New Pattern

Water Bearer Socks




Cast on 80 stitches and join in the round.

The rib is the set up for the main pattern, as follows:

Rib

If you need to use a marker, put it at the join.
R1 P2, Ktbl 4, P1, K2, P3, K2, P1, Ktbl 4, P1 four times.
R2-4 As row 1.
R5 P2, C2 front, P1, K2, P3, K2, P1, C2 back, p1 four times.
R6-8 As row 1

Repeat rib section once more.

Leg

Start main chart. The “special” stitch is just a knit through back loop.



written instructions below:
R1 P2, ktbl 4, P1, YO, SSK, K3, K2tog, YO, P1, ktbl 4, P1 Rpt 3 more times
R2 P2, ktbl 4, P1, K7, P1, ktbl 4, P1 Rpt 3 more times
R3 P2, ktb l4, P1, K1, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K1, P1, ktbl 4, P1 Rpt 3 more times
R4 Rpt R2
R5 P2, C2F, P1, K2, YO, [Sl2 K1 psso], YO, K2, P1, C2B, P1 Rpt 3 more times
R6-8 Rpt R2
Continue in pattern until the leg measures 6” ending with Row 4.

Set up for foot

From marker, P2, slip 2 stiches to cable needle & hold at front of work. Knit the first stitch on needle & cable needle together & repeat for the 2nd cable stitch – 2 stitches decreased. P1, K2, YO, [sl2 k1 psso] YO, K2, P1, repeat the cable decrease this time holding the cable needle to the back, 2 stitches decreased, P1. Then work 3 repeats as per R5 without doing the cable decreases. You should reach the marker.
Next row - knit 8, knit 2 tog, knit 16, turn. Sl 1, purl 35, turn. These 36 stitches are the heel flap.

Heel Flap

Work heel flap in sl 1 k1 on right side, p all stitches on wrong side until it measures 2.25”.

Turn heel – sl 1, k 17, ssk, k1. Turn. Sl 1, p5, p2tog, p1, turn. Sl1, k 6 ssk, k1. Continue in this fashion until there are no stitches left.
Pick up stitches along side of heel flap. Continue front of foot in pattern – you should be at row 6. Pick up stitches up the side of the heel flap and knit across bottom of heel.

Next row knit to 3 stitches before front of foot k2tog, knit front of foot in pattern, knit 1, ssk.

Next round knit bottom of foot plain, keeping top of foot in pattern.
Continue decreasing until there are 34 stitches for bottom of foot. Continue until sock is 2 inches shorter than required.

Toe

Because the top of the foot is 39 stitches, and the bottom is 34, you will need to decrease 5 stitches on the top of the foot. Do this using the cable decrease above for 4 of the stitches on 2 of the cables. For the other stitch, do one too few toe decreases on the first toe decrease round.

Decrease for toe and finish it off with kitchener stitch.

Knitting in the Garden

It was nice this morning, so I decided to sit outside and knit. I also took some pictures of what I was knitting.

That's not all my garden! Past the bushes behind the chair is next door's garden, but it's nice out there as we don't go for big fences giving the impression that the gardens are much bigger than they really are.



And here is what I was knitting with. It's Wollmeise lace weight in Der Letzte Versucht colourway. I'm making the Rose Leaves Tunic from Meg Swanson's "A Gathering of Lace".



I've completed past the neck hole now and am about to start on the second sleeve. Looking forward to doing some actual lace knitting rather than rows and rows of garter stitch! Many thanks to Vampy from Ravelry for her tip on how to create the fake seams without having to drop all the stitches and pick them back up again with a crochet hook.

Unfortunately it got a bit overcast out there, so it's time to get some food ready for a barbecue we are going to tomorrow. We are also going to a well dressing in my neighbour's garden at lunchtime. He's been preparing for it all morning, so it should be a nice party.

@Platea Co-Modify

This post is brought to you courtesy of Adidas. Suppliers of fine running gear, and rather strong deodorants for young men, but never mind that part.

So this week sees the start of the CoModify project with various performers, including me, being "sponsored" by various companies. This sponsorship can be as overt as you like, or subliminal. @Inny has been using, what on a first glance appears to be random, capitalisation to show her sponsorship by Sirdar Yarns. I've been trying to find things out there in Internet land that relate Adidas and Art - pickings are slim, but my Google-fu is strong.

Visit @Platea's blog to find out more, or sign up to Twitter and invite all the performers who can be found via the blog.

@Platea: Tales from the Stweets: Project II: Co-Modify - May 3-9

@Platea: Tales from the Stweets: Project II: Co-Modify - May 3-9

Knitting Meme

On checking a friend's blog I discovered this knitting meme so you can see what sorts of things you've done - and how much more there is to try!!

Afghan
American/English knitting
Baby items
Bobbles
Buttonholes
Cable stitch patterns
Cardigan
Charity Knitting
Combination knitting
Continental knitting
Cuffs/fingerless mits/arm-warmers
Darning
Designing knitted garments
Domino knitting
Drop Stitch Patterns
Dyeing Spinning Fibre
Dyeing with plant colors
Dyeing Yarn
Entrelac
Fair Isle knitting
Free-form knitting
Fulling/felting
Garter stitch
Gloves
Graffiti knitting
Hair accessories
Hats: Cuff-up
Hats: Top down
Holiday related knitting
Household Items
I-Cord
Intarsia
Jewelry
Kitchener stitch
Knitted flowers
Knitting a gift
Knitting a pattern from an on-line knitting magazine
Knitting and purling backwards
Knitting art
Knitting for a living
Knitting for pets
Knitting for Preemies
Knitting in public
Knitting Items for Weddings
Knitting on a loom
Knitting smocking
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on one or two circulars
Knitting to make money
Knitting two socks on two circulars simultaneously
Knitting with alpaca
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Knitting with beads
Knitting with Camel Yarn
Knitting with cashmere
Knitting with circular needles
Knitting with cotton
Knitting with dog/cat hair
Knitting with dpns
Knitting with Linen
Knitting with metal Wire
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegated yarn
Knitting with silk
Knitting with someone else's hand-spun yarn
Knitting with soy yarn
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Knitting with wool
Knitting with your own hand-spun yarn
Lace patterns
Long Tail CO
Machine knitting
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Moebius band knitting - er only by accident! So it won't really count
Norwegian knitting
Participate in an exchange
Participating in a KAL
Pillows
Publishing a knitting book
Purses/bags
Rug
Scarf
Shawl
Short rows
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Slip stitch patterns
Slippers
Socks: toe-up
Socks: top-down
Steeks
Stockinette stitch
Stuffed toys
Swatching
Sweater
Tassels
Teaching a child to knit
Teaching a Male how to knit
Textured knitting
Thrummed knitting
Toy/doll clothing
Tubular CO
Twisted stitch patterns
Two end knitting
Writing a pattern

So that's what I have tried. I think there are some things I wont try. I'd also like to add that I crochet - I think crochet should be on there. I think double knitting should too, not that I've tried, but I will do.

As for what I've been up to lately - here's a Pomatamus sock from a Cookie.A. pattern.

Christmas Knitting

Why oh why oh why did I take on so much Christmas knitting. I'll never finish Neil's socks in time, especially now I've read the page for the airline we're using and it says no knitting needles in the hand luggage. I don't fancy arguing the toss that they're bamboo and would snap if I tried to stab anyone! Ah well nevermind.

Time, Where does it go?

I haven't posted on here for months, I just don't seem to have time anymore. That might be because I spend it all on Ravelry! It eats up my time, and that's just lunch breaks.

I finished the tea cosy, mine looks like this:



I've also finished a number of other projects, all on Ravelry, and have frogged some that will never be finished or that need to be reknit in the right size! The sleepers will be finished off and I will feel free from baggage. I hope.