Last
year I made this "Trade
Offer" on the website:
"I have
done my annual try at making socks
and,
once again, failed.
I am a
crocheter, weaver, spinner, felter, etc etc-- but...
that
won't get me a pair of hand knit socks.
Therefore, I want to trade a set of
double
pointed bronze needles
for
hand knit socks.
Natural
fibers. And my feet are size 10."
The
response to the trade
last year was
truly great!
Thank you all.
The
Great Sock
Trade '07
We have
received some fantastic socks already
Here is the first pair!
This pair is by
Karla Mather-Cocks in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She calls them her Nature Socks. The
ribbing is knit in handspun from merino & alpaca roving dyed by The Fleece
Artist www.fleeceartist.com
The two
shades of green yarn for the main part of the socks are merino from Lucy
Neatby at www.tradewindknits.com.
What cozy and
beautiful socks!!
"Tidal Wave"
knitted by
Karen
Baker
Pattern: by
Southwest Trading Co.
Yarn: 45%
Bamboo,
40%
Superwash Merino, 15% Polyamide
These
sock Shimmer in the light!
and they are
very soft!
If mermaids had
feet,
they would wear
these socks!
Karen's
blog
www.knottyk.wordpress.com
Look at
these beauties! Mohair Socks! Knitted by
Sally
S. Campbell
and we will be
publishing a lot more photos
of all the new socks !
Here
are some from last year.
I am so
happy with this trade
I just
did with Dr. Lea Stern
"knitdoc"
opal
hand-painted
wool yarn
Lea Stern's great grandfather was a
blacksmith.
These purple socks are an original
design of hers called
"The Old Forge Flame"
and are made in honor of
blacksmiths everywhere,
but "especially John & Molly, and
Lea's Great Grandpa Faulkenstein"
"May your fires burn brightly!"
Warm Heavy Wool!
And these Beauties!
Susan Allig's
three!!! pairs of wonderful socks!
Her moc
croc socks.
Knit on Celtic Swan
Forge knitting needles.
What a
great trade!
These were knit
by Jo Ellen Burton from
Cherry Hill
Farms Supersock yarn,"Dusk"
She
says about her
needles, "I love them!
They
are absolutely beautiful!
I
love your work!" And i certainly love hers!!!
She is at
yarnbazaar.com
Kyra Zuck made
these from handspun 100% BFL (Black Faced Leister) wool.
Kyra said, on
receiving her needles "They are beautiful! Thank you so much!"
" I always
reach for my Molly needles first. I love the sturdiness, the sharp points,
and above all, their beauty."
Kyra Zuck
wanted to do another trade! here are these beauties!
Here is a
link to her blog
Magic
Molly Socks! by
Danita Sanders
Molly playing in the Mayday Sunshine in
her new socks under a Rowan tree!
from a great
fiber artist!
Helen Griffin
made these wonderful blue socks.
They are made
from Chroma Superwash.
Helen is a
member of the
Big
Apple Knitters Guild.
To see more of
Helens fiber work
click here.
Thanks! Jo
Ellen Burton!
"The
knitting needles came today! I love them! They are absolutely beautiful!"
Wow!
Green Socks! I love the
socks too!
She is at
yarnbazaar.com
The Autumn
Crocus are blooming-
Ariel Altaras,
these are Wonderful socks!
The green
is hand spun, and the purple is Knitpics
Her blog:
http://stariel.blogspot.com/
Lilith Green!
These are
fantastic socks!!!
and all the way
from Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland
to Lopez
Island!
Made from
Cherry Tree Hill "Blueberry Hill"
Lilith's blog:
http://tigerlilith.blogspot.com
Katie
Powers
Warm & fuzzy!
Here is her
blog link
Lori Fincham
from Homer, Alaska
Wonderful
knitmanship! Beautifully turned heel.
Her blog link
http://spinknit.blogspot.com
Wonderful
pattern and color by Valerie Webster.
Cable knit and comfy socks
by
Dicksie House.
Made with
Mountain Colors Bearfoot Midnight Sapphire colorway.
Ribbed alpaca
blend by Linda Milton.
John gets these. They are ever so soft!
Wonderful
Fair Isle patterned yarn
by Sarah Mackey
of Canada.
http://sarahjanet.blogspot.com.
Lori Ell made
these great green socks.
http://sticksnstring.livejournal.com
Very nice
details on these!
Dorothy
Waite made these
wonderful soft
socks.
www.missouristar.typepad.com
Anne
Hanson's lovely checker patterned socks.
www.knitspot.com
Thank you
all!
Take a look at
Mollys Double Pointed Knitting Needles
featured on the
Wendy
Knits
blog.
'Knitting and spinning. The fun
never stops.'
Wendy says:
Ruffles Have Ridges
And so do my new
silver dpns.
A number of you
commented on the ridges in the dpns, asking if that impeded the movement
of stitches on the needles.
One of the main issues
I have with metal dpns is that the needle falls out of the stitches way
too easily. I remember a pair of patterned Norwegian socks I knitted on
some small size steel dpns -- I had a hell of a time keeping my needles
in my work.
I took my new silver
needles on my commute on Friday and am happy to report that the ridges
in the needles kept the stitches in place, even on the bumpy train. But
they do not slow up my knitting at all -- I can easily move the stitches
across the ridges. They just give the needle a bit of "grab."
They are certainly
heavier than my bamboo dpns, but in size 2.0mm, this is not an issue. It
only took a couple of rounds before I was used to knitting with them.
Unlike the Knitpicks
dpns in the smaller sizes, the points are not so pointy that it's
painful when you stub your finger on them. Yet they were pointy enough
for me to easily pick up my wraps on my short-row toe.
Does it sound like I
like these needles? Yes I do! The surface of them is not completely
round -- they have a lovely handmade look (because they are -- duh) and
it does not in anyway detract from their usability. If anything, it adds
to the enjoyment of the process for me.
Check out the
Celtic Swan website -- they've got lots of beautiful things there.
Thanks very much Wendy.
( Wendy D.
Johnson
! the author of
"
Wendy Knits: My Never- Ending Adventures in
Yarn " ) )
