You were right, you can enjoy the process and still have progress to show for it! After what seems like eons, I finally have something to show for all my knitting time. A pair of finished Pomatomus socks.
Pattern: Pomatomus by the ever talented Cookie A.
Yarn: Mystery Yarn. We may never know what it is.
Needles: Size 2.5mm / 1US Knitpicks Classic Circular
Started: 2/10/07
Finished: 3/1/07
What can I say about these socks that haven’t been said? I adore this pattern. It’s funky and intuitive. The colours in this yarn are so gorgeous that I nearly wet my pants whenever I had a chance to work on them. The only thing I didn’t like about this sock were the heels.
Cookie used ribbing for the heel flap and I just didn’t care for a stretch heel flap. So I decided to use the eye of partridge on my heel flaps. Only I thought I could be an outlaw knitter and just whip them up from memory, without looking it up. So instead of doing plain purl rows, I ended up doing a p1, sl1, which really killed my hands. I bitched and moaned through every single row. Just ask my friends. Needless to say the lesson has been learned the hard way.
Repeat after me, “Google is your friend. Google is your friend.” Continue as needed.
March 2nd, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Opal – those are beautiful! Absolutely gorgeous! Its really too bad you can’t remember the yarn, but I love the socks. I really want to make these now….but I can’t copy you again (at least not right away!).
March 2nd, 2007 at 2:28 pm
They’re beautiful — a fantastic partnering of pattern and yarn. Those colours really do look watery, which is perfect for fish socks!
PS: Google is your friend. :-)
March 2nd, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Awesome! And you beat me again! (Ok, I started after you, and haven’t been cranking on the second sock like the first one…) A sock in K1P1 rib (which is essentially what this is, is it not?) sure takes a long time, does it not? The yarn colors are very marine-y, makes me think of Kauai!
And, one word: TiVo. :) (I don’t have it any more, but when I was with ex I was SO SPOILED by our DVR. It was hard to give it up.)
March 2nd, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Wonderful! Good for you! Those are gorgeous socks, as usual. Ah, some day I shall knit socks like you. In the meantime, I will continue to marvel at your work.
Thanks so much for always being such an inspiration.
March 2nd, 2007 at 4:19 pm
You Rock!! I love them! Now we need pics of the new pairs on the needle??
Oh yes — Google Rules!!
March 2nd, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Those are spectacular. I love that yarn, too bad it’s a mystery! Great job as usual. :)
March 2nd, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Dear Opal,
Fabulous as usual. Wonderful color and beautiful work. No more knitters block I see :-)
March 2nd, 2007 at 5:52 pm
The yarn may be a mystery, but the socks are still gorgeous!
I’m doing an Eye of Partridge heel right now … on size 0′s … it is killing my hands AND my eyes.
March 2nd, 2007 at 6:55 pm
pomatomus is beautiful – great job opal!
March 3rd, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Wow, I bow to your knitting prowess – what beautiful work.
March 3rd, 2007 at 5:35 pm
You totally beat me. I really need to start my second Pomatomus sock, I started the sock probably last 6-7months ago!
March 4th, 2007 at 7:38 am
Absolutely beautiful. I haven’t tried that pattern yet, but I sure will do.
March 4th, 2007 at 10:16 am
Those are gorgeous… you are a sock GODDESS! :)
See you soon!
March 5th, 2007 at 3:28 am
They are beautiful!
(As for your Hidcote question, I have to look for my pattern, but I’ve got a really busy morning. I’ll definitely get back to you this afternoon though. Hang in there!)
March 5th, 2007 at 5:39 am
Your socks are gorgeous!!! They should be on the cover of a magazine, very inspiring and truly amazing, you must be sooo pleased.
March 5th, 2007 at 10:37 am
Those turned out really beautiful!
March 6th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
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