Finally a Finished Object


Girly Stripes

I finished my daughter's socks today--normally I am pretty good at knitting socks, BUT I had to unravel the toe decreases on both of these socks TWICE because I kept getting the length wrong. I won't even go into how I had to unravel the first sock because my gauge was 10 stitches per inch instead of 7.5. So truly, I count these as 2 pairs of socks since I basically knit them twice. I don't know if the picture shows it but the "girly stripes" Lorna's Laces yarn is really bright and cute--they are young diva's favorite colors--almost all of her summer wardrobe are those shades of pink and purple.

As you can see by my "knitalong" section, I have succumbed and joined the "Knit the Classics" knit/readalong. I have put my other reading on hold in order to delve into Middlemarch. I'm really excited about it--even after I saw how LONG it was :)

Have a happy Friday!
Aloha

Comments

Andrea said…
So I'm not sure if I get the knitalong still. Do you all knit the same thing, or do you just read the same thing? I look forward to hearing how you like Middlemarch. I have it in my library, but haven't managed to read it yet. Perhaps I should join the knitalong, for that very reason. :)
02 June, 2005 23:06
Chef Messy said…
Oooh, cute socks. Love the stripes. I bet your daughter loves 'em!
02 June, 2005 23:53
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