The Closet of Lulu Persnickety

Well I finally had the time to make myself a pair of socks. This was a simple and easy to follow pattern. I did decide to make the cuff with size 5 US needles and then move up to the size 6 US needles for the rest of the sock. These are really comfy and fit surprisingly well. I used Patons, the suggested yarn, in the color Retro.

If you need help with starting a sock knitting odyssey I suggest utilizing the Socks 101 page. It was created by Terri Lee Royea. Her efforts in documenting the sock making process are awesome!








The pattern for Amazing Feets socks can be found here.

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As I have said before, I am not really a process person when it comes to my art. I don't feel like the process should be public when the final 'product' is what really matters to me. But here I am, doing something new. That's good. I have been working on my own design for a sweater. I really love the Nordic knotwork and have wanted to incorporate it in my own design for a while. My design is called the Woodland Fairie Bodice. It's a tunic style sweater with a knotwork waistband. So far I have completed the waistband and bottom half of the sweater. I'm hoping to have a V neck with the same edging as the bottom. The sleeves will be long, but there will be a cuff just above the elbow with the knotwork design. I am using Paton's Classic Merino Wool in Leaf Green for the knotwork on size 7 needles, and Paton's Classic Merino Wool Forest for the body on size 8 needles. The edging is Plymouth Yarn's Alpaca Boucle on size 11 needle. Most of the body is worked in the round.

Here's a close up of the knotwork.





Here's a view of what I have finnished so far, which is the bottom half of the sweater.

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