Taenzer models socks

I had the AC on in the bedroom last night and I've got it on in the living room this morning. It's not so much that it's hot as it's HUMID. It's just awful. The dogs want to go out, but all I have to do is bend a toe and I break into a sweat. I've been out to do the cat and the guinea pig and that is all I intend to do (except for some laundry) today. I'm getting to be such a sissy in my old age... We'll do some training--in the air conditioning--or something, to keep them from getting too bored.

Anyway, while I was sitting there in the cool, dry(ish) bedroom last night, I couldn't resist. I cast on for the Lemonade sock using that gorgeous Apple Laine sock yarn in the Sweet Baby colorway. Boy howdy is that nice stuff. Only problem is I think I'm going to have to rip back and start again on a smaller size needle--it's a heftier yarn than Schaefer Anne, but it doesn't look like a dense enough fabric on size 1, so I'll have to go down to 0s. But it's really really really nice yarn. Really nice. Sure wish I could afford a few more skeins of this blend before the new one comes out. I want to make a vest to go over a white t-shirt.

Of course, I haven't forgotten that I have other socks in progress. Five others, in fact. This makes a total of six. Taenzer was kind enough to model them for me this morning (all except the Bayerische sock).

(Heehee! She was like "MOM!! What are you doing?? Putting things on my feet and exposing me to ridicule!" Okay, I was giggling, but just because she's so cute and so dear--she *let* me "put things on her feet" and stood there despite her humiliation while I took pictures. I tried to explain I wasn't laughing *at* her, I was laughing because she's so cute and makes me so happy, but I don't think she believed me.)

Okay, there on her left forefoot is a plain vanilla 2x2 ribbed sock out of Lang Jawoll Color, on size 0 Brittany needles. On the right forefoot is a basketweave-rib sock that (obviously) only needs the toe grafted; I made it on metal 0s, but I don't remember what the yarn is. It's a pretty sock, though, isn't it? It'll look great with jeans. On the right hind foot is the Cannon Beach sock, heel turned and gussets finished and on to the foot. You can't see the left hind foot in this shot.




Here she is from the other side, bless her heart, knitting needles sticking out everywhere. On her right hind foot is a completed sock in a heathered lavender alpaca with a lace rib which you can't see. These will be wear around the house only socks since I worked no reinforcement into the toes or heels--I just wanted some really warm socks for next winter. This qualifies for WIP because there's only one of them. I think the yarn is from KnitPicks and that I used size 1 needles. Maybe 2s. I can't find any notes for it in my knitting journal (which I need to update from this blog).

I thought about putting the Lemonade sock on her tail, but that seemed like too much, so I just layered it over the basketweave-rib sock.

Here's a few close-ups of the individual socks:

Cannon Beach

Lace Rib alpaca
Lemonade Sock, basketweave rib sock, and Jawoll sock:

Behind the scenes: Supermodels are such divas!

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