Still in the sock swamp:-)

I'm still in the sock swamp, but at least I've knitted something else then socks to.
This time I have a cap for our grandchild to show you:

Pattern: None, just improvised
Yarn: Drops Fabel
Needles: 2.5mm

And from the leftovers from this cap and some other leftovers I also knitted her a pair of socks:

Pattern: Just Spring. I didn't knit the ruffles and picot bind off. And I also skipped the beads as I wanted the socks to be machine washable.
Yarn: as I said many leftovers
Needles: 2.5mm

And a pair of Socks for the February Challenge in the SKA group on Ravlery:

Pattern: Dreher socks
Yarn: Drops Fabel
Needles: 2mm

And last of all the challenge i the Sweduch group on Ravelry:

Pattern: Hat heel socks
Yarn: Many leftovers
Needles: 2.mm
Notions: Interesting way to knit socks as you start with the heel, but I don't think I will do it again.

And at last I've sewn in all threads on the Tindra gloves. So here they are:

Pattern: Tindra
Yarn: Sandnes Garn Strömpegarn plus some leftovers
Needles: 2mm

And I also have bought two new books:
Sock knitting, master class, a book I've been looking atfor a long time.The second book is Medieval-Inspired Knits, also a book I've been wanting to have for a long time. 

Knitting Fair and Stickas annual meeting

Yesterday I went to the Knitting Fair and Stickas annual meeting. Here is what I came home with:

First of all I bought Tant Koftas two booklets and Stickas new one: 100g of yarn.

These two pearl designs is for DD1. She's the one that is in to jewelry. But the buttons is for me.

I purchased this kit at Britts butik. It will become mittens for DD1. 

This two skeins of Schoppelwolle Jeans ball I purchased at Nysta. They were on sale.

This kit we we got from Sticka as a gift. It's Sandnes alpakka sock yarn  and pattern for either mittens or socks.

When I waited for the train home I purchased the newest number of Piecework. Love it. So much intresting articles and some fun patterns to.

Actually I did some knitting to:-). So this baby sweater is now finished at last. Just blocking and buttons left.
Pattern: My own.
Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta Baby wool.
Needles: 3,5mm
5 buttons

As I Said...Sock swamp:-)

I've really dived down in the sock swamp. Here are my newest addition to my sock stash:-). It's good that everyone in my family want's to wear handknitted socks.

Nr 1:
Socks for DH i Sandnes new sock yarn in alpakka
Needles: 3.25mm
Pattern: none
He loves them already. And I love the yarn. It's so soft and nice to knit with. To bad it comes only in a few colours.




Pair nr 2:
Pattern: Mojo socks
Needles: 2,5mm
Yarn: Viking  of Norway Nordlys.
Love the yarn even though it's loose spun, because it's so soft.

Nr3:
Pattern: Lontelina (from Stickas hemsida) made by Eva Kilander.
Needles: 2.5mm
Yarn: Viking of Norway Nordlys.

socks and new toy:-)

Finished Echeveria socks  by Rachel Coopey. Nice pattern.
Yarn: Qualitas and some white leftovers
Needles: 2.5mm dpns, did go up to 3mm on the colouring section

Echeveria

Also finished isMitered socks  by  Deathcuckoo
Yarn: several leftovers 
Needles: 2.5mm on two circulars
I decided to knit every colour to the end before change.
The black and the pink colour is the only one I therefore have any leftovers from.
Colour combo? Well... intresting at least

Mitered socks

And this far I gotten on the April Shovers V Mystery, clue 3 just started

And last of all my new toy that DH gave me today, keybord and mouse to my Samsung Tablet:-)

Now I. going to pack. I'm going to Nyköping on a two day course and I don't want to run out of knitting:-)

Socks, socks and gloves

Here are the left over yarns I will use for the Mitered socks by Deathcuckoo, weight and winded (most of it) for two pair. Just need to find a pair of 2,5mm needles.
























Mystery Sock V clue 1 done: April Showers. I'm knitting them in Drops Fabel and needles nr 2.00mm.

Echivera is waiting for the last clue that will be released on thuesday.

And Tindra has two gloves waiting for fingers. I 've been productiv this weekend.

Todays walk to work and Tindra:

Today was a cold day here -15 but it was a beautiful sunny winter day:

















And I have knitted two clues of Tindra. I really love Eva-Lottas patterns. And this Roositud looks difficult but so simple and lovely. Love it:

Sock year 2013?

This year I think will be a sock year. I'm knitting january mystery sock in the SKA group (Echivera). I'm also going to tag along with Stickas sock knitting. There I will knit Dödergöks Mitered socks as I already have knitted the Monkey socks. And I also will tag along in Mystery Sock V: April Showers. So there are several socks on the go just right now.

I also have other knitting projects on the needles. First of all a baby sweater for a friend att work who is expecting in late may. And there will be more baby sweaters this spring. We are going to be grandparents again in June. And another friend is expecting in August.

I have also started all over again on Stickas Christmas mystey knitting Tindra.