Monica Knits

Heathered blue with flecks of sea foam and algae green, this Aran (4) yarn was not only the perfect color for a "New Wave" scarf, but the 10% silk and 5% cashmere in the merino yarn caress the skin like gentle waves. I wanted to finish the scarf last night, but I stopped so that I could photograph the second skein before using it up.
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Even though I haven't posted many knitting articles recently, I have completed 8 pairs of socks over the past 3 weeks, including another pair of lily of the valley socks as a gift. I'm adding additional tips to my knitting notes, because a friend has asked me to order the pattern and some wool for her, so I wanted to make sure there weren't any surprises in the pattern. I didn't follow it exactly the first time; this time I decided I had better do so, or I wouldn't be able to answer questions on the instructions. The first tip concerns the use of stitch markers for parsing lace repeat patterns. Read more ....

Design Features: Designed by Susan Lawrence, the gold merino wool/silk blend socks have an overall 3x2 lace rib design for comfort and fit, accented with mock cables for the Moc Croc^a pattern style. The lace rib pattern runs from cuff to start of heel, and then continues the length of the sock, instep only, to the toes. The pattern includes instructions for both an ankle and crew length sock.

A few minor modifications were made to Susan's pattern, but design intent was preserved. I purchased the pattern for its striking stitch pattern; my husband also commented on it when he saw me knitting the socks. The Knit Picks catalog highlighted this design in an issue featuring socks.

Mostly I knit socks with fingering weight, wool yarns and wool blends. I have attached a list of colors and brands of yarns that I have used recently.

For leg warmers, which I use to keep the snow off my laces and out of my hiking boots, I often use acrylic yarn, so I can just toss them into the washer.

To see the more yarn photos, click here: yarn image gallery.

YARN DETAILS: alphabetical by brand.