use your hands: Huzzah!

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Huzzah!

Pattern: Jaywalkers
Yarn: Knit picks sock garden merino in "geranium"
Needles: Two US size 1 24 in. circs (Susan bates I believe)
Started: December 6,2005
Finished: January 18,2006

I love these socks!! The pattern is wonderful. I can see why there are so many jaywalker devotees in the blogosphere. I will definitely make another pair of these. I also really liked the knit picks yarn. Aside from the fact that the color is so difficult to photograph it was really nice to work with.

I can now safely say that I am a sock knitting convert! Now I just need to decide what pattern to knit up next!

I have worked on Angelica a bit as well. I am just at the hip shaping & should have pics (and possibly a finished bodice) tonight! She is shaping up wonderfully! There are some really lovely finished ones in the KAL. I love all the color and yarn choices. This sweater looks great in anything!

# posted by Leah : 1/19/2006 10:58:00 AM

Comments:

Yay! Finished Jaywalkers! They look great. If you let Grumperina know, she will add them to the gallery. :)

# posted by

Chris : 12:21 PM

They look fabulous! Congrats on getting them done. I'm about half way through my first one. I'm really enjoying the pattern too!

# posted by

Chrissy : 12:35 PM

the socks look great! now, get moving on angelica. i can't remember what yarn you are using ..

# posted by

carrie : 12:44 PM

lovely jaywalkers. isn't the pattern like crack cocaine? A friend of mine who's moving is in the midst of destashing and she gave me her Lorna's Laces sock yarn in Black Purl (good friend, right?? ;) ). It is gorgeous yarn and I am totally thinking about casting on for my. . .umm. . .how many has it been. . .err. . .FOURTH Jaywalker. I don't think I'm ever going to get sick of this pattern. But I think my blog readership might be tho. We'll see. . .

Anyhoo, enough about me. Great socks. They look way too good to be your first pair of sock. And yet they are. You rock.

# posted by

Sandra may be knitting a ranchhouse : 1:13 PM

Hurray, hurray! Beautiful socks... nice work, Leah! :)

# posted by

Erin : 3:16 PM

Love them! Why not another pair of jaywalkers? ;)

# posted by

Angela : 4:33 PM

Awesome Jaywalkers! You're all signed up for the sock-a-month knitalong, and I gave you your J (how appropriate - J for January and Jaywalkers!

# posted by

knittinmom : 5:13 PM

Yay! They look great! I can't wait to finish mine...

Can't wait to see Angelica... or whatever else grabs your attention! :)

# posted by

lori : 8:15 PM

Thanks guys! I really do love the way they turned out!

Sandra you are so right, it's like CRACK! The pattern is so easy & fun I really think I might knit another pair (thanks for twisting my arm Angela)!! :)

# posted by

Leah : 11:40 PM

Hi Leah!
Love your Jaywalkers! I'm still plugging along on mine.

Just wanted to say thanks for being the very first comment on my new blog!

# posted by

Coleen : 4:21 PM

those are awesome!! so bright and cheerful :)

I can't believe those are your first pair- they look perfect!

# posted by

Kym : 7:00 PM

Verry nice! I love the colors.

# posted by

anmiryam : 1:02 PM

Beautiful color! They look very pretty!

# posted by

Julia : 2:24 PM

i made the same jaywalkers! isn't the knitpicks sock garden great? i love the way the colors shift on the geranium and the are soooo soft. i'm on my third pair! :)

# posted by

jennie : 10:46 AM

Beautiful!! I have this yarn in my stash, and I was planning to use it for my first Project Spectrum socks - RED! Your Jaywalkers are awesome.

Thank you so much for joining my project - I love your blog's name! It goes right along with my idea of the project.

# posted by

Lolly : 11:28 AM

Those are fantastic, I love the colours!

# posted by

lcord : 4:11 PM