Autor: cazcrafts

pattern: babysöckchen from the book „Zwei Socken gleichzeitig stricken: Ganz einfach mit einer Rundstricknadel“

yarn: some scrap yarn

needles: 2.5mm circular needle (1.20m long)

i wanted to give magic loop and knitting socks on 1 circular needle a try. to understand the the technique i knit these cute baby socks with some wolle rödel scrap sock yarn. i like how they turned out. and i like magic loop knitting. it’s not as difficult as i thought and i love the fact that both socks are finished the same time. no single socks anymore 😉 and no chance to forget what you did on the first sock…

i will give them to whomever of my friends has the next baby. so, make an effort folks 😉

pattern: one skein – a stole! by katja jordan

yarn: 100g noro kureyon sock

needles: 5mm circular needle

size: 2.22m long, 43cm wide

i called this project „one skein warwick stole“ because i bought the noro yarn in warwick, england. really liked knitting this scarf because it grew sooo fast with the drop stitches. i also love the colours of the noro yarn, but i’m not a big fan of the touch. it’s quite itchy and the yarn has very thin parts and big lumps…

i’m blocking the scarf at the moment and can’t wait to wear it…

i can’t go anywhere without bringing back some wooly souvenirs, can i? this is my loot from the english midlands. birmingham, where i visited my friend scott, was a disappointment yarn-wise! but i can find some decent skeins of yarn anywhere 😉

1 skein of wendy happy sock yarn. extremely soft and shiny, 75% bamboo, 25% nylon. bought at john lewis in solihull:

2 skeins of noro kureyon sock yarn. 70% wool, 30% nylon. feels kind of strange, the yarn twists in itself and it looks like it was handspun by myself (which isn’t a compliment *lol*). but the colours are adorable! 

i already cast on a one skein drop stitch stole with the green-purple skein. here you can also see that the weight of the yarn varies a lot:

apart from the yarn i also got some dpns with needle size 2.25. you hardly find them here in germany…

and hey, i also can’t go anywhere without knitting! i didn’t dare to take a project with my precious knit picks needles with me, so it had to be socks. i was really afraid that they wouldn’t let me go through security control at the airport with pointy sticks in my hand luggage. but what can i say: no problems at all! i got through 2 controls in frankfurt and 1 control in birmingham on the way back but nobody wanted to take my needles from me. yay! apparently i look so harmless that i could smuggle anything through airport controls *lol*

so one of these socks is „made in germany“, one is „made in britain“:

pattern: my own. just plain socks with a 3×3 cable down the side. co 64 st.

yarn: ca. 70g opal hundertwasser, colourway: 1433, silver sprial

needles: 2.5mm dpns

size: 40/41

i got this yarn for my birthday from my aunt. danke godi 🙂 but i have to admit i’m not the biggest opal hundertwasser fan… i like to knit difficult lace or cable patterns but there is no use to try that with such a colourful and stripy yarn. anyway, it was a nice knit, the socks are comfy and will make great „wear-around-the-house“-socks 🙂

pattern: brainless socks from yarnissima

yarn: ca. 60g drachenwolle sock yarn, merino/linen

needles: 2.5mm dpns

size: 40/41

i love the look and the fit of these socks! those were my first toe up socks too and definitely not my last!

the pattern works perfectly with the yarn. i’m so happy with these socks! intentionally i wanted to knit these for my mum, but she said she didn’t want anything with too many colours. her loss. my socks now *harr harr*

pattern: embossed leaves socks from interweaves knits „favorite socks“ 

yarn: ca. 60g drachenwolle sock yarn, 75/25 wool/pa 

needles: 2.5mm dpns

size: perfect fit for me. size 40/41

i wanted to knit these socks ever since i saw klippity’s embossed leaves socks. got the book for christmas from my bro 🙂

pattern: lace ribbon scarf

yarn: 150g wollmeise, 100% merino superwash, colourway: indisch rot

needles: 3.5mm

size after blocking: 2,55m x 25cm

i love the pattern! it’s not boring but easy to memorize. and hey, no need to talk about wollmeise yarn. it’s just the greatest there is! (me = big wollmeise fan)