Friday, March 12, 2010

Once in a Blue Moon

There was a Blue Moon on December 31st and Tina from Blue Moon Fiber Arts thought it would be fun to celebrate the full moon by having a world-wide cast on. I went diving in my BMFA stash to pick out a blue yarn for the Blue Moon cast on. I decided on Bella Coola in lightweight.

I picked Angee from my Sock Innovation book by Cookie A. I really liked the pattern, but I found that I really needed to pay attention to it. It wasn't difficult, I just couldn't quite memorize it and had to keep referring to the chart which slowed me down a bit.

I knit the lower sock first, then made all the hats, and then came back to do the 2nd sock. Clearly my tension changed from sock 1 to sock 2, but I decided I didn't care enough to try to match it. I'm just thrilled to have finished something for myself! I think I'll wear them tomorrow!

3 comments:

  1. The colors are beautiful, and no one will check the gauge when they are on your feet! Angee is on my list, too, but right now I'm working on Kai-Mei.

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  2. I love your Blue Moon socks! And I always think it's better when they're not identical twins. A little variety is a good thing :)

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  3. Awesome, Dianne! And you even picked something BLUE. Angee is one of my favorites from Cookie's book, too, though I've not been able to get to trying that one yet.

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