Riot in Rio bedsocksMum is in need of a new knitting
She knitted some washcloths last week and enjoyed it and will do more for the gift stash. To this end I bought her 9 balls of a microfibre yarn on special at Scablight and some op-shop balls of cotton as well. It's not going to hold her for long and could get expensive as the cotton stash is well depleted.
Unravelling jumpers has slowed down her wrist warmer production somewhat, and in a clean-up last weekend I found a few more for her, but she'll have those done this week.
What I need is something that she'll enjoy, that is portable, will go to a good cause and can be supported from current boodle.
Bed socks for Kuka's Can Assist project!
I've given her the pattern, bought her new needles, taken her about 40 balls of yarn from deep within the boodle (inspired yarn/pattern match, Kuka!) and done a couple of test runs with stash yarn.
Riot in Rio knitted from Moda Vera Luxury in the Forrest colourway. Snuggly AND sparkly - I love 'em but they aren't everyone's cup of tea.
Heel detail, Riot in Rio bedsocksAnd because Kuka put the Clafoutis pattern with Jet, I had a practice with some of that, too.
Camel Toe Bedsocks
Toe detail, Camel Toe Bedsocks
6 comments:
yay clafoutis socks! =)
They're great in jet, hey =)
Inspired project name, too ;)
They're a great fast pattern - my son calls them 'Bam Socks' cos all of a sudden - BAM! There are some socks! I'm sure your mum will love knitting them :)
What a great way to keep mom busy! And she'll love the fact that the socks are keeping people's toes warm. I like the sparkly socks. I am not a big sparkly person but I like a little dazzle. They would be great under some plain black pants for a little ankle shine!
Those are great socks. My toes are feeling warm just looking at the coziness of those first ones. Well done to you and your mum!
You gotta love an 8ply sock. So fast to knit. So warm.
When I read that your mum needs a new knitting obsession, I immediately thought of the Pocketbook Slippers I keep seeing on blogs lately. I've printed out two free patterns so I can give them a try:
http://knitwits-heaven.tripod.com/pocket_book_slippers.htm
http://misstwiss.blogspot.com/2007/09/mrs-m-s-draves-slippers.html
Yet another way to use up sock yarn. And if you don't have heaps of leftover sock yarn... well, I've heard of people putting a request for sock yarn leftovers donations on their blogs and ending up with tonnes of it posted to them. There are a lot of obsessive sock knitters out there with leftovers they're happy to give away.
Still, I reckon socks are more useful than slippers.
Darn it! I just realised that the slipper pattern calls for worsted/10ply. All I saw was the 4ply specification in one of the patterns and assumed it was the weight.
Hmm. Wonder if I could convert it...
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