May
11th 2008
Look what I forgot.

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With all the excitement being here on the mainland, I had completely forgotten about a pair of socks I finished while on the way to Pennsylvania. (Please excuse me if I’m incoherent, I’m recuperating from a Fibromylagia flare and the brain fog won’t go away.)

Pattern: Nutkins

Yarn: Dream In Color Smooshy in Cocoa Kiss

Needles: Size US 1 / 2.25mm

Started: April 5, 2008

Finished: May 1, 2008

Modifications: None

I love this pattern. It was perfect to take with me on the looong plane ride over here. The only time I needed to refer to it was when I did the heel. I’m not normally a short-row heel gal, but I decided to try something different so I followed the pattern to the letter.

They’re not as comfortable for me as a heel flap, but they’ll do. I do like the yarn over method more then the other types of techniques. Yet, I also think they look horrendously sloppy. That’s likely due to the fact that I’ve so little practice with this way of knitting heels. At least that’s what I keep telling myself. ;-)

I really love this yarn. It’s not called Smooshy for nuthin’. It really is soft and well.. smooshy! It also has amazing stitch definition. I can’t wait to work with more of it.

I did cast on for another pair of socks once I finished these, but they didn’t work out. I have another pattern in mind for the yarn I brought with me, but I have yet to start them. I just haven’t had as much time to knit while I’ve been here as someone has had me busier then a bee.

For all of you who are mothers, happy mother’s day! For everyone who’s not, happy Sunday! I’ll be back with a post of the yarn that I came back with from MDSW.

27 Responses to “Look what I forgot.”

  1. Shell on 11 May 2008 at 7:00 am #

    No idea who that person keeping you busy could be, not me of course LOL.
    Just remember - this past week was mild as I was recovering from Md. Next week will be better.

  2. Cookie on 11 May 2008 at 7:22 am #

    They are pretty socks, Opal.

    I think the secret to short row heels is keeping things tight when you’re picking up wraps or YOs or whatever you’re picking up.

    I hope you’re feeling better today.

  3. .: tani :. on 11 May 2008 at 8:04 am #

    hope your feeling better! love the socks, too. ya know, i really never stress about the holes. i do a double wrap-that seems to take care of them. plus, at the edges, i pick up a couple of stitches to compensate. sometimes it’s a bit fussy, but it is my favorite heel. :)

  4. Kim on 11 May 2008 at 8:16 am #

    Ooohh, that is such a cute earthy-looking sock! Are you getting a chance to wear all your handmade socks on the mainland? You should make a trip back there in the winter, to do them justice!

    We are managing well here on the island. It’s been cool and rainy here in Nuuanu, and pretty nice; trade winds everywhere else. Surf is low - ho! I sound like Michelle giving the surf report, but you know how mainlanders think everyone surfs here…

    I am off to the Pet Expo and Costco, then maybe some laundry and housecleaning so we can survive the week with minimal chaos.

    I hope you’re feeling better. Your entry didn’t sound incoherent at all. You have yet to show us the yarn haul from MS&W… perhaps you’re holding out on us b/c there’s so much of it?

  5. Dave on 11 May 2008 at 8:26 am #

    Hmmm, what a great colour, kind of violet-silvery brown — yummy!

  6. Barb on 11 May 2008 at 8:48 am #

    Nice socks! Hope you feel better soon:)

  7. fleegle on 11 May 2008 at 9:00 am #

    Lovely, soft colors just set off that pretty pattern. I just made a pair with Smooshy, but I thought the yarn was quite harsh to knit, even though it felt nice in the skein. It didn’t soften in the wash, either. Hmm.

  8. Jeanne on 11 May 2008 at 9:21 am #

    Very pretty - love the color! I didn’t do the short row heels on that pattern - chickened out and did a heel flap. Hope you feel better soon!

  9. Dee on 11 May 2008 at 10:31 am #

    Your socks are beautiful. I have some of the Smooshy in my stash! Now I can’t wait to give it a try.

  10. hakucho on 11 May 2008 at 11:07 am #

    Your nutkins look fabulous…beautiful yarn : It does take a little bit to get used to - this type of short row heel. I agree, you do have to make sure everything is tight. It is my favorite heel and toe so far, not that I’m that experience yet…I still have lots to learn :)

  11. Karen B. on 11 May 2008 at 11:29 am #

    Fibro fog, bad! Be sure to give yourself a break from all the work.

    I, too, have my short row heel issues so I can commiserate (and then some!). I also have Smooshy in the Cocoa Kiss colour. Thank you for showing me what the yarn can become! Loksins, maybe?

  12. Meredith on 11 May 2008 at 12:32 pm #

    Love the socks, Opal! I feel the same way you do about short-row heels, but I use them sometimes. Hope the fibro has let go of your brain by the time you read this.

    big huggggggggsssssssss

    mer

  13. becky on 11 May 2008 at 12:43 pm #

    You are such a bad influence, you enabler you! Now I have another pattern added to my queue.

    I hope you are feeling better soon, too!

  14. Lisa on 11 May 2008 at 1:20 pm #

    They’re beautiful! I think I may have to put that pattern in my queue.

  15. Kelley on 11 May 2008 at 2:28 pm #

    I love that pattern! I’m going to have to put some of those on my list! It works perfectly with the yarn, too — so soft.

    I hope you’re feeling better.

  16. lilikoiknits on 11 May 2008 at 4:07 pm #

    Cute!

  17. Rachel on 11 May 2008 at 4:21 pm #

    That’s a beautiful sock, and I hope you start feeling better soon!

  18. chris on 12 May 2008 at 12:48 am #

    Beautiful. I did my regular short row heels on that sock - the wraps were a little tooo holey for me per the pattern. Hope you’re feeling better.

  19. knitnana on 12 May 2008 at 8:23 am #

    They’re gorgeous!
    (((hugs)))

  20. debbie on 12 May 2008 at 11:26 am #

    lovely pair of socks! i’m a heel flap gal myself, though i’ve done a couple short row heels - but they come out loosy goosy on one side….take care….

  21. Carrie K on 12 May 2008 at 12:56 pm #

    Those are pretty socks! Smooshy sounds so comfy. No problems with knitting on the plane?

  22. Roseann on 12 May 2008 at 3:54 pm #

    I hope you are feeling better today. Your Nutkins make me think of hazelnut for some reason. I can see all the pretty stitchery and the color is gorgeous. The Sock Wars sock has a flap heel, I appreciate the upclose picture of your short-row heel, that is my favorite heel.

  23. tiennie on 12 May 2008 at 4:33 pm #

    I hope you’re feeling much better. Those are wonderful socks!

  24. textillian on 13 May 2008 at 1:19 am #

    The socks look great. I love the cabled look (though it looks like this is done through yo’s and decreases.)

    Hope you are feeling better.

  25. Carol on 14 May 2008 at 1:04 pm #

    Very nice socks! I sure hope you’re feeling better.

  26. Robbyn on 15 May 2008 at 4:10 am #

    I really do like that pattern and your yarn does it perfect justice. Most of the sock yarns I have at the moment are ulti-colored (and *brightly* multi-colored at that) so I need to find a solid, or semi-solid for this.

    After seeing yours, I’m even more impatient :)

  27. Jenny Raye on 23 May 2008 at 3:16 am #

    Oh, those socks are lovely! I need to make a pair. Fortunately I have lately acquired some sock yarn.

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