Sunday, November 1, 2009

Alpaca Blend socks

**IF you are looking for my midnight madness sketch submission, please scroll down**


Back in August I met a dork sister in Janesville, Wisconsin at a yarn shop (see side bar for link to yarn shop). I bought this luscious yarn but had to wait to work it up. I had too many projects ahead of it. My project list had dwindled some and I couldn't stand not using this yarn. I have a sock, from another skein, that still needs to be made, yet somehow I am on the foot of this one! This yarn is called Misti Alpaca and it is an alpaca, merino, nylon and silk blend. Here I am modeling it while it is still on the needles. I took the picture myself and that was a bit tricky!
You can see the unused skein in a nylon next to it. That keeps the skein together as the ball becomes smaller and loses it's ability to hold its shape.


Here's the sock off my foot.


6 comments:

  1. Oh, that is so pretty, I love socks, and that yarn is gorgeous. I wonder if it is slippery on wood floors though? Will look for your finished project later on, Karen.
    Nice arch too! :)

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  2. Karen, beautiful yarn! Love the colors and it looks like it will be really warm.
    great modeling too!

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  3. Those sure are pretty, that yarn is working up well. Great talent at taking photos too, I don't think I could get a shot of my own foot! And my ribbing on top of my current pair is just K1 P1, I think perhaps of the color of the yarn it looks like it stands out more. Nice socks!

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  4. Wow, girl if you ever need a side job foot modeling is for you!

    Great job! Did you know Grace Kelly knitted socks for Clark Gable. It was one of her passions.

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  5. Great sock! And you'd make a great foot model!

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