Pattern: Edwardian Boating Socks, by me! [Rav link]
Yarn: Oceanwind Knits and BMFA Socks that Rock
Needles: 2.5 mm
Comments: I know I always say how much I enjoyed coming up with the patterns for the Loumms Year of Socks, but this time I really mean it. I liked it so much I knit the pattern twice just to see how it would look between a semi-solid and a wildly variegated yarn. I rather like the results.
There are already a handful of people who have cast on (one of which my very own Nora!), which I find astonishing!! I really hope they like knitting it. They were very much inspired by the summer, and the lazy days that seem to suddenly stand still, and rowing in the Serpentine, and sipping tall, cool drinks. I'm rather hoping that when the winter comes I'll be able to look at my feet and remember (as I slip on my third sweater of the afternoon) than the summer will be here again soon.
It is rare to find a pattern I like so instantly, and this one is a beauty. Not only easy to knit but also so much fun seeing the oars and boatmen appear (well, that's what they are to me)! You rock with this one. x
Posted by: Nora | July 11, 2009 at 03:37 PM
They look lovely! I especially like how the stitch pattern seems to work so well with the variegated yarn. Another great design!
Posted by: Anna | July 09, 2009 at 07:45 PM