Friday, September 5, 2008

Man Socks and a Mystery...


I started knitting my first pair of "man" socks yesterday for my hubby. I'm using some yarn I bought on clearance a few months ago...Moda Dea, Sassy Stripes in a nice combination of dark blues, some brown, and touches of white. I wanted to make my first pair of "man" socks with this less expensive yarn as I work out the sizing for him. Then, I'll progress to a nicer yarn. It's looking like I cast on enough to fit his leg (64 on size 2's). I like how it's looking so far, and so does he. It's a bit thick but they should be nice for wearing around the house on a cold winter day.

I'm still working on my long term projects from time to time. I also sewed curtains for my daughter's room last week. Yesterday I signed up for Mystery Stole 4. I imagine it will be beautiful like the last three. I'm a beginner at lace knitting so I'm not sure how I'll do, but I'm sure I'll learn a lot. I need to go shopping for some yarn and beads so I can get started. The first clue was listed today. Wish me luck!

3 comments:

Sel and Poivre said...

What a fun premis! I love that idea of not knowing what's ahead. Nice man sock yarn - it looks like it'll be great with jeans!

Anonymous said...

Mystery STOLE!!! That is SO cool. Is it the same group that Wendy is working with
M

Acorn to Oak said...

Hi, M! :-)

Yes...I'm pretty sure it's the same one. It would be fun to see how her stole is coming along. I bet it's really pretty.