Saturday 10 November 2012

Christmas stockings!

I have finally finished the Christmas stockings that I started back in September. They are from a Ravelry pattern. I can spend hours on that website!


I really enjoyed the snowflake pattern. I haven't done Fair Isle knitting in years and it was fun watching the pattern form. It was also quite slow! If you can do both continental and English knitting then it can be much faster, (tutorial here), but I have never conquered continental knitting. Maybe once I am a bit more confident with crochet I will try to learn it. So now my needles are empty. I have some ideas of what to do next, but I really need to get on with my crochet bag. I am half way up the sides and the end is in sight!

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  1. They are beautiful and I am green with envy - I really want to be able to knit socks, but just can't get my head around the instructions so far!

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    1. Once I'd conquered knitting in the round they weren't too bad. There were a few holes in the heel that needed sewing up! I might have a go at socks for me to wear, as I have big feet and need men's socks. So boring!

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  2. Incredibly impressed by these. I have this urge to knit myself a snowflake sweater [as per Sarah Lund in The Killing!] but suspect that won't happen this winter as time and funds do not permit.

    blessings x

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    1. Although the Fair Isle was slow, I did find it very satisfying and it makes a lovely thick material. If I started a sweater now, it might possibly be ready for next winter! However I am trying to use up the wool I have, so it will be teeny projects for a while.

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  3. These look wonderful! I want to try my hand at stockings, but my list is so long. You did a great job!

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