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<\/a><\/center>\nThe beaded socks are done. I love them. (No, I haven’t blocked or seamed the striped jumper!)
\nPertinent info
\nYarn : Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “River”
\nBeads: 8\/0 seed beads, purchased from eBay
\nPattern: Heartstrings Fiber Arts “Beaded Faux Cable Anklets”<\/a>
\nA close up of the cuff.
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<\/a><\/center>\nPretty, pretty!
\nI have rather thick ankles, so I had to play with the needle and sock sizes a little, but I’m very happy with the finished result. I wore them all day today, and they most comfortable indeed.
\nI have actually already started something else, because I needed some easy knitting for the dance comp the other day. I’m knitting something Em specifically asked for.
\nBe warned, there is Fun Fur involved.
\nThe things we do for love.
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<\/a><\/center>\nPurple fluffy trimmed socks.
\nI’m making them up as I go along, but they fit “perfectly”, according to Em’s excited squeal. If anyone is interested in the pattern, let me know and I’ll write it up.
\nI’m using Filatura Di Crosa “Zarina”<\/a>. It’s a sportweight yarn, with recommended gauge 26sts\/4″ on 3.75mm (US 5) needles.
\nI love this yarn, and the slightly heavier weight “Zara”. They’re springy, soft pure merino wool yarns that are yummy to knit with.
\nI’m knitting it at a tighter gauge, roughly 30sts\/4″, and it’s making a lovely soft sock. I hope it wears okay, Em is pretty hard on socks.
\nOh, and the trim is Sirdar Funky Fur magic. I held it together with the Zarina, but I really don’t enjoy knitting with the stuff. I find it hard to count the rows, and I kept knitting into only one of the yarns, and accidently dropping the other. I only did 10 rows of it though, so it wasn’t too much of a hardship.
\nIt’s knitting up nice and quickly, but of course not quick enough for Em’s liking, who wants them now.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Is there a specially choreographed dance we’re supposed to do when we have a finished project? The beaded socks are done. I love them. (No, I haven’t blocked or seamed the striped jumper!) Pertinent info Yarn : Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “River” Beads: 8\/0 seed beads, purchased from eBay Pattern: Heartstrings Fiber Arts “Beaded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}