01/16/2008
Happy 2008!!
Okay, it’s the middle of January but still, I hope 2008 will be a fantastic year for everyone. I’m so happy to report that I have finally finished my knee high Firestarters and they are super cozy.
There were only a few mods the first being my big mess up with the heel/leg pattern being in stockinette instead of Yarnissima’s original pattern. I used the same increase as the pattern but added 3 more extra increases to compensate for my chubby calves ending with a total of 72 stitches.
If anyone is interested here’s the leg info:
- Total 10 cable repeat
- Knit row 9 of pattern (this is the increase)
- Now there’s 62 sts total
- Knit 4 rounds following row 1 of the pattern
- Add another increase (I’m increasing the same way I did for the foot. The increase is in the purl area.)
- 64sts total
- Knit 2 rounds following row 1 of the pattern
- Increase => 66 sts total
- Knit 2 rounds following row 1 of the pattern
- Increase => 68 sts total
- Knit 2 rounds following row 1 of the pattern
- Increase => 70 sts total
- Knit 6 rounds following row 1 of the pattern
- Cuff: *Knit , Purl 1* inorder for the pattern to work out and match up I had to fudge and add 2 more stitches ending up with 72 sts total. I randomly placed the two stitches when I would have to do a K1 I did an M1 increase. (I hope this makes sense)
- Bind off with Grumperina’s style
Pattern: Firestarter by Yarnissima
Can be found HERE
Yarn: Posh Yarn Lucia (purchased at The Loopy Ewe)
Color: Pantomime
Start: 11/2007
Finished: 1/12/2008
Needle: 32” Knit Picks circ Options 2.25mm/US1
Currently I’m going back to the basics and doing simple patterns. I want a lot of socks so I’m sticking to the easy stuff until I spy a must have or want a challenge. Have a great Wednesday!
bockstark.knits said,
01/16/2008 at 7:19 am
WOW, they are gorgeous!!!
Heather said,
01/16/2008 at 7:52 am
Happy 2008 to you hope that you had a great New Year. Glad to see you back. We missed you
Great job on the socks love the mods!!
Ingrid said,
01/16/2008 at 8:16 am
LOVE the socks. They’ll look so great with a cute skirt.
Becca said,
01/16/2008 at 8:35 am
Those are beautiful! I love that pattern and it looks even better as knee-highs.
terhi said,
01/16/2008 at 8:44 am
Wow, gorgeous socks! I would love a pair like that too.
Shannon said,
01/16/2008 at 9:31 am
Happy 2008 to you too!
The socks are great. The color works well with the pattern and you did a wonderful job!
stacey said,
01/16/2008 at 4:13 pm
Wow – the socks a fabulous – what a great adventure – I think you deserve a little less complicated sock – you need time to recover:)
Heather said,
01/16/2008 at 4:52 pm
Really, really amazing!!
Rasa said,
01/16/2008 at 5:17 pm
Nice job on the socks! I can certainly appreciate wanting to go back to knittting something easy! I have 4 pairs on the needles at the moment – 2 of which are what I call “mindless” patterns.
Alex said,
01/17/2008 at 3:51 am
Great socks! That gusset is fabulous, And I love how appropriate the colors of the yarn are to the name of the pattern.
elizabeth said,
01/17/2008 at 11:23 am
Love ‘em! Did you use two hanks of yarn or were you able to knit them from one?
jane said,
01/17/2008 at 2:40 pm
They are great! Love them! Glad to see you’re back…
mel said,
01/17/2008 at 8:11 pm
I love them
What a happy, fun pair of firestarters!! They are definitely on my list!
tiennie said,
01/17/2008 at 11:38 pm
These are fabulous!
Put a Sock in it said,
01/21/2008 at 1:10 pm
Now that’s an impressive pair of socks! Well done.
Knitting Bandit said,
01/22/2008 at 5:23 pm
Thanks for all the details of your modifications. I will need to compensate for extra cookie and cake deposits on my calves. I’m sure your numbers will work.
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