The knitting is completed.
(I’m using these little hair clips to hold the seams in place when I mattress stitch the cardigan together.)
All ends have been woven in.
Buttons have been sewn on.
(I went for the ones on the right.)
And photos have been taken.
But I’m still writing the pattern.
BRB.
Turing and the Apple socks
US$5.00
Inspired by the colourway of my yarn, MacIntosh, I started thinking about apples. I then remembered the tale of the English mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing who died after eating a poisoned apple. It is said that the Apple Macintosh computer logo is an homage to this brilliant man.
In this top-down sock, garter stitch flows from the ribbing, through the leg, into the heel and on to the foot.
The ankle-length leg is perfect for a summer sock, but it is very easy to lengthen to your personal taste.
The heel is a deep style called a German Heel (appropriate given the role Turing played during the Second World War at Bletchley Park) and the toe decreases are more widely spaced than usual to fit in with the overall design.
This would make a great men’s sock, made in slightly more sober colours (or not, as the case may be!).
Yarn: Wooly Wonka Fibers Bamboo and Superwash Wool Sock Yarn, in “MacIntosh” (378 yds/345 m, 60% merino superwash wool, 30% bamboo, and 10% nylon)
Needles/notions: Set of 5 2.5 mm/US 1.5 needles (or size to obtain gauge).
Blunt needle for weaving in of ends,
Row counter and stitch markers (optional).
Sizes: Small to fit 7-8”/18-20 cm, Medium to fit 8-9”/20-23 cm, Large to fit 9-10”/23-25.5 cm (Size shown is Medium and is on a 9” foot).
Gauge:
9 sts and 12 rows = 2.5 cm/1” over stocking stitch on 2.5 mm needles in the round
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after all my pimpin’ I’m not in. April?
EDIT: Turns out that Kerrie emailed me asking for some better photos with more detail in them. I never got that email. I now have to go and wrestle the item back off the person I gave it to for Christmas and do some more pictures. The lesson: never assume anything.
I’ve typed up the Acorn pattern now, and so it’s ready to be tested.
I’ve put it up into a PDF file (man, I love Open Office) and it’s 9 pages long and 68.5 kb in size.
I’d be sending it via email, so if you are on dial-up or have to pay per kb, be prepared!
There are no pictures of the finished item, but there is a schematic and there are plenty of pictures on the blog.
If it’s possible I’d need to have feedback by the middle of April at the latest, and I’d need honesty (but be nice!).
You’ll get a credit either in the pattern itself, or here on the blog. And my eternal thanks! Oh, and a workable garment, too!
“aup”, thanks for the comment you left, but there was no email address to reply to and when I clicked on your profile link, it was hidden. If you still want to test-knit the pattern, could you email me using the link over in the side bar with your details (including your blog if you have one). Ta.
I’ll leave comments open for 48 hours from when this is posted.
Thanks again to everyone reading and I’m now beginning to get nervous. Eep!
My little (6 foot tall plus, 20 stone) brother needs all the sympathy you can send his way. I thought about publishing his email address (he could do with a stalker to cheer him up), but I pass along any cooing. He was fixing his computer chair yesterday when he dropped it on his big toe and … I’m going to write this in white, so that the squeemish don’t have to read it – I mean it! If you want to be grossed out, just highlight the following text:
His nail came off. Ewww!!!
FIN.
On to knitting:
I’ve finished all the knitting on Acorn, so there’s just the finishing, washing, blocking and photographing to do. And write the pattern up, of course!
I could really do with at least one test knitter for this, so if you’re interested in knitting up a fairly simple baby/child garment, leave me a comment.
I’m afraid it will have to be someone that I’ve heard from before and you won’t be able to blog about what it is exactly, or show the finished item until it’s published, but you will get “bigged up” by me! And you might even come back in the next life as Vin Diesel’s string vest! Oh, no, that’s just me, isn’t it?!
Last edit on this post, I promise – I was going to write the pattern up, put it into PDF format and email it to the unfortunate victim lucky test knitter.
Cheers in advance.
