socks!: August 2005 Archives

I've been dutifully working on my projects with due dates ever since I wrote that post last week. I'm now halfway done with Sockapal2za sock two.

I'll definitely be done before the end of Labor Day Weekend -- a solid 2 weeks before the due date! Very excited -- I'm never this well-behaved.

I am still thinking a lot about Kepler. I ordered a color card from Chester Farms for their Cestari DK. I remembered seeing them at MDSW but I didn't have a need for them so I kept them in the back of my mind for just the right project.

I'm still not sure if it's the right yarn for this project, but I am positive I'll use this yarn at some point. It's a minimally-processed, lanolin-rich wool -- exactly what I had in mind. I'm just not sure if they have a color I want. I do like the blackberry color (in the center of this closeup). The pic is darker than it should be though, and it didn't pick up some of the pinky-reds that are in the yarn. This colorway has great depth and color variation.

I'm also strongly considering Rowan Yorkshire Tweed DK. Again, a lovely yarn, great flecks of color, but the shades aren't grabbing me.

I'm not complaining though. I know the right inspiration will come, and I'll have more of these deadlines off my mind at that point.

OK, so it sounds like clear elastic and some good 1x1 ribbing is the way to go.

Anyone know where I can get some clear elastic?

I'm done with the increases and I have 3 or 4 inches left on the knee high. The self-patterning did get narrower but I still think it looks OK.

Now I'm trying to decide how to finish off the top. The options I'm considering are:

• Keep knitting straight and do 1.5 inches of ribbing to finish it off
• Decrease some stitches the last couple of inches and then switch to ribbing, with the hope that the decreasing will help keep the socks up
• Knit in some elastic for the last few inches. Do they make clear elastic?

All you knee high experts out there -- what do you think?