Savannahchik Knits: So Sweet

I've been in a girly mood lately. Can you tell? Smocking, lace, eyelets, picot. It's so girly it's almost too sweet.

The yarn -- Hand Jive Knits' Nature's Palette Sock Yarn in the colorway Odd Duck #1 (Odd Duck indicates their variegated colorways). I bought this yarn at the Stitches 2005. A true stash yarn.

The pattern is something I made up as I went along. I knew I wanted the smocking, and then I wanted some eyelets, then some lace, and finally a picot trim (which isn't quite sewn down all the way yet). Here's a closeup of the top half of the leg. I'm very happy with how the different stitch patterns work with each other. The lattice reduces the stretch though, so the sock has about 10 more stitches than normal to compensate.

True knitter that I am, I finished knitting the sock on Monday, but it's remained in this partially-hemmed state since then. This is one of the rare moments when I think knitting a sock cuff-down is better -- no picot edge to sew down, and kitchner is way more fun.

Comments

Wow! That is such a pretty sock. I love the colour.

Now you gotta knit the other sock right?

Posted by: Birdy | January 5, 2007 09:48 PM

Mmmm. That colorway is yummy--I love how speckled it is. And, it goes perfectly with the blog, too.

Posted by: colleen | January 5, 2007 10:04 PM

So, so sweet. I see a few resolutions coming to life in just one project!

Posted by: isel | January 5, 2007 10:42 PM

love it! the smocking works great with the varigation

Posted by: kim | January 5, 2007 11:59 PM

Very Cute Sock!! Love the colorway too!

Posted by: Debi | January 6, 2007 12:08 AM

girly! but i LOVE it.

go, stash knittin', go!

Posted by: Heather | January 6, 2007 07:06 AM

Wow! That is just gorgeous, Jody!

Posted by: chris | January 6, 2007 08:56 AM

how cute!

Posted by: gleek | January 6, 2007 10:15 AM

Lovely!! Can you knit down the picot edge? I think Kristi the Fiber Fool did a comparison of all the picot edge variations a few month ago - can't remember what the verdict was...

Posted by: Chris | January 6, 2007 02:37 PM

It's beautiful!

Posted by: scout | January 6, 2007 09:35 PM

oh they are very pretty. I love them. Good work!

Posted by: Bells | January 6, 2007 11:21 PM

They are fabulous! Will you be making the pattern available to us mere mortals that can't design our own?

Posted by: Annie | January 7, 2007 06:37 AM

I love it - the smocking is so beautiful!!

Posted by: Jackie | January 7, 2007 08:17 AM

What a lovely sock! The smocking is gorgeous.

Posted by: diana | January 8, 2007 07:46 AM

that is so pretty - and girly! love smocking. after i did my smocked sweater, i want to make it in a pair of socks.