Monkey Fish

Summer days!

What goes better with summer than cool bright colors....

A splash of picot...

Monkeying around...

kicking up your heels...

Fancy toes...

And a game of peek-a-boo through the cuffs?

Nothing.

Specs:
Pattern: Monkey Socks
Yarn: Fishy Wishy in a Dishy DK from See Jayne Knit
Needles: Addi Lace 2.5 mm

Mods: Picot cuff, short row heel, anatomical toe

Notes: Would use a smaller needle next time, they are a wee bit roomier than I prefer, but still ohhhh so comfy.

This 'n that

A little of this...STR Space Dust in medium weight. Destined to become...can you guess???

And a little of that...STR 'Hollyday' medium weight...no destination as of yet.

Happy Wednesday!

Monkeys at the Fairgrounds!

Here we are in Monkey land again...Fairground Monkeys this time!

On Sunday, I substituted for Alina and taught her knitting class at the LYS in Multnomah Village. Too much fun! Those women are a hoot! It could become habit forming! Seriously!

I went up to the local 'Bucks and knit and sipped for a moment in the sun

Then off to my folks for Sunday dinner with the family and some out of town friends of my sisters'...they're from Ireland...how cool is that!?

Specs:
Pattern: Surprise!!! Monkeys by Cookie A.
Yarn: STR 'Fairgrounds'
Needles: Addi Lace 2.5 mm, 2.25 mm for the heel
Mods: Gotcha', no short row heel in sight on these puppies!! I did a heel flap using the Eye of Partridge stitch ala L-B! I did stick to my anatomical toe, however. Magic looping the whole way!!

For inquiring minds...the Zinnias (?) are from my mom's garden...she has the green thumb, I have skeins for thumbs!! :)

Honey, Honey

BMFA Geisha Oregon Red Clover Honey

Destined to become a

Bee Fields shawl.

Sweet!!!

Odds and Ends

Odds...a wee bit...take a closer look....

Cool! Mr. NK and his eagle eyes pointed this ad out to me last night! Mr. NK sees everything except for my ever expanding stash!! I heart him!

and ends...getting to the end of one ball of Fairgrounds...no worries, there's plenty more where that came from!! Correct!!! It is not a short row heel....it's an Eye of Partridge heel flap ala L-B, thanks L-B!

You might have noticed a new link in the sidebar...the ALS Association of Oregon and SW Washington. ALS is very close to our hearts. The Portland Walk to d'Feet ALS fund raiser takes place on September 9, 2007. Many states have their own chapters and host their own Walks.
Mr. NK and I will be supporting Pat Newman's Gang. We invite you to join us in defeating ALS.

A wee bit more red!

SOS Pair #3...

done....

done...

done!!!!!

Specs:
Pattern: Solstice Slip from the June STR Rockin Sock Club 2007
Yarn: STR 'Firebird' Lightweight
Needles: Addi Lace 2. 75 mm (2.5 mm for the heel)
Mods: I tried really hard to follow the pattern, so just a short row heel and an anatomical toe...no picot!

See Jayne Knit 'Fishy Wishy in a Dishy', Piece of Beauty 'Red Bark' and STR 'Fairgrounds' are all that remain on the needles...at this moment in time, that is! Fingers crossed I can finish all of them by the SOS deadline!!!

Knit On!

Red is for...

Tomatoes from the local Farmer's Market....

Cables...

Sock monkeys!

Piece of Beauty 'Red Bark' toe up...Monkeys...

a Sereknity 'Shiraz' Sock kit...

My first Fair Isle project. A hat for Mr. NK!

Swatches...

a red Aran sweater...

Dreamed, swatched, knit, swatched, knit...and brought into the world...

...by...

me.

Clearly, if it isn't red....it just isn't.

P.S. For the curious, the Red Aran sweater and more designs by my friends can be found here!

Almost a school....

Of Monkey Fish, that is!

Two heels...

and almost two toes....

Fairgrounds Redux

Metamorphosis (noun).

Change

Reshaping

Revision

Metamorphosis.

Fancy toes!

SOS pair #2...Complete!

Specs:
Pattern: Solstice Slip from the STR Sock club
Yarn: S-x in the City TV yarn from Woolgirl
Needles: Addi Lace 3.25 mm
Mods: Picot cuff, short row heel with a mini flap, contrasting yarn for the anatomical toe.

Stella asked about the mini flap/gusset: I knit back and forth in stockinette for 10-12 rows, slipping the first stitch of each row. I then work the short row heel, pick up 5-6 stitches along each side of the flap and decrease per usual for a gusset. This gives me a smidge more ease across my instep for some of these patterns that seem to suck in alot!

And Cynthia, I have a pattern that I purchased ages ago for Birkensock socks by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts. I bought it from Norsk Fjord Fiber. Perhaps you can track it down from them.

Rani, please don't give up on the picot action!!

Happy knitting!!