Knitting on the Road

Monday, November 06, 2006

Pattern: "Zephyr" socks, my own pattern HEE HEE!
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill supersock in Emerald City, one skein. Love love LOVE this yarn.
Needles: US2 dpns

I started these right before we hit the road, wound the yarn myself into an apple-shaped center-pull ball. The colors in this yarn are so gorgeous I could bite into it.

And then I had 2,500 miles to knit and complete a pair of socks.

I love the stitch pattern, it swirls and sways, churns one way and then the other like a wave, a breeze. I found the stitch pattern in one of my Japanese stitch dictionaries, but modified it a little bit. It's fast, fun and easy to remember, a great and productive way to pass the endless hours in a car.

There are some modifications to be made I think, one to the toe (don't decrease down so much), and one to the length, and maybe gauge. This stitch pulls both in horizontally and vertically, which annoys me a little because I don't want to be pulling up my socks so much. I can either go down a needle size, but I think increasing the length of the leg will do the trick, so it will hug the calf. Or maybe an elastic band would help.

The pattern fits perfectly around the feet though.

Pattern to come when I have enough time to write up something properly. If anyone's interested that is. I'm just so pleased to have constructed my very own pair of socks, hee.

Update: Thank you for all of your A++ comments! shuffle shuffle blush blush. I'm super swamped with work at the moment, so hopefully I'll have a pattern written up by next week. Or as soon as I can find my notes.

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Monday, November 06, 2006 4:15:18 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
love the socks! and love the colorway! :) I'm a big cth fan too. and I would be interested in the pattern!
Monday, November 06, 2006 4:20:08 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
oooooh! I love the socks - the pattern and the yarn are just gorgeous! I would love a copy of the pattern :) I love knitting socks.
Monday, November 06, 2006 4:21:33 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Definitely interested in the pattern! It's beautiful - although I think you should submit it to Knitty or something - but then that means we might have to wait longer for it.......
Monday, November 06, 2006 4:39:57 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
ooh, pretty please write up a pattern for those socks soon. they're too pretty to keep to yourself.

and that yarn is too gorgeous. yum. :)

p.s. where did you get the code to prevent robots? i've been getting SWARMED with spam these days.
Monday, November 06, 2006 5:11:13 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Please write it up, they are absolutely gorgeous! And the yarn is truly beautiful.
Monday, November 06, 2006 5:11:55 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Love the socks. Great job, especially for your first sock pattern! And you new banner is wicked cute:)
Monday, November 06, 2006 5:34:23 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Very cool socks, that pattern is awesome!
Monday, November 06, 2006 5:35:03 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I wouldn't be able to resist that color either - so beautiful! Lovely socks, enjoy 'em!
Monday, November 06, 2006 5:52:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Those are awesome! I'd love to see the pattern.

And I love your new header/banner, too! Cats in scarves are the way forward.
Monday, November 06, 2006 6:03:02 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Please do write up the pattern! I've de-lurked in order to add my voice to the chorus. Or at the very least, please share the stitch pattern...it looks beautiful.
Arielle
Monday, November 06, 2006 6:19:07 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
You're nutso. Don't you get carsick??? I can just see you, "Oh! I'm just going to create my OWN pattern."
Monday, November 06, 2006 6:40:12 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I love those socks! That yarn too!

I'd be very interested in your sock pattern. :D
Monday, November 06, 2006 6:52:31 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Love the socks, that pattern is super cool!
Monday, November 06, 2006 8:44:15 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Very nice. That yarn and pattern were made for each other.
Monday, November 06, 2006 10:41:23 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Holy yum, that yarn is truly delish! The socks turned out lovely, I'm also looking forward to the pattern.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 5:01:42 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
fabulous socks! the colour is to cry over, it's so beautiful. and the pattern - lovely, lovely, lovely.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:07:58 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
They're beautiful. Great application of that stitch pattern.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:18:39 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Love the socks, and your pictures with the Kitty are great! I would love a copy of the pattern!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:33:09 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
They are beautiful socks! Yes, I'd love to see the pattern, though they may be beyond my present skill level. That's never stopped me before...
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 8:09:25 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Fabulous socks! Lovet the pattern and the color.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 8:18:08 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Oh yes, please post a pattern! Those are simply gorgeous.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:12:16 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
LOVE the socks! I'm always on the hunt for sock patterns using 2's, since I have a hate/hate relationship with 1's. Please write it up!
Oooh, I just de-lurked! Love your blog!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:06:18 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Yes, I'd love a pattern! Weee! Welcome back, too. So, when is your next adventure?
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:29:32 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Wow wow, they are gorgeous! and I have the same colorway of CTH in my stash - yea!!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:32:47 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Nice socks!!! Definitely write a pattern up (pretty please)... beautiful color!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 6:57:05 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Please, please, please write up the pattern. These are so gorgeous! Well done!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:59:50 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
What delightful socks! And how fun that you finished them on one trip. That is definitely a good use of cross-country driving time :)
Saturday, November 11, 2006 9:52:11 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Gorgeous socks -- I don't think I've ever seen any like them! I'd love to see the pattern.
Saturday, November 11, 2006 10:46:31 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
WOW. You should submit that to knitty or magknits!
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