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Yarn: Opal handpainted yarn, bought on sale from Little Knits some time ago (yay me, stashbusting!) - thought it was a good "boy" colour. My first experience knitting with Opal - it didn't feel too bad to knit with, and it softens up so nicely with a nice soak in Soak. Plus the obligatory Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Bold Red for husby's signature toes.
Pattern: Improvised - one of the things I love about knitting socks is that once you've knit a few, you can pretty much do a basic sock on the fly, with no pattern at all. Turning the heel needs a bit of concentration, but apart from that, it's all pretty much plain sailing. For these socks, I decided to rib the back of the leg but keep the front plain - hence the christening of these socks as the Mullet socks - business in the front, party in the back!
Sticks: 2.5mm KP nickel plate dpns. 2.5mm is really my sock stick of choice. I do wonder if I should use 2.25mm for a nice firm hopefully felting and sag free sock, but so far the 2.5s have done me fairly well, especially for husby's socks.
Time: I started these in Fiji ... on 2 August! With the vain hope to finish them in time for husby's 40th birthday in October. As you know, I got one done! And now the other - finished on 27 November after a big burst at Morris & Sons (Tapestry Craft) SnB, which I've been going to for the last 3 weeks (nice!).
(oh Fiji, was it really so long ago...sigh!)What I learnt: Oh, not much on these - except that secret knitting takes a lot longer than you expect when you have to keep the secret from your husband!
10 comments:
The mullet socks are done! Hooray! I bet Husby is damn pleased with these, and to have socks named after such a famous haircut. They look fab. I love the rib in the back idea having done it once.
Cute! I made a pair in that same yarn for my son! So now they can be twins! (-ish.)
yay, they look great, and so clever with the rib mullet thing. love them. i got no knitting done at dog training last night. annoyed. perhaps next week i i can bail if i am lucky....
Yes the secret squirrel stuff can be quite hard. I love the ribbing on the back, I've done that too, and it makes the sock a bit fitted, but not too much!! I love your signature red toes too!!
Love the name!! They look great with the red as well
Funny! Very mullet-ish, especially when you get the ribbing around the cuff, too.
That name is the best! Love it. Beautiful socks!
The socks look great especially with the red toes. It's a great design with the ribbing at the back. I must remember that when I knit a pair for my husband.
I love the red accented toes. Is red his favorite color too? Husby needs a sock monkey. Don't they have red toes?
I wish these were the only mullet around - looking fabulous. I really like your red toe thing.
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