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Saturday, 16 February 2013

Finished Object - My first Sock!

I finally did it, I knitted my first sock, and I couldn't be prouder of myself!

I knit these on my Chiagoo 2.75mm circular needles using magic loop.

The Chiagoos where a dream to knit with after using my cheap acrylic set to make my Louie the Lovebot.

I used a combination of Silvers Sock Knitting Class, which is brilliant, however she uses DPN's to knit her socks so I also used Kellys Sock Class to show the best way to arrange the stitches on the needles.

The yarn I used is Knit Picks Felici in the Fizz colour way. Unfortunately I made the rookie mistake of only ordering one ball of yarn so there won't be a second matching sock....

I'm not overly keen with how the ribbing turned out, and I will definitely be using a different cast on next time, but apart from that I'm really happy with how the sock turned out!

It fits well and I have no gaps in the gusset, which I was very impressed with myself for.

The only thing is, I don't know what the heel type is, so if anyone can shed some light on that for me that would be great.

I have the sock knitting bug now and can't wait to make some fancier ones. Cookie A patterns here I come!

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Yarn Haul - Gnome Acres

I have been lusting after Gnome Acres yarns for quite a while, but have never managed to catch one of her shop updates, but when she moved from Etsy to her own shop in the new year she had a massive restock, so what better time to order from her! Here are the ones I limited myself to:

This one is Ninja Cupcake. It is a fingering weight in her House Gnome base which is 75% super wash merino and 25% nylon. It is super soft and squishy.

I think this is probably my favourite colour out of the ones I got, I absolutely love it. I have no idea what to make with this, but I think this will make a awesome pair of socks.

House Gnome is $21 for 100g.

Next up is Unicorn Freckles, which was her new colour way that she introduced with the shop update.

Another colour that I love! Well I love everything I got, but you know what I mean.

This yarn is a tweedy one, so it felt slightly softer then the House Gnome ones, which is hard to believe because the House Gnome is so soft as well. It's a fingering weight again, and I have no idea what to knit with this one too!

This is her Scruffy Gnome base which is 85% super wash merino and 15% donegal tweed.

The Scruffy Gnome base is a bit more expensive at $23 for 100g.

Being a Potter fan I couldn't pass up on some of her Harry Potter themed yarns.

This one is Bertie Bott's which I think is a perfect name for this colour.

Another fingering weight in the House Gnome base.

This one I actually have an idea for, I want to knit the Hermione's Everyday Socks. The yarn goes with the pattern which I love, and I think it will make some gorgeous looking socks.

Gah I love looking at this yarn, there is so many gorgeous different colours in one skein.

The last colour I got is another Harry Potter inspired one, it is Polyjuice Potion.

The blue in this is so pretty and vibrant, and I love purple too so this seems like the perfect coupling of colours to me.

This once again is the House Gnome base, so yes another fingering weight!

For this yarn I'm thinking of making the Hogwarts Express Shawl. I love the look of that shawl and what would be more perfect then knitting it in Harry Potter yarn!

I am very happy with all the yarn I got from Gnome Acres, and despite it being shipped from America just after Christmas, it didn't take too long and the shipping wasn't too expensive, however I did have to pay custom fees which are around £17, which is quite pricey, so if you are making a order make it cheap enough that you avoid the custom charges or order a massive quantity, maybe a group order, to make the shipping and customs charge more worthwhile.