- The needles: Clover Bamboo dpns in 2.5mm.
- Size: The pattern is one size. Jacqui has teeny tiny feet so I made these for a size 37 foot. Mind you, they were originally bigger but when she tried them on, they were too big so I frogged the sock back to the foot and reworked the length of the foot and the rest of the sock.
- Started: November 2007.
- Finished: January 2007.
Posted by Amelia at January 24, 2008 09:05 PMLovely - what a gorgeous colour ! I have some blue Smooshy in my stash which is calling out to me but I want to finish some WIP's first.
I'm thinking about a trip southwards in the next couple of months as I'm needing some "me " time for reasons I won't bore you with. So once I have a date I'll let you know !
Heather x
Posted by: Heather at February 2, 2008 05:05 PMThey are gorgeous and sooooo comfy - perfect for winter! I've never had a pair of socks fit me so perfectly, I didn't take them off all weekend :)
Feeling very, very lucky to have such a lovely friend :)
xxx
Posted by: Jacqui at January 29, 2008 04:04 PMOh Dear! These are gorgeous. Beatifully knit, toe up, and in a yarn I haven't knit with. My credit card and my non-sock knitting are doomed. They are lovely socks and Jacqui is a very lucky friend.
Posted by: Kirstie at January 25, 2008 09:11 PMthey are gorgeous, amelia! (i just got my hands on my smooshy today and, well, yum.)
Posted by: kris at January 25, 2008 06:55 PMThose are divine! That's one amazing red, and one lucky friend!
(Now you've got me eyeing the smooshy in my stash...)
Posted by: Amy at January 25, 2008 04:39 PMhalf the time you make me want to just copy you... blatant plagarist I seem to be :)
Posted by: stinkerbell at January 25, 2008 03:36 PMThey are gorgeous -- congrats on your first toe-ups!
Posted by: Wendy at January 25, 2008 12:41 PMThose socks are fabulous, lovely pattern and gorgeous colour, The Dream in colour yarns looks exactly like it's title, I can see a skein of that being added to my stash really soon ;)
Posted by: Tracy at January 25, 2008 12:34 PMWhat gorgeously red socks!
Posted by: Lin at January 25, 2008 07:58 AMMMMMMmmmm Luvverly socks!
Posted by: Jacinta at January 25, 2008 07:22 AMThe socks are lovely & they look great for a 1st timer in toe-up. Love the color too & Dream In Color yarn is one of my favorites.
Posted by: Ann at January 25, 2008 01:05 AM