Wednesday 13 Jun 2007

Let The Knitting Begin

After much gnashing of teeth, knitting, and frogging quiet contemplation, I believe I have chosen the perfect combination of yarn & pattern for my Sockapalooza pal.

The yarn is Mountain Colors Bearfoot in the Firestorm colorway.

Sockapalooza Mtn Colors Yarn

The pattern is Unst from Knitting on the Road:

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I’ve altered the pattern slightly by adding a couple of garter stitch rows between the cuff and the leg to demarcate the cuff just a bit. So far, so good.

This pattern makes liberal use of double decreases and I’m glad I decided to use my Knit Picks double points. They’re pointy and slick–perfect for this project. By now I’m sure you’ve seen that they come in just about every size: 2.0, 2.25, 2.5, & 2.75 mm. Yup, Knit Picks has you covered.

And while you’re on the Knit Picks site checking out the dpns, make sure you do not look at all their sale yarns. K?

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20 Responses to “Let The Knitting Begin”

  1. # Beth on 13 Jun 2007 at 6:53 am

    No worries, I’ll leave all the butterfly kisses for you. ;)

    Your pal will love that pattern/sock combo. Firestorm is one of their best colorways.

  2. # rositta on 13 Jun 2007 at 7:10 am

    I have a whole set of DP’s from knitpiks that I will never use. The reason?..their 6″ and I prefer knitting with 4 8 inch needles instead. Also, they don’t carry size 0. Lovely colorway and nice pattern, I have that book too…ciao

  3. # AmyP on 13 Jun 2007 at 7:16 am

    I can look all I like at the Knit Picks sale yarns because they still don’t send to the UK, :(

  4. # margene on 13 Jun 2007 at 7:21 am

    Ooo, I like the color!!

  5. # Lyndsey-Jane on 13 Jun 2007 at 7:22 am

    What a great combination!. I really like the Unst pattern and I found it quite a quick knit.

  6. # Isela on 13 Jun 2007 at 7:53 am

    The sock choice is beautiful! I think I have settled on making the Embossed Leaves for my pal…or maybe the Monkeys…oh, as you can see, I am still not decided, hehehe.

    I tried the KnitPicks dpns, I found them too pointy–I use my right index to push on the left hand needle :(. But they are very nice needles though.

  7. # Karin on 13 Jun 2007 at 8:04 am

    They are going to be great!

  8. # Carol on 13 Jun 2007 at 8:31 am

    Really nice! And thanks for contributing to the depletion of my retirement funds;)

  9. # Sandra on 13 Jun 2007 at 8:45 am

    Too late. Bought the needles, bought the yarn. Should arrive just after my Elann stuff gets here…

  10. # Annalea on 13 Jun 2007 at 9:05 am

    Don’t the KP dpns just fall out if you’re not careful? I love my Options needles, but I’m still gunshy of those dpns. And I highly prefer socks on dpns to the other methods . . .

  11. # diane on 13 Jun 2007 at 9:22 am

    Their yarn is such a good deal to begin with that it’s pure evil when they put it on sale.

  12. # jules on 13 Jun 2007 at 9:23 am

    Oooh, don’t tempt me to go to KnitPicks. I can’t resist them! And I always have to place a $45 order so I can get the free shipping! :)

    Your sock looks terrific - I love the colors!

  13. # Jess on 13 Jun 2007 at 9:31 am

    Looks great! I’m having a bit of a love affair with both Bearfoot and KP’s needles right now. I have a pair of socks using the Bearfoot on KP’s 2.5mm needles and they’re coming out beautifully and best of all… they are FLYING. Love the KP’s needles! Have fun!

  14. # Amy Boogie on 13 Jun 2007 at 11:02 am

    Aren’t you sneaky slipping that “do not look” in there. You can’t tempt me :) Nope not gonna look

    But that Bearfoot yarn is really pretty.

  15. # marie in florida on 13 Jun 2007 at 11:47 am

    a few weeks ago, my son, who is at a summer job in casper wyoming, sent me mountain colors bearfoot, RedTail Hawk, he was surprised by the price but delighted to discover how popular the yarn is and how much i wanted it. his LYS told him it’s local, montana? is that right?
    so, socks for Jason sometime soon.

  16. # Holly on 13 Jun 2007 at 11:48 am

    Looks great, and I am with you. Nice pointy needles are a must.
    I have a full set of the Lantern Moon Sox sticks and love the feel of wood, but they don’t have sharp enough points…..
    schade

  17. # Beth S. on 13 Jun 2007 at 1:04 pm

    You can’t go wrong with Bearfoot. Lovely stuff, and you picked a drop-dead-gorgeous colorway. :-)

  18. # deborah on 14 Jun 2007 at 10:39 am

    Just saw that you are closing the Destash site. As someone who has sold and purchased tons there, I wanted you know what a great service you provided all of us compulsive yarn hoarders/knitters. I truely enjoyed browsing the site and getting to meet other crazy compulsive knitters!

    I’m sorry to see it go but it was inevitable I suppose. Good things always come to an end.

    Thanks.
    Deborah

  19. # Kim on 14 Jun 2007 at 3:49 pm

    Whoo hoo! Knit picks must have recently added the 2.25mm size, which is my favorite!

  20. # Debi on 15 Jun 2007 at 12:21 am

    You’re closing the DeStash site? Why oh why, Susan???

    Love the sock pattern, love the yarn, love the colorway HATE the needles!! Too short, too heavy — too bad cause they are nice and pointy!

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