Exercise Before Knitting
Conway is a great pattern. You'll love knitting it!
Those Child's Socks are great! And is that periwinkle I spy?
Fun stuff! Congrats on finishing the exams... enjoy your free time!
I am becoming a true lover of Lorna's Laces and that periwinkle (?)color is right up my alley! I'm using a denim color right now. I also like the moss color you're using for your new project...
And great job on those finished socks---they look great in that red.
Ooh, congrats on all the good loot.
The child's first socks look fantastic! I've seen so many pretty versions of that pattern lately that I'm itching to knit it.
sorry for the double comment, but I spaced on saying CONGRATULATIONS!! on finishing the comp exams!!
Your Child's First Socks are gorgeous!! I've been putting off buying that book, til now...
I started Conwy once and quit after an inch or 2 - I had used Paton's Kroy and those twisted stitches were hell with the thickish yarn - I haven't made Canal Du Midi yet, but they are definitely one of my favorites from KOTR!
AND your Shell Pattern socks are GORGEOUS in RED!!!
I just spent some time surfing through your Flickr gallery and found it fascinating! Not a boring knitter at all.
I have the same yarn from Minty and I just love those colors!
I was going to knit Conwy for my hubby - didn't even end up starting it just for the same reason!!!!
Such great socks... the color is fantastic!!
Every time I see the Child's first sock pattern I want to knit it, your look fantastic. I would hardly call you a boring knitter! Pshaw!
ohhhh i love that green for those socks yummy!!!
You got some great stuff, Claudia's is to diiiiiiiiiie for, your gonna love it!
you are hardly a boring knitter. beautiful work.
and any mention of organic chemistry still makes me shudder.
See, I think CFS kind of re-sets the bar easy-but-interesting socks. I hope your trip to frogland doesn't last as long as my current streak...
Those child socks are beautiful! And I love red socks
Your CFS came out great. Coincidently, I just cast on Conwy socks for my next sock project as well. Now I'm worried I made the wrong choice. We'll see!
What's funny is that I'm generally quite antivariegated. But Claudia Handpainted comes out fun (I've not ever had a pooling problem), and in socks, who will know? I say go for simple and straightforward socks and you're guaranteed to be happy.
Don't say you're a boring knitter! Your stuff is awesome.
Beautiful yarn, beautiful socks, beautiful pictures!
Socks look great, and I love the green colour!
Did you lengthen the heel flap on your Child's First Sock? I think mine is turning out way too small.
It's funnt that you thought Conwy was too boring to knit. That was the very first patterned sock pattern I ever knit, and I thought it was REALLY hard at the time.
great looking new yarn! Love Claudia's it has such a soft hand. Your child socks are lovely! I hope to have a pair on my needles soon
This was truly a post after my own heart - the Knitting retreat is close to Conwy and the Canal du Midi is close to where my mother grew up. We had numerous picnics along the Canal as children, generally with my parents having forgotten the corkscrew for the bottle of wine. (I'll stop walking down memory lane now). What's the green yarn you are using for Canal du Midi? I love the colour.
I just caught up on your posts. I hope your exams went well and you are on a knitting spree, even if on a yarn diet!
The yarn from Minty is so pretty -- can't wait to see what you make from it!
Beautiful red socks!
I think you made a wise decision regarding the Conwy socks... life is short so why spend time on knitting something that bores you.
Ooh, nice Claudia's HP! I love that stuff. Those socks you knit for your cousin are beautiful; she must be very happy! Can't wait to see your Canal d.M. pics!
Your socks are beautiful. And I love the color for the (now-frogged) Conwy.
I don't think your knits are boring at all! I am always happy when I see you have a new knit up on Ravelry- love your taste.
Gorgeous FO- loving that pattern.
I love your Child's First Socks. I have that book and I may have to consider making those. My problem is I have all variegated sock yarns and no solids. Time to go shopping I guess.
"Congratulations, and I am so jealous", said the knitter taking a second away from writing a paper to leave this comment.
Love the socks! Those and the Canal du Mundi are on my list of future knits.
Enjoy your presents, you deserve them!
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