Sunday, May 24, 2009

Not all apples are red delicious

This is a snapshot into my bag of sweets - the 100% WM shelf. A little dark and you cannot see the colors, but at least you can see what it looks like. In front is my knitting machine covered by one of my handmade quilts - a grandmother flowergarden quilt entirely made by using Kaffe Fassett fabrics.

I did participate in the Kiila knitalong. They turn out ok, but for beeing a Yarnissima pattern - it was to much a piece of cake knitting.
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Well after having knitted several "one-color" socks, I longed for som stranded work. In Knotiona summer issue ( http://www.knotions.com/issues/summer_2009/in_this_issue.aspx) Sara Peterson has published a pattern for apple socks. As I want to knit my socks with needle 0 (2mm) I couldn't use her pattern, but I did "borrow" her chart for apples.

Yesterday I started a new pair of socks. In Wollmeise of course.
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I really love stranded work. It is fast. It is fun. It turns out great. One sock made - one to go. I'll written down what I've done on my project page at Ravelry.


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8 comments:

  1. Herlige sokker og WM hylla er til å få hjertebank av ..Ha en fin søndag !

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  2. Å, de eplesokkene var bare nydelige!

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  3. Så nydelige sokker! Ble imponert jeg. Du strikker vel et par til meg også? Med hilsen fra Asterix.

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  4. Flotte sokkar du strikkar!! Kor kan ein kjøpe WM garn? Er det bedre å strikke sokkar med det? Eg har aldri prøvd det...

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  5. Artige eplesokker, det hadde vært noe for meg også som holder på å strikke epleprodukter pga grete roede kurs:)Men grue grue litt for at det er nitidig arbeid!!

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  6. Det er en SOKKETE utfordring til deg på bloggen min!

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  7. Her var det mange flott sokker :)
    De eplesokkene ble utrolig flotte :)

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  8. Supre , artige eplesokker!

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