Thank you!

I am sad that the blog is closing, and I shall miss stopping by to look at so many lovely projects.  I wish you all the best!

Happy holidays and may you have a Happy and Prosperous 2012!

Thanks!

I am sad that the blog is closing, but have been wondering how long we could hang on with such poor participation. I will miss it. Thank you, Tama, for your generosity in the monthly gifts (including the lovely yarn I received today for the October drawing!) I have Twisted Hare in my bookmarks and will continue to check there when I'm looking for a special yarn to purchase.

November Winner and Announcement

JardinRouge is our November winner!!  Very lovely stuff I must say.  Please email me with your address so I can get your prize sent out.

The announcement is that Barb and I have decided that since the participation for this blog has remained extremely low that we will be closing the blog effective imediately.  We had hoped that by giving you an opportunity to post more than just socks that the participation would go up from what we had at Sockamania.  However, members posting has only been three or four for the last several months indicating that there is very little interest.

We hope that you all have a lovely holiday season and a wonderful new year.

Take Care,
Tama and Barb

*LazyKaty*

another Katy - I love this pattern ... ;-)

Pattern Name: Lazy Katy

Designer: Birgit Freyer

Pattern location: die-wolllust.de

Yarn Used: LanaGrossa Meilenweit / sockyarn

Yardage: ca. 400 meters

Needles: 4,5 mm

Rusty Gift

A gift set for a dear friend whose nickname is "Rusty"












All knit with Plymouth Encore using US7/4.5mm needles
Total rust yardage: 320 yards

Beret pattern: Beret Genereux
Neckwarmer: Distinguished Gentleman's Neckwarmer
Fingerless gloves: my own concoction

*Waldsocken*

knitted with leftovers which are not really colorfriendly for preemies - good for my husband ... ;-)

ca. 400 m - Nd. 2,5mm

Some November Projects

Just One More Round Wristwarmers by Cat Bordhi. Pattern on Ravelry from Knitty.com.
Yarn is Happy Feet DK stranded with Knit Picks Shadow (lace weight).

Woodland Mitten(s) from a Knit Picks kit of 6 pair, all in Palette Yarn. This is the November mitten in the bright colorway. Second mitten is on the needles, and a matching hat is in the plan also. By Christmas? We'll see.
Both are gifts for daughters-in-law.

Tablecloth Completed

I finally completed Nina by Herbert Niebling on 2.5mm using 2500 yards of #10 cotton thread.

I'm finished my first Christmas sock today but I doubt I will be able to finish 2nd sock until next month.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Garnets in November

I wanted something pretty for the cooler weather. The wristers don't match the beret, although they were intended to complement the hat. I hope next year to add another something in the same colourways. I absolutely love this yarn...it is perfect for colourwork, and I am gradually acquiring a nice little stash for future projects!

Beret pattern: Amaryllis (by Mary Ann Stephens) Needles: 3.25mm
Wristers: my own design Needles: 2.75mm
Yarn: KnitPicks Palette - 307 yards (total garnet yardage only)

Thanks Tama!

Thanks Tama for the wonderful prize! You are most generous!

I didn't get anything finished in October. But I did finish a shawl yesterday (that took me most of two months to knit) No photo yet, it still needs to be blocked.

Sylvia

*Virgin*

cashmere and silk - a wonderful feeling

Pattern Name: Virgin

Designer: Birgit Freyer

Pattern location: die-wolllust.de

Yarn Used: CashSetaCobweb by Filace

Yardage: 1300 meters

Needles: 3,25 mm

November 2011 Completed

Late Hour Shawl by Kristina Vilimaite. Knitted in gold Nashua Superwash.

2 Noah's Ark baby blankets...the only difference between the 2 is the color of the boat and the trim on the house. Would have been done earlier but I had misplaced the pattern so I couldn't finish the giraffe. This would be my 4th & 5th time completing this pattern.

Hopefully, later this month I will finally my done with my tablecloth...in the meantime, I'm looking forward to casting on Tama's Socks for Christmas.

Wellenschal

1 skein sockyarn = 1 scarf ... ;-)

Pattern Name: Wellenschal

Designer: Birgit Freyer

Pattern location: die-wolllust.de

Yarn Used: NORO Sock Yarn

Yardage: ca. 400 meters

Needles: 4,5 mm

KAL and more!

I recently joined the Free Pattern Testers group on Ravelry, and have had lots of fun making hats for Woolaid while testing patterns for designers. The purple one is called Galet Hat, made with Lamb's Pride Bulky and mittens to match. The plaid one is I'm Glad It's Plaid, made with Kuka wool de luxe, Lamb's Pride Worsted, and Cascade 220. I finished the 2nd KAL sock. Started to add duplicate stitch details on the snowmen, but didn't like how it looked, so ripped it out. They are mainly knit with Knitpicks Stroll.

FlockenSocken

my interpretation of the Christmas KAL

I don't like knitting with two strands - so I took black sockyarn, the snowflake in the pattern and white beads ...

and here is the result:

thank you, Tama, for the pattern - it was fun to knit

October's Chill Chasing Set

This month's offering is a set to chase the chilly weather: a small Shawl with a Beret to match.

The shawl pattern is Boneyard by Stephen West.
Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool, 99 grams/380 yards
Needles: 4.5mm/US 7
(Those teal coloured objects in the first photo are my feet!)







The beret pattern is The Perfect Beret by Janelle Masters.
Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool, 45 grams/173 yards
Needles: 3.5mm/US 4 and 4.5mm/US 7

Combined yardage: 144 grams/553 yards

My Gobi Camel House Booties

I purchased the "Knitting Traditions" Fall 2011 edition from Interweave Press the other day and saw some simple socks that I thought were interesting.  The yarn is purchased from Mongolian Herdsman in the Gobi desert region.  It's camel fiber, hand spun.  I went to the web site that offers the yarn and purchased three skeins.  I created these House booties for me :)  The yarn is definitely hand spun.  There is still a little vegetable matter and some guard hairs making the yarn a little scratchy.  However, it's extremely warm (after all the same fiber keep the camels of the Gobi Desert warm) and perfect for wearing around the house.

Watch for the pattern to appear on Ravelry and on my blog twistedharefiberarts.blogspot.com as a free pattern.

"LazyKaty"

I love this pattern and 1 skein of sock yarn is perfect for it

Pattern Name: Lazy Katy

Designer: Birgit Freyer

Pattern location: die-wolllust.de

Yarn Used: NORO Sock Yarn

Yardage: ca. 400 meters

Needles: 4,5 mm

September Prize Winner

Let me just say WOW!  Sylvia is our September winner and what an absolutely stunning  heirloom quality shawl.  All I want to know is...when do I get mine :o)

I loved the idea of over-dying the socks black Jardinrouge! What a great idea.  I agree, knitting with black yarn is a terrible pain.  Thanks for the great tip!

Can't believe how great that prize yarn turned out.  You definately found out what that skein wanted to be,  RoteSchnegg.  Very lovely.

And Sandy, great job on your Christmas sock!  The angora may fluff out a little more after washing?  I hope because I love that affect when using it for snowmen.  I love your color scheme!

So Sylvia, send me an email with your address and I will get your prize sent out.

In the mean time, happy knitting!!  I hope to see more of the KAL projects this month.

September Sock

The Christmas socks have been fun to do. I'm almost finished with my second sock. I'm going to do the snowman eyes and buttons in duplicate stitch, since I was short on the black yarn. Yarn is all from my stash--main color is Knitpicks Stroll Sport in Hollyberry; the trees are also Stroll Sport. The other colors are fingering yarn held double. The snowmen also have a strand of angora knitted with the fingering, but it was a thin strand and didn't turn out as fuzzy as I had hoped. Fun pattern! Thanks, Tama!