grump.

Friday, January 20th, 2006 | knitting, socks

A bit grumpy, moody these last couple days. At least I have supermerino socks to cheer me up!

Thuja socks
Pattern: thuja from knitty
Yarn: Artyarns Supermerino, col. 130
Needles: 3.25 mm dpn
Finished: uh…sometime shortly after I started.

Super fast, super comfy, and pink! What’s not to love?

I’ve also been working on the back of Nordic Memories – there was a bit of a yarn supply scare, but I finished the back within the allotted three balls. Since the front is a v-neck, it uses less yarn – I should be ok. Going by the yardage the pattern called for 8.2 balls of Merino Style, but I’ll have used a full 10 balls of the main colour. Good thing I always buy extra!

Lots more updates this weekend.

ETA: Yes, I only used 2 skeins – smaller needles for a smaller foot, 5.5″ cuff, 9.5″ foot. Fun!

12 Comments to grump.

caitlyn
January 21, 2006

Very pretty! I may have to try that pattern! Hope you feel better soon.

Chris
January 21, 2006

Hope those lovely, cozy socks cheer you up! They turned out great.

Theresa
January 21, 2006

I hate it when the yardage is off – that’s why I have so many extra skeins of things lying around – you never can be sure . . .

Anne
January 21, 2006

I love those colors! Beautiful socks. Does the supermerino naturally not pool like that, or did you do something to keep that from happening? I’m thinking I might have to pick some of that up for a pair of my own!

Latoya
January 21, 2006

Those socks are gorgeous!

Julia
January 21, 2006

I hear ya… I’ve been grumpy too. Lots of school and job stuff to think about and suck my energy. Your socks are wonderful. i think I’ll have to try that pattern, I like the wide ribs.