Denali Wildflowers Socks

Here is my second pair of socks for July.

Blueberry Hill Socks for July

Here is the stitch pattern I used.
Rnds 1 and 2: K3, P2
Rnd 3: SL1, K2, PSSO, P2
Rnd 4: K1, YO, K1, P2

The yarn is Koigu (colorway 2320). Because the stitch pattern is so stretchy, I began with 56 stitches, decreasing one stitch before beginning the five-stitch pattern.

Knitting When It's Hot

It's going to be in the mid 90's today, unusual for us in the mid-Willamette Valley of Oregon. Today I have time to knit and that's what I want to do. I've closed up the house, placed the fan so it's blowing the cool air on me, poured myself a glass of pink lemonade, and put on an opera CD. It's one of my favorites, La Traviata, and I have the volume on low so it's background music.

Ignore the photo of the Blueberry Hill sock I put in my last post. I've changed the pattern. Again. And now I'm working on a third pair of socks for July made of a lovely Koigu yarn (colorway: 211) I bought on Tuesday. I've named the socks Denali Wildflowers. The stitch pattern is a simple one. No sense making things more complicated.

Rnds 1-3: Knit
Rnd 4: YO, SSK
Rnd 5: Purl

Socks for July

I've decided to try and make two pairs of socks for July. The first are the Hedgerow socks, made of the Pesto colorway yarn I'd bought not too long ago.



The second uses a very simple pattern stitch. I used Koigu in denim #2320 for this one and named it Blueberry Hill.
Rnd 1: P
Rnd 2: K
Rnd 3: YO, K2tog

Pattern Stitch for May Socks

I'm using a lovely violet colored Koigu yarn for these socks and have named them Lilacs in My Garden. I'm using the knotted openwork stitch pattern for them. It's an pattern that was easily changed to knitting in the round.

Rnd 1 and 3: Knit
Rnd 2 *yf, k3, with LH needle lift 1st stitch of the 3 sts just knitted over the last 2; rep from * to last st
Row 4: K2, *k3, with LH needle lift the 1st stitch of the 3 sts just knitted over the last 2, yf; rep from * K1.

This results in a stitch which reminds me of lilacs.

Yarn for May Socks and Plain Vanilla Socks

I've chosen the yarn for the May socks, a lovely, soft purple Koigu (#2235), reminiscent of lilacs. I am still looking for just the right stitch pattern, but I have chosen the name for the socks: Lilacs in My Garden.

I also want to get back to knitting preemie items for Doernbecher Hospital. I've spent most of my knitting time on socks lately and have neglected making little hats and booties. Here is the link to my blog for these projects: Knitting for Peace.

First January Sock FO!

I finished the first sock. On with the second!

January
Pattern: Mock baby cable
Yarn: Koigu P449/100% Premium Merino Wool 50g/ 175yds (2 skeins)
Needles: 2.0mm dpns

Yarn for second sock.