pattern: Rib and Cable socks by Ann Budd
yarn: Koigu KPM in "Raspberry"
needles: 2.50 mm KP nickel-plated dpns
mods: Same as the acid green pair. Both partners have the same shoe size.
I'm late to last quarter's Socks that Rawk KAL, but I'm done!
pattern: Blackberry Brambles by Irishgirlieknits
yarn: STR medium weight in Tanzanite - I had to dig for this as I own only a handful of medium weight STR. Most of my STR stash is lightweight
needles: 2.50 mm KP nickel-plated dpns
only mod: one less decrease for less pointy toes
I've been randomly knitting baby stuff while I waited for my sister and a family friend to find out what sex their babies will be. They're both boys, so I'll probably put aside the yellow Lucky sweater (& coordinating hat & booties) aside. The seafoam blue hat is appropriate, but I only had the one orphan skein in the clearance section of a lys. I have to figure out if I have coordinating colors in my stash to make some type of layette set with the hat.
The blanket would've been a good gift, but I failed to read the care section of this acrylic yarn. Unfortunately my assumption that all acrylic yarns can be thrown in the washer & dryer was wrong. The care label says hand wash. Not good for a new mom. I've gone too far along with the blanket to frog, so it will go to my Monkeys. While a blanket is nice mindless knittig for the monkeys soccer practice (& sometimes games), I may not make an easier care one and stick to sweaters instead. Baby sweaters are so much faster.
