Second attempt

I ended up ripping my first attempt in STR farmhouse. I had finished the instep, but the striping of the yarn really obscured the cables. I thought, 'if I'm gonna spend time on these cables, they might as well be seen,' right?! So, my second attempt is in Schoeller+Stahl. Not happy with the yarn itself at all, but I do like how the more subtle coloring shows off the pattern: Like many of you, I decided on the magic cast-on instead of the provisional. I think it makes the toe look much neater.

Next to my first attempt, this one looks kind of boring. But they're for my sister, and she prefers more pastel-y colorways, anyway. Happy Firestarter-knitting!

Damned...

I´m not satisfied. The yarn is wrong, and they are way too big for my foot. Well they are what they are and maybe I know a bigfoot;-) who would like a pair of socks. I will finished these pair and then I´ll start on a new pair with only 4 repeats of the chart. I love the pattern and it´s not quit the challenge that I thougt of.
Happy knitting to you all.

Fire Started!

multi blue louet
Originally uploaded by wearespiraling

I don't have a photo of my progress because I'm away on business and can't upload any, but this is the beautiful yarn I've chosen. It's Louet Merino Sport Weight in Blue Multi, whch is three plies of different shades of blue. Gorgeous.

I'm in my second repeat, after realising as I finished the first that I was reading the chart from L to R. Grrr...

Anyway, I was wondering whether anyone else had knit these in Sport Weight and could tell me how long the gusset on their sock ended up? Your stitch & row guages would be helpful, too.

Thanks!

Spiraling.

new too!

Hi all! Happy to be here! I'm knitting my Firestarters in Wollmeise's Campari Orange. I have the toes done, and am very pleased with how they're looking so far. I love Yarnissima's patterns, and I'm doing a little impatient dance while I wait for the Digitessa pattern to come out.

Hi...

Hi everyone, I´m so excited to join this KAL.
I´m Danish and not a good writer in english, but I´ll try.
I have started my first sock. I´m using 2.5 dpn. Circular needle is just not me;-)
The yarn I use is some cheep yarn I bought in a supermarket. For the next pair of Firestarters I will buy some better yarn.
My photo is really bad and the sock is sitting on my hand instead of my foot!

Wow! Going strong!

We have had 5 more takers in the last 24 hours - way to get people curious! It's so exciting to see what people are coming up with. I still have another one to knit up - and then I got my Fratello kit - I'm a wollmeise-yarnissima-aholic, I may need a sponsor. Any takers? *giggle*

I am a mean, mean woman. So shoot me! Please!

I am a mean, mean woman because I feel so much better when I read of other people having problems with this pattern. Isn't that awful? I can't help myself.

Because I am a five year old trapped in a nearly 40 year old woman's body I've been begrudging the pattern and the beautiful yarn I've been using on this project so much so it took me over a week to do what needed to be done and that is to wipe the slate clean and begin again.

So goodbye Lorna's Laces Gold Hill.



Hello Socks That Rock Jonagold!



The STR is medium weight so I have fudged the numbers. I CO 24 stitches, instead of 30. I'm hoping that both numbers being divisible by three and six will help me fudge the heel and leg portions of the pattern.