Finish Those Pesky UFOs…
Skeins Her Way has a brilliant contest going on right now… it’s the January Finish a UFO Contest 2008!
I haven’t worked on a sock since Thanksgiving weekend… which, for me, is shocking since I tend to always have a sock going for subway knitting or whatever. Thanksgiving weekend I finished the first of (what will be) a pair of ribbed knee-highs out of Kaffe Fassett Regia.
I had originally thought I wanted to make a pair of Rainbow Socks from the yarn, but I didn’t like the way the long stripes of color were (or weren’t, as the case may be) working with the pattern:
So I ripped it all out and decided to knit it up in vanilla-style 3×1 ribbing:
With a little bit of TV time in the hotel room I completed the first of the pair, but since then I have been completely engrossed in holiday knitting and gifts and time with my parents and brother and one other project (FO post to follow soon). According to the rules of the contest, I have until February 7 to complete its mate. I think I should be able to accomplish that without too much heartache, so…
I’m giving myself an extra-credit assignment - for the Yankee Swap that my friends do here in Brooklyn I promised to make a pair of hand-knit socks or fingerless mitts out of this lovely Lisa Souza:
Our friend James walked away with that gift (he seemed pleased but was a little confused as to why they weren’t already made… silly!) and I still haven’t even taken measurements so I can start! He’s decided on socks instead of mitts - so if I measure this week I should be able to whip out another pair of socks in the next four weeks.
January 10th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
What a gorgeous sock! I think you made the right choice to go vanilla. It really shows off the yarn.
January 25th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
I think those socks look great! I wish I could do socks. I’ve been wanting to learn for a long time. I just can’t seem to get the hang of working with dpns.
January 27th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Great looking sock!
February 6th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Those socks absolutely rock!! They are seriously cool - I have been toying with the idea of trying to knit knee socks, I am worried they are going to fall down…but after seeying yours, I am game to try.