I know, I know.. Two posts in one day! While watching tv today with Munchkin I finished up his snake socks for his upcoming birthday.. and he loves them! Unfortunately I’m not quite happy with the heel portion because I forgot that I have to add an inch of stockinette before I do the ribbing to stop them from sagging on the backs of his heels. He doesn’t care about the fit and I’m sure he’ll either outgrow or wear them out before I have a chance to make a second pair. He’s been wearing them since I finished them and has been running around the house like a crazy guy since Daddy isn’t downstairs (hubby’s office is under the dining room/playroom) to tell him to stop bouncing around.
Sock Stats: Opal Rainforest Schlange/Snake (32 grams used out of a 100g skein)
needle: size 1 Addi circ / magic loop
pattern: a mishmosh of the Universal Toe up pattern. I tried the Turkish Cast On found online instead of my usual figure-8 and found it much easier and the stitches were way neater.
So.. what’s next on the needles? I really need to finish my STR socks and I’d like to finish one of the scarves I’ve got going before I cast on for a sweater for the fall. I’ve also ordered a cool new pattern that was supposed to be emailed to me but I fear that my order may have gotten eaten by the internet. I didn’t really need it in a hurry as I’m going to be spinning up the yarn for the project myself and it calls for around 360 yds of dk weight..
I’m off to enjoy the silence before the fireworks start up and I have to pull the cat off the ceiling and the kid out from under the bed. Happy 4th!
EDITED TO ADD: ps. Does anyone have a link for some of those WIP bars that I can stick on my blog? I’ve done a web search for them and I can’t actually locate what I want. Thanks!