Summer on the Needles
After finishing two FOs with wintry colors and themes (FO posts coming soon!), I’ve found myself with summery colors on the needles. For example, these socks remind me of corn on the cob:
That is Handmaiden Casbah sock yarn (with 10% cashmere!) and I love it. It may be the best sock yarn I’ve ever knit with. The colorway is Dandelion. The pattern (free!) is Pablo Deep by The Knitting Pixie (Rav link). It’s easy and enjoyable, but I am dividing for the heel flap differently than the pattern. The above photo is as the pattern dictates (2 repeats front, 2 back), I want to divide with one repeat centered down the front flanked by two half repeats as shown below.
This sock is the start of a Christmas pair for M’s grandmother. The color, self-striping from Berroco, reminds me of a summer sky.
Finally, I started Cleite from Miriam Felton (Rav link) with a 150 g skein of Sea Silk I had in Blackberry.
Cleite was an Amazon warrior, and the lace motif looks like spearheads:
So I knit blackberry-colored yarn, but M takes REAL blackberries and makes Kir Royale cocktails and homemade blackberry sorbet.
He’s a keeper.
Happy Knitting!
I really like what you’re planning to do with the heel of that beautiful sock. If I get to it at some point, I’d do the exact same thing.
Oh, and the blackberry concoctions look delicious!
He’s definitely a keeper! 🙂
Oh, I hope those Handmaiden socks are for you – they sound delightful!
Brenda- Those are really nice socks- I may have to obtain that pattern.
Yummy blackberry anything is delicious he is surely a keeper. I agree with you on the color of the sock yarn reminding you or corn on the cob with specks of spices lol thinking about corn & blackberries has me hungry now lol.
The shawl is gorgeous & has been added to my cart for later purchase lol. I love the color yarn you used it really made the pattern pop.
Lovely projects, all — but I must profess my affinity for the sorbet. Mmmmmm. If it tasted half as wonderful as it looked. . . you had a wonderful treat!
Love the shawl- In the first photo, it looks like a butterfly’s wings.
I agree that your change to dividing for the heal is really nice. I love all the colors, especially the blackberry for the shawl.
Those drinks and sorbet made me literally start salivating. I must get out my ice cream maker!
Mmmm, blackberry sorbet…
I’ve got the Pablo Deep pattern in my queue as well. I love the mod you’re making to the heel! Can’t wait to see how it turns out!