Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Flamingo Socks
I have finished the Opal Flamingo socks for my dear friend, I have made socks for all my friends over the time except for her so I felt it only fair to knit her some. She is a real pink girl so I think they will suit her nicely, I hope she likes them.
I have also taken on the POMATOMUS SOCKS as you well know I have a love/hate relationship with lace knitting so we will see how I go with them. It is a lovely pattern and so far so good, with only a couple of minor stuff ups so far, nothing that a round of unpicking hasn't fixed. The yarn I am using is a beautiful hand dyed one that I received from the lovely BECKY when we were taking part in secret pal 5, I have been saving it for a special project and I thought the colours would suit 'HIPPO' as he shall be called from now on, perfectly. Becky has been having computer problems so I haven't heard from her in a while, I do miss you if you happen to read this post.
I also couldn't resist starting something else, I seem to have been knitting a lot of socks lately, so I wanted to do something totally different and have chosen this delightful little fellow out of Simply Knittings Christmas gifts extra that came with the November issue.
I know it is a long way till next Christmas but he is the sort of thing I would like on display in my lounge room permanently, not to mention that he does bare a striking resemblance to my DH (I do hope he doesn't read this).
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17 comments:
Those socks look great! I love the pink.
oooooooooooooh!! pink socks!!!!!!!!! gorgeous!!!!!!!!!
michelle
http://knitty-bitty.momo4ever.com
The socks are GORGEOUS!!! I am thinking of the Potamous socks myself having seen a couple of them on blogs that look really lovely. And as for the gnome - he just made me chuckle!!
All your socks look gorgeous,but my favourite is the Hippo Sock!! You are doing an excellent job with the lace pattern on EVERY row!!! I saw the gnomes too. You'll have to let me know how it goes!!!
That little guy is sooo cute, how could you resist not knitting him.
Love your socks! I have been eyeing the Potamous too, downloaded the pattern and am pondering what yarn to use.
Can't wait to see your Potamous (love that word!!!) on your feet :-)
I LOVE THE PINK! The gnomes are so cute, i have the same issue hopefully i will get around to knitting my mum 1 before christmas:)
I love the flamingo socks, thats one lucky friend you have :)
Those pink socks are gorgeous! I looked at a site from the States that sells Opal sock yarn, and it was rather expensive for my budget ($14 USD) plus I'd have exchange and shipping and no doubt customs...I wonder if there is a place that sells it for a better price here in Canada...
Your "hippo" has lovely colours and seems to be knitting up nicely so far!
I love that cute little gnome!
I really like that little guy. Should be fun. Great socks too!
that little guy looks too cute!
hope we can see him soon!
Love the flamingo socks! And I am a very anti-pink girl, but they are cool.
I am very enamoured with the gnomes, I'm looking forward to seeing yours in progress or done!
Suzi.
That gnome is too cute! And the socks. Every time I look at someone's blog there is something else I want to knit.
Sharon, you talented knitter, you! :) I love the Flamingo socks and your friend is one lucky person. The Potomous sock is a beauty, but I have major issues when I try to knit any lace! As for the gnome, he's a honey!
OHMYGOD! I love that little guy. You see, you Aussie girls have that cool pattern and this american doesn't :--)
Thanks for leaving the message - How is Potamous doing?
I love the pink socks. We have a running joke of flamingos in my family. Now I know the perfect Christmas gift for someone! Thank you Sharon!
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