Woodland Fae Socks

My first completed SOCKS!!! WHOOT! I have others (and have had for months) on the needles, but these were done with worsted weight wool on size 4 needles. SUPER quick knit! They're more slipper socks than regular socks, as I've yet to find a pair of my shoes that they'll fit in. However, they keep my feet toasty warm tootling around the house.



I knit them with Zenstring Nirvana Worsted. Heavenly soft and squishy. YUMMY! I'm now addicted to knitting socks. AND, have several holiday orders in from family for slipper socks. Hopefully, I'll be able to get them all done and no one will be disappointed.

Woodland Forest Longies

These longies were knit using Plymouth Outback Wool. A customer requested this yarn in specific, as she'd used some with her older children. So, I was off to find the yarn for her longies. I did end up finding it at an online store, but it was a bit challenging. The color is #965, which I've dubbed Woodland Forest. I love knitting for this momma, as she is super sweet and her son is absolutely ADORABLE! She emailed to see if I knit hats, and so I whipped up a hat to go with the longies too.

More Baptism Longies

For a wonderful momma on HC. I was able to knit these using Organic Merino wool, which I LOVE! I ran into a slight problem when almost finished with a dropped and incorrectly picked up stitch near the waist band. I had a heart attack, tried to fix it, and had a couple more heart attacks. It really was not a noticable flaw, but one I knew existed. So, I emailed the momma with some suggestions on what could be done (we were working under a deadline.) All worked out well, and the little guy looked adorable on his baptism day.

Florry

Before coming up with my verdict on Lindon Merino, I decided to crochet it. I started these longies before the Rory longies were washed and blocked. I quickly decided that I enjoyed crocheting it. It worked up quickly on a 5.0mm hook, and the longies are uber cottony soft and stretchy! The are working perfectly for Jackie!

US Mystery Girls

A collaboration with Alison at AhMay Designs. She sewed this gorgeous shirt, and I knit up longies to match. We had a bit of trouble with the yarn we orginally had picked matching, so instead, I double stranded Butternut (orange) and Rhubarb (pink) Merino Style together for the perfect match. It's hard to capture in photography, but the tween look matches the shirt perfectly! I trimmed in 2 strands of Cranberry Merino Style.



The set was to be sold in my store, but sat in stock too long, and now belongs to Jackie!

Bubblegum Machine Longies

Another custom..... Bubblegum on Blackberry Ridge Merino, dyed by Brad at Wooly Wonders by Nada. You can't go wrong with this yarn. I enjoyed the colorway as it worked up! The only issue with this project was starting out with turqoise for the coordinating trim! It didn't dawn on me that boys couldn't wear Frost Blue (Knit Picks Merino Style) as "Frost" really was turqoise, until I had an inch or so of the body complete... then it became clear to me. So, I had to rip back and rework with a grey trim. Them momma and I were pleased with the results though.

Rory Longies

Fabulous little Rory Lonies made for sweet Evelyn! Annie, once again, was a pleasure to work with. Although, I have to admit, she is becoming a formidable knitter herself, so I was a bit nervous knitting for her again. She claims to love the longies though! WOOOSH!



They were knit using Lindon Merino from Three Irish Girls in the Rory colorway. I used a crochet shell trim on the legs. I'm never crazy about working with Lindon, even though I love the yarn. It does not have as much stretch to it as I like, so makes my hands tire. Plus, before washing, the stitch definition does not look great. But, after the longies were complete, washed, and blocked, I remembered why I love Lindon so much. SO SO cottony soft, warm, squishy and wonderful! And, the yarn blooms for great stitch definition! It's like after washing, the longies were a different garment than before washing.