Mim’s Blog

Thanks for all the great comments and thoughts on the my new store. I’ve had someone purchase and it all went smoothly, so now I know it works for someone other than myself :)

So on Friday night I finished the Spearfish Socks!

Pattern: Spearfish Socks by Kristi

Yarn: Louet Gems Pearl, 2 skeins in Charcoal (which is not so much charcoal as dark, grayed out blueish green)

Gauge: 9 spi

Modifications: I shortened the leg (I like my socks about a 7″ cuff and the pattern is 8 or 9 (can’t remember which). I cast on with the medium size (I have shapely calves) and found that it was going to be very loose on my leg, so I decreased a little bit on each side of the side panels to make it smaller. Then I just did the rest of the sock with whatever amount of stitches worked best, but keeping the panel in the sides of the foot. I also changed the toe so that it decreased a little more quickly at the end. I find that my toes don’t fit well in a sock toe that is shaped by only decreasing every other row.

Verdict: I like them, and my family member will like them too. These are going in the “long-range planning box” as Stephanie calls it. I really like the yarn, although it took some getting used to, and it could use being a little LESS overspun. But I would like to knit another pair of socks in it sometime.

So after I finished these, I cast on for a felted bag that my mother requested to donate to a silent auction. It’s probably about 75% done, but it was driving me crazy, so I cast on for something else! I started a pair of toe up socks for myself, the plan being to try these ones with the toe-up gusset heel and see how it works. If I like the way they feel, I may do all my plain socks like that.

M