I got a lot of knitting down this weekend and here’s what I’ve got to show for it. The Pixie Dust Quilt Socks are using the Leyburn Socks pattern, which is a really rather simple pattern. It’s basically stockinette except for the quilt part which is holding yarn in front and slipping stitches. Pretty straight forward. It’s also a toe-up sock pattern, which I’m enjoying. I want to do more of these. It fits like a dream. I’m using Knit Picks Imagination Hand Painted Sock Yarn in the Pixie Dust colorway. Second sock is already cast on. Yay!

Posted Monday, August 4, 2008 under needles & hooks. Leave a comment or trackback.

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[...] projects. They are finally complete. I have already knit this pattern (Leyburn socks) before (see Pixie Dust Quilt Socks), but the handpainted yarn I used for that pair is now felting onto itself. Not ideal! So I wanted [...]

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