Another View of the Bacchus Socks

Bacchus Socks
Originally uploaded by mangokiwi.

Bacchus Socks

Bacchus Sock
Originally uploaded by mangokiwi.

A picture from a funny angle, but I wanted to fully capture the bobble action. These are quite possibly my most favorite socks that I have ever knit. Knit out of Socks that Rock Mossay on 2 Addi Turbo Size 1. I love love love these socks! The pattern, the yarn, the bobbles, maybe I should stop knitting socks now :)

mustard yellow

bought some 24-karat STR, not mustardy enough!

i have never bought any sundara

how weird is that? I think I may sign up for one of their collections next time they have one because the pictures look oh so irresistible.

maybe they will also encourage me to knit other things besides socks!

sunstone socks

These are my most recent pair of socks. The Knotty and Knice Socks from the Fall 2008 IK. The yarn is STR lightweight in Sunstone. The pattern went surprisingly quickly considering that I am now a master of cabling without a cable needle. I think I was playing it on the risky side with the yardage as I barely had any yarn left. I am currently knitting the Bacchus Socks from the same IK. The Fall IK had two really great sock patterns, when I saw them I knew that I had to knit them. (The orange of the sunstone is not quite so bright, I think the flash of the camera is making them look brighter than they actually are.)

women in theory socks

I knit these socks on the way to the Women in Theory workshop way back in June. I like socks that rock and I like the baby cable rib pattern from Sensational knitted socks, but I hate the way these pooled! Oh well, they will be warm to sleep in. The yarn is STR Chapman Springs Lightweight.

India Socks

I knit these in India. My first and only Claudia Hand Painted. I really like Claudia Hand Painted. It's a tad more expensive than STR, but it just looks so beautiful knit up! I'm not sure how exactly to describe the fact that they are different from STR. Maybe the stitch definition is sharper and the lighter colors in the handpainting pop a little more. The pattern is the Anastasia Socks which can be found on ravelry.

Some socks!

I knitted these in Italy on the numerous train rides we took. My first Silkie Socks that Rock, maybe my last! I don't like the fact that the different strands are different colors. This colorway is Eggplanted. The pattern is one of the simple rib patterns from Sensational Knitted Socks.

sweaters...

I feel like knitting a sweater, but I don't feel like blocking and I don't feel like seaming, gosh I'm picky aren't I? I think that rules out 95% of all nice looking sweater patterns!

Happy Birthday to me!

I recently got some STR in the mail -- I guess it was a birthday present from myself to myself. Anyway, I got some Lightweight and then I thought I would try a skein of Silkie Socks that Rock. Honestly, I don't know how I feel about this yarn. It's a bit weird because (I don't know how to explain this but I will try) it's like two ply but its very obvious that it's two ply because the different plies aren't the same color. It's definitely very soft, but I think any pattern would be totally obscured by this weird ply thing so I will knit it up in regular stockinette.

Monkey Sock

Monkey Sock
Originally uploaded by mangokiwi.

I only have one of these done so far and I knitted them while procrastinating studying for my exam. I like the monkey pattern a lot. This is my second time knitting the pattern (maybe I will take a break from the pattern after the second sock is done). Yarn is socks that rock Carbon.

Yarn Over Cable Socks

Yarn Over Cable
Originally uploaded by mangokiwi.

I'm finally posting some pictures... I'm so bored of studying for my exam (which I'm going to fail). This is the yarn over cable pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks in Socks that Rock Henpecked. They are fun :)

One skein of Koigu?

I wonder what to do with one skein of koigu. I have three single skeins... it's weird I bought two as a pair and suppposedly they have the same dye lot which was suspicious looking at the hank... but after winding its apparent that they are not from the same dyelot. (The other is leftover from a shawl I made my mom...). I know that I can match each skein to a solid color and do a pair of socks with toe, heel, and ribbing in a different color but that would involve purchasing 6 more skeins of yarn which I don't really want to do esp since Koigu is so expensive.

I wonder if one skein is enough for a pair of fingerless gloves?

Or I suppose I could knit every two rows for the two skeins that are approximately the same color but that's kind of a pain with the heel and the toe...

You know it's a good day when...

you get yarn in the mail!



I didn't realize that the cotton glace I ordered would be fluorescent orange. I thought it would be a pale orange. I wonder what I should do with this... I like all the other colors that I ordered, I think the Mission Falls Cotton in Fennel might be my favorite. But the pale purple and deep orange Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece are also very nice.

IK Summer 2008!

So excited that the preview is out! I have my eye on the folded cowl tee and the apres surf hoodie. I guess the rest of the patterns are trying to tell me that I need to learn how to fair-isle!

I just ordered a bunch of yarn!

I ordered 14 skeins of Mission Falls Cotton 1824 (in Fennel) to knit the Dovetail Pullover from IK Spring 2008, 3 skeins of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece (in Orange) to knit the Rusted Root top from Zephyr Style, 3 skeins of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece (in Light Purple) to knit the Green Gable top from Zephyr Style and 6 skeins of Rowan Cotton Glace (in a Light Orange color) to knit a Knitting Pure and Simple fitted T-shirt! And I got a really good deal on it all since I ordered from Webs! And I'm super excited about the colors! It's so weird, I haven't knit with cotton yet so it's going to be my first few experiences knitting with cotton and cotton blends.

IK Summer 2008?

I wonder when the IK Summer 2008 preview will be posted. Should be soon right? I can't wait to see what fun patterns they have! I have no life. All day I dream about what I am going to knit!

Multi-directional Diagonal Scarf

Multi-directional Diagonal Scarf
Originally uploaded by mangokiwi.

And finally the last post of today -- this I finished sometime in January. I had been wanting to do this pattern again so I did it and now I'm going to retire it for a bit :) It's knit with Art Yarns handpaint stripes.

Currently I'm knitting the Lace Ribbon Scarf from the most recent issue of knitty. It's kind of slow knit for a scarf because its on US 3 needles, but I think it's going to look really nice when it's done. I like it because I get to try Alpaca Sox which I really really like!

Lady Godiva Drop Stitch Scarf

Lady Godiva Drop Stitch Scarf
Originally uploaded by mangokiwi.

I love Lady Godiva! It is heavenly! It may quite possibly be the best yarn ever. This scarf was a super fast knit and I love the color. It may be kind of delicate for a scarf but of course feels great around the neck.

Argosy

Argosy
Originally uploaded by mangokiwi.

This is another scarf that I finished not too long ago, made out of Noro Silk Garden Lite. The pattern is from Knitty and was pretty fun. I didn't realize just how colorful the scarf would be, perhaps too colorful to wear? My friend Lolo says it can be my gay pride flag, ha! Anyway, I think it could use some blocking!