These Socks Go to Eleven
That's exactly what I am calling this project on my Ravelry project page.
This is the gorgeous sock yarn I purchased from this etsy vendor last month. I wasn't sure what I wanted to knit with it -- I did look for a pattern called "Angels" because I wanted to call them "Neon Angels on the Road to Ruin" with a rock and roll nod to the Runaways, but alas. I also thought about knitting Monkey, but, to be honest, I don't really like the way really wildly colored yarn looks in that pattern. So I knit up a swatch and let that be the deciding factor.
Hmmm. . . it will knit up in very thin stripes. Aha! A Chevron pattern would be perfect!
So, even though I did knit up some socks in a Chevron pattern before (and they sure were wild), I decided to knit them again, but better.
And the name? It's a reference to Spinal Tap, of course!
I'll leave you with some other pretties -- some vintage knitting, crochet and tatting magazines that I got at a yard sale the other day for a quarter each!
Here are a few that I picked up at Brimfield Antique Fair last month:
Don't envy me too hard.
Labels: knitting, no cats for once, socks, vintage
16 Comments:
Your tatting too now? I've been playing around with it for quite awhile,, and still trying to get my joins right!
Hell, those almost go to 12! Love them!
Ooooo pretty yarn! I love how the black breaks up the colors.
I love that mittens and gloves one! And I have one or two of the Jack Frost publications myself.
(The socks are awesome too!)
Tatting and all, you are lucky! Won't envy you too much . . . maybe a tad . . .
Zanti,
You are so cool!
Totally TMI, but every time I turn on my breast pump and adjust the suck, I kinda wish it went to 11. Ha ha!
Nice sock and nice vintage haul!!!
gay Teen ideas for knitting and crochet
Why on earth did you pick that up?
You clearly had 8 comments.
Attention hoar. :-p.
And that sock yarn is GORGEOUS. I love the socks.
I want that Gay Teen Ideas booklet.
oooo pretty socks! And loving the gay Teen Ideas booklet, bet it's chock full of wonderful ideas.
Hoar! I love vintage patterns, and you are clearly hogging them all. I'm flouncing.
~evilherbivore
Oh, yay! Look at those tatting books! Hey, ya know what??? I have that same one in the top photo/second row/1st one on the right! Woo Hoo! Let's hear it for vintage tatting booklets! Gotta love 'em! :)
I think you should call the project "Attention Hoar."
Crochet for Gimps and knitting for gay teens? They have interesting yard sales in Boston then.
That yarn is to die for! I just looked at her etsy shop, she has the cutest project bags too. Oh, how tempting it is!
Great vintage mags too. If you need help with the tatting... I actually know how, a gaming buddy in college taught me.
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