Septembre/September: A Spicy Version...

Hello!

Wish you had a lovely sunday! Mine was peaceful, and I'm ready to begin a new week! I'm totally settled into my apartment now, (I can begin to think about decorating it! Yay!), and I finally took the time to take some pictures. I still have an Ishbel Shawl and a Color Affection to shoot, but the CA is in the bad corner for the moment: there's something wrong about it, or I haven't understood how to wear it.

I wanted to knit another pair of this pattern to see how these socks would look like in varigated yarn and also to check if there was any error in the pattern.  I'm glad I did because I found some issues. The pattern has been corrected since then, but be sure you have read the pattern's page on Ravelry, if you wish to knit these socks. So sorry about that.

Pattern: You can download "By the Seine River" here if you wish. Available in english and in french, thanks to Elise who did a wonderful job.

Yarn: Cascade Yarns, Heritage Painted. (9801) 89 grams.

Needles: Addi Turbo Circular, 2.5mm, 80cm.

About the Yarn: At first, I was disapointed with the color, but actually once knitted, the different colors blend very well and I love it! Chili, Mustard, Wasabi....Spicy Socks! The yarn itself is lovely to knit with a great stitch definition.

Mods: As usual, I did a longer heel flap to fit my high instep. I also lenghtened the leg (almost 8") because I wanted higher socks.

I'm not going to write the usual "About the Pattern" review because, well, you can understand why! ;) Anyway, I'm very happy to have a new pair of socks, and I'm very grateful to all the knitters who are knitting my pattern. :)

Wishing you a lovely week!

Août/August: Simple Rib Socks

Hello! I am beginning to settle into my new apartment and have finally had the time to take some pictures. While waiting for my new stock, after what we will call modestly my "non yarn episode", I dug deep into my leftover sock yarn and came out with a little less than 100 grams.

Pattern: My own recipe.

Yarn: Sweet Georgia, Tough Love Sock (Mist) 68 grams & Dream in Color, Smooshy (Wisterious) 29 grams.

Needles: Addi Turbo Circular, 2.75mm, 80cm.

Recipe: CO 60 with CC, 2x2 rib, 14 rounds. Change to MC: 68 rounds. Heel in CC, picked up 20 with MC. 

Gusset decreases and foot in MC. Toe decreases in CC until 12 sts left, graft.

I knitted these socks for myself at first, but my Mum loved them so much that I couldn't resist and now they belong  to her (she will soon have as much handknit socks as me).

More details and pics can be found on my ravelry project page.

Oh, and I have exciting news to share: my pattern "By the Seine River" has been translated in French (thanks to Wonderliza), and a KAL is organized on In the Loop's group! Feel free to subscribe!

Wishing you a lovely week!

A New Start

Hello!

Thank you so much for your warm welcome and compliments on my sock pattern. It means a lot to me! :)
Holiday is over for me now, and here I am, back at my own home. I moved in July, but left for the whole summer before I could really live in here. At this time, I hadn't really realised how much work had still to be done. So since monday, I have opened, sorted and stored the content of tons of cardboard boxes, shopped (mainly food and household products, a dishdrainer and plastic boxes, how exciting), connected the internet and the phone, I'm trying to find a place for almost everything, and I'm still learning to live and create a routine in this different and smaller place I already adore. I hope that I'll soon be able to think about decorating my home, but for the moment, it's more like a brocante, or a junk shop if you prefer.... :)

You guess that my precious stash and it's lovely inhabitants were the first to be given a proper place to live. I have a lot of knitting to show you, but hadn't the time nor the energy to block and picture them yet, so for the moment, here is my first project casted on in this new place. An Ishbel Shawl in a bright and happy colour!

Hope you're having a lovely week end!

New Pattern: "By the Seine River"

Dear Readers,

It's finally done! "By the Seine River" is available here and I'm very happy to share it with you. Please enjoy!

"I imagined these socks during my stay in Paris. The waves and lines remind me the Seine River. It should fit a standard woman’s foot and is meant to be a good beginner sock. Also, this pattern should suit any variegated, solid or semi-solid sock yarn."

Patrizia, Elise, Caroline, Bintou & Andi, thank you so much for accepting to test these socks!

"By the Seine River" by Dona Knits