Purple Haze Ripple Socks

 I think this is the last of the socks for this year but who knows? 
My fingers may get itchy!!

This was a new pattern for me and it worked very well
I used a grey marl for the cuffs and heels to make sure that there was enough yarn for the main sock.

There was a little coloured yarn left from each sock. 

I probably could have got another 2 - 3 rows on each one

20 rows rib on 2.75 mm for cuff then change to 3mm for the body of the sock

I don't know if I read the pattern right but the rib join didn't look right to me .

 Next time I would cast on 72 and do P2K4 and decrease to 70 on last row

I decided on  a plain foot for 2 reasons

First the ripple pattern makes a stiff fabric which is not very stretchy and  I need stretch for my feet
Second I couldn't figure exactly where I was in the pattern
All in all it was a good choice

If I were to make this pattern again , I might try 10 extra stitches on 2.75 mm rather than go up a needle size

Pattern: Neat Ripple Socks by Winwick Mum
Size: 70 sts.
Yarn: Patons Kroy Socks
Colour: 55708 Purple Haze
Colour: 54045 Grey Marl

2023 Charity Hats

Determined to make hats for the December giveaway at Guild
Had a little left over yarn from RKB and then bought 3 more balls to make 10 altogether

Full details of different stripe patterns and colour combinations are on my Ravelry page

Pattern: Bankhead by Susie Gourlay
Size: 1x70, 6x80, 2x90, 1x100
Yarn: Bernat Premium
Colour:  Lilac, Baby Blue, Aran, Peacock
Yarn : Caron Simply Soft
Colour: Gray Heather, Blue Gingham

MKH Baby things

 M is expecting a bay in November so we will be great grandparents!! As she is out in Calgary we won't be able to see her before the birth.  We wanted to give her something so I decided to make a small quilt as well as some little knits

We don't know the gender or if there is a colour scheme for the nursery so I decided to play it safe with a bright yellow yarn.  There was enough yarn (just!!) in one 100g ball to make a little cardigan , a hat and a pair of socks

Cardigan Pattern: Sunnyside by Tanis Lavallee
Size: 6 - 12 months

Hat Pattern: Sock Yarn Baby Hat by Kate Atherley

Sock Pattern: Baby Socks by Bianca Bonstra

Yarn: James C Brett Soft & Gentle Baby 4ply
Colour: 2 Sy

2023RKB Hats

 There was enough yarn left from the camp blankets to make the 3R's their hats for the winter

This is a simple pattern which lends itself to stripes

I needed to do some juggling with the stripes but managed to get all 3 finished quite quickly

Pattern: Bankhead by Susie Gourlay
Size: 80,90,100
Yarn: Bernat Premium
Colour: Warm Gray, Lilac, Ultra Violet, Baby Blue, Aran, Sky Grey, Shadow Blue

3Rs Camp Blankets #3

I think that I like this best of the three blankets.  

It is more like patchwork and has more colours than the other two. the crochet edging is a little too tight on the corners of the final row but otherwise it looks good to me. I think 5 corner stitches might have been better than three on that final row

 

The centre square came out well. I used a similar idea to the one for R 
this time it has a wider border in Aran and then the centre is Lilac with a Sky Grey letter B

Crochet edging of 3 rows completed

First 2 rows are double chain. First in Aran and second in Lilac. final row is single chain in Lilac

Pattern: Personal - Mitred Square

Size: 58" x 45"

Yarn: Bernat Premium

Colour: Sky Grey

Colour: Lilac

Colour: Aran

Colour: Baby Blue 

Colour: Sky Blue 

Green Spirit Socks

Knowing that this yarn is short on yardage, I used some leftover black for the cuffs and heels 
I had 19g  in total but it was in several pieces. It turned out to be not quite enough and I used some green for the last 2 rows of the heel. It does not show and you'd have to know to spot it.  20g in one piece would have done it.

This is an easy pattern but I used Vanilla Latte instructions for heel and toes as the original pattern has errors

There was a small amount of green left over from each sock about 4 g each or 8 g total so I could have made the leg a couple of rows longer.  It is always hard to judge

Pattern: Sutton Spirit Socks by Lucinda Iglesias
Size: 70 sts.
Yarn: Patons Kroy Socks
Colour: 55718 Turquoise Stripes
Colour: 54040 Coal

3 R's Camp Blanket #2

At last I have 63 squares sewn together!

I took the blue yarns with me to Florida and had hoped to get further than I did.  I came home with 63 squares in the 2 lighter shades of blue.  I had planned to use 2 colours and alternate the squares.  When I got home and laid it out, I really didn't like it. So I  added the darker blue and did some rearranging.

This is a much better layout

The centre square came out well. I may use a similar idea for B when I get to it
I am going to put this to one side and get B's squares knitted before I start on the crochet edge 

24 April 2023

Crochet edging of 3 rows completed

First 2 rows in Sky Grey and third row in Shadow Blue

B's squares are all knitted but none sewn together yet

Pattern: Personal - Mitred Square

Size: 58" x 45"

Yarn: Bernat Premium

Colour: Baby Blue 

Colour: Sky Blue 

Colour: Shadow Blue

Sidewalk Chalk Easy Lace Socks

 A vacation knitting project
Not that I need more socks, just some easy sock knitting !!
I love this pattern. It is easy to follow and yet interesting to knit

As usual knitted a contrast cuff and heel so that sock would be big enough without needing a 3rd ball of yarn
One ball of striped yarn had one inch left the other had 15 feet!!

Very happy with the way these turned out

Pattern: Easy Lace Socks by Winwick Mum
Size: 72 sts.
Yarn: Patons Kroy Socks
Colour: Sidewalk Chalk Stripes
Colour: 55045 Grey Marl