Frankensocks!

You got your toes!



Your heels!


Cuffs brought to you by JSSBO

one side...


and the other side!

Frankensocks!
Frankensquirrel Polwarth by GLBLF
handspun by moi!
US 3, circular via magic loop

Knit toe up, using 48 sts. Short row heel as I was worried about yardage and I didn't want to have short cuffs. A new trick I learned on the SRH with this tutorial. Basically, you wrap and turn one stitch on each side of the instep stitches to help close the gap that can happen when you start knitting the entire sock again. Of course I used my usual bind off (see link above) for rib.

They are heavy, and dense, but oh so lovely! I had to let go and let the handspun show, you know, not try to play with the colors or match up the stripes. I had about 200 yds so no being picky was allowed. I love how the colors all intermingled and the stripes are just subtle.

I'm sure not my last handspun socks!! Just wished it was a wee bit colder so I could wear them :(

This would be all that was left!

I actually had to frog back one cuff about 3 rows (glad I didn't bind off all the way ;) as sock 2's cuff was shorter...since they are called Frankensocks I was going to live with the cuff length difference...I couldn't ;) and I wanted some repair yarn too.

You didn't think I could totally give in to no matchy, matchy something did you?

Cinnamon, Crimson, and Wine

What started out as this...

a wheel welcoming gift from a friend...


"This OOAK colorway has cinnamon, crimson, and wine with flashes of spiced pumpkin and gold" as described by the Etsy listing.

Went to this...


I almost fit the whole 3.8 oz. onto one bobbin.

Whew, they were highly energized singles. I whipped them into shape a bit when I fulled them...


But as you can see, still a bit of energy still there.


It's ok, I love the colors...all of them.


Sorry that you see my ugly twine in the pictures...


All the colors of things I love....cinnamon-yummy, Crimson-heh red, Wine-love a good fruity tasting one, and the pumpkiny colors too.


Wee skein and momma skein

Unspun Pencil Roving 80/20 merino nylon from
Fiber Optic
3.8 oz of 80/20 Merino/NylonSpun into singles 16 wpi
skein 1 - approx. 55 yds, skein 2 - approx. 168 yds = 223 total yards...well approximately ;)

Franken what??

I joined the Oct/Nov GLBLF Spin-a-long and well I got the spinning down, just not the knitting part of it yet. :)

I spent a lot of my holiday spinning, although I should have been knitting, but hey, that's the constant battle for crafty time....I definately don't need another hobby!

Presenting Frankensquirrel!!

4 oz. of lovely Polwarth roving dyed by Sam!

Got spun into these...



Then 2 plied into this....



This stuff pouffed up like crazy....I lost almost 18 yrds from soaking, but it is so very soft!!

Still enough for it's intended project. It's my best 2-ply so far!! I still have a few thin and thicker areas, but way less than ever before!


Artsy-fartsy shot!


4 oz. Polwarth from GLBLF Spin a Long
wpi 12-13 sport/light worsted (pre-soak was 17)
yds 203 (pre-soak I got 222 yds)

Ready to become my first handspun socks! Stay tuned! Oh..darn, I'd better weigh and split the skein to be sure I have enough...later, right now I like looking at it just as is.