Finished: RPM socks

Here are my lovely RPM socks! I am really happy with how they turned out!Pattern: RPM socks from Knitty
Yarn: Yarn Pirate Merino in Rum Runner (Booty Club exclusive)
Needles: US #1 cirs using magic loop
Notes: I made the larger size since I was using #1 needles and thinner yarn and it really worked out perfectly. They're not too tight nor too loose. I think they may be the most comfortable and best fitting socks I've ever made. The only thing I did change was I just lengthened the leg by several pattern repeats.


The other fun thing I did last week was a little yarn trading. Library Liz saw that I had my Yarn Pirate Booty Club yarn in the Calamity colorway up for trade on Ravelry and offered something up from her stash. It worked out so perfectly! I ended up with her Pure Knits Yarntini club yarn in the Mint Mojito colorway! Ravelry is just so cool like that!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Now I see why everybody loves it

.....Socks That Rock that is. I decided yesterday to go ahead and cast on for some Ampersand socks which will be a Christmas gift. I actually bought this Mediumweight STR a while ago and when I was thinking of my Christmas knit list the other day, a certain someone popped into my head and I know she will LOVE this colorway. It's the Puck's Mischief colorway.
So, yeah, the Socks That Rock.....it rocks! I guess because it's mediumweight it is sooooo fast to knit up! I'm using size 2 needles and the fabric is quite nice and dense. And YAY for no weird pooling that STR is notorious for.
Oh and I wanted to thank Maryse for tagging me for the 8 Random Things meme! I did a 7 random things a while back, does that count? Those are so fun! Feel free to snag it and play along. :)

Thanks for all the nice compliments on my Bluebell Perdita! I gave it to the birthday girl on Sunday and I think she really loved it!

Perdita

Well, I've been extremely busy sewing and knitting but not too much to show for it just yet. I had a little setback when my sewing machine died last weekend right in the middle of a project. I'm borrowing my Mom's machine so I'll have some things to show you tomorrow maybe.

In the mood for a quick project and a possible birthday gift, I ran to the local Michael's yesterday on my lunch break and got some supplies for Perdita. I made the Bluebell design in about 2.5 hours. What do y'all think?

The bead selection was definitely lacking there but I think these purplish ones work pretty well with the grey. Oh, and those US #1s with cotton thread...ouch! I never get sore hands from small needles or knitting with cotton but I guess when you combine the two it creates the perfect storm so to speak. I'll tell you, those special beading needles are amazing and an absolute must. Thanks for such a fun little pattern Elizabeth!

Confession Time

Okay, so I haven't been completely forthcoming about all the projects I've been working on. It seems I had a bad case of startitis that over the summer and frankly, I've been embarrased about it. Of course I know I have absolutely no reason to be....I'm just weird like that! :)
I think I started Ester months ago.

It was going really good until I discovered I screwed up a row. It's been so long since I've touched it that now I don't remember exactly what was messed up. I remember it was at the same time I discovered I completely forgot the waist shaping on the front piece of Josephine and was so disgusted I threw both Ester and Josephine down and haven't touched them since. But now I'm all inspired to get back to work on Ester after seeing a beautiful version on Ravelry. The cable pattern is actually very simple (when you're not in a knitting slump) and I've been cabling without a cable needle which make the knitting quite fast and fun. Hopefully, I can figure out where I left off!

This is not your imagination!

Hello everyone! This is a real post! with actual finished objects! 2 of them no less!
Once again, sorry for the absence lately. I blame it on Ravelry. I've been busy knitting though.

First off is my test knit for The Plucky Knitter.
Pattern: Just the stitch pattern from Jaywalkers plus a 2 st garter border to prevent rolling.
Yarn: 1 skein of The Plucky Knitter Merino in the Kicky colorway and 1 skein of The Plucky Knitter BFL Suri Alpaca in the Vivi's Dress colorway (actually I think I only used about half of each skein)
Needles: US #5
Notes: There are really only good things to say about this project (and I'm not just trying to suck up here ;-)). The pattern was simple yet interesting and the yarns were wonderful to work with. My pictures really don't do the yarn justice at all....the colors are much more vibrant. I actually loved the BFL/Suri Alpaca yarn much more than I thought I would! It's very silky and not at all itchy (on my sensitive neck that is saying a lot!). And of course the 100% merino is the absolute softest yarn you can get. The finished dimensions ended up being 6"x75" which I think is the perfect length to wear it doubled or just a simple wrap around the neck.

Now, for my second FO (can you believe it!):

Pattern: Cable Twist Socks
Yarn: Interlacements Tiny Toes in the Southwest colorway from The Loopy Ewe
Needles: US#1

Notes: Unfortunately, this knit was not nearly so enjoyable as the scarf. There was just something about the combination of the slipped stitch pattern and the somewhat splitty yarn that did not mix well. The yarn itself is perfectly soft and lovely and I'm sure would do well in a simpler pattern. I modified the pattern by adding one stitch repeat so as to adapt to fingerling weight yarn. They fit well and I'm sure I will enjoy wearing them this winter. I'm just glad they are finally finished!

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend!