March 28, 2007

They're Done!!!

I finished up the socks last night! Then dug out the Kool Aid and get them dyed. I'm really please with how they turned out, and don't they look nice hanging in my grapefruit tree?

So, I cast on a new project, too. Although I have to admit, I worked almost all day on the new project and forced myself to finish the socks so I could report in to y'all that I'd done it!

The new project is Monica from Knitty.com. I didn't want to do it all in St st, so I looked in my 365 Knitting Stitches a Year Perpetual Calendar

and chose the April 16th pattern, Staggered Eyelets.

I got enough done that I can start making the ruffle. Although, I think I'm going to decrease a bit on the body before I do. It's a bit large for the baby. And of course, me being me, I couldn't just follow the pattern. Instead of making it in four pieces, I knit the body in the round with the eyelet pattern only in the front. I'll knit the ruffle in the round, too, and knit the two together and then add the couple of regular garter stitch rows and the straps. F suggested a piece of elastic around the top of the main piece, and that does sound like a good idea. I think a ruffle around the bottom would be cute, too and as the recommended number of garter st rows isn't enough to curb the curling, I may do that, too....or just crochet around the bottom edge. We'll see!

So, I was busy and productive yesterday and those socks are FINISHED!