Spitting Yarn

There’s something about spring and socks. I always seem to get the urge to cast on for socks when the weather warms up and there is blossom on the trees. This year is no exception. In any event, my growing sock yarn stash also needed pruning.

I trawled at length through Ravelry to find a pattern I liked which was free, written for one circular needle and which required a 2.25mm needle (I wanted to try out my KnitPicks circular). After some indecision, I decided on the Marigold socks. They looked cheery and springy, with a pattern which looked interesting, but not too challenging. I am determined to improve my sock knitting this year. I can knit a sock, but it’s always a bit of a battle. I need an instinctive understanding of sock construction and I’m only going to get that if I knit a few pairs of socks.

It’s a short row toe, which I like. I generally prefer toe up construction (a) because you can make the socks shorter if it looks like you’re low on yarn and (b) because my ribbing seems to turn out better.

The baby blanket continues to grow. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I love love love Blue Sky Alpaca organic cotton. The blanket is going to be done way before the baby in question is born. How organised am I?

In an earlier post I offered up a hand knit for rehoming and today I did the draw. The winner is…

Email me your address, jennyff, and I’ll pop the Clapotis in the post to you!