A new take on the old
Way back in April, I was skimming threads in the Ravelry group, Sock Knitters Anonymous, when I saw a post announcing a sock design contest by Lorna’s Laces.
After reading the rules, I remembered I had some leftover Shepherd Sock from the Slytherin socks. It seemed like a perfect project to work on during the forthcoming weekend’s trip up north. So I packed myself a “design kit” plus one extra project (you never know, right?).
You see, ever since I knit the English Crystal Design from Kinzel’s First Book of Modern Lace Knitting, I’ve thought it would be interesting to rework this motif for socks. So I decided I’d try and give form to my visualization during the long weekend.
It took a while; two challenges I struggled with were 1) not second-guessing myself (should I let the stitch pattern spiral, or not?), and 2) figuring out a nice transition between the large and small motifs. Much tinkering, knitting, tinking, re-knitting, and frogging ensued until I achieved the result and look I wanted.
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And the Contest #3 Winner is…
Thank you again to everyone who left comments last week for my recent contest. The time has come for me to use the Random Number Generator to select the winner of the lovely All Things Heather “Wicked” sock yarn. more »
Dragon Hunt (Contest #2) Winner
This contest was a bit easier than the Sock Hunt. Thanks to everyone who entered and sent lovely comments!Â
Sock Hunt (Contest #1) Winner
That was a challenging contest! But I enjoyed seeing the guesses you all came up with for the first yarn/pattern combination of my holiday socknitting. Thank you everyone who entered!
