More New Socks! Knitty's Monkey and a no-name

The brown sock is Knitty's Monkey, or rather the stitch pattern from that sock. I knit it toe-up, as usual. Wool is the luscious Sweet Georgia superwash merino "Coffeebean".

The other one is the same slip-stitch fake cable I described in an earlier post, also knit toe up. The wool is Lorna's Laces Sock "Gold Hill".

I think I was pretty successful in cropping out almost all bits of unsightly pasty white leg, which is not easy this time of year!

And lastly we have the sole of the LL's sock, just because I like the staggered stripes.

Guard Llamas

This is the view from my kitchen window. I am very lucky to live here, I know!

I appear to have lost any skill I formerly had with this camera, so please excuse the blurry photos. Those are ducks in the water front of Allana, the brown llama.

Interlopers are spotted. Jefferson is heading the wrong way, but he soon corrects his trajectory.














Now we're in business! Chase those ducks off the pond! If I'd managed to get this photo focussed, you'd be able to see that there are both wood ducks and mallards taking to the air.




Once the ducks are gone, Jeffie and Allana just chase each other around for a while. Who knew that llamas like to play in water?

Waiting for Racing

Charis says next weekend can't come fast enough!

This photo came out really dark, so I messed around with the brightness and contrast settings -- I'm not sure if it's better or worse now....

Jefferson

Jefferson the llama, about as filthy as he can get and still photogenic. Behind him is our seasonal lake, a result of the ridiculously lavish rainfall we enjoyed two days ago.

Mini Daffs

New Socks

The wool is Tiny Toes "Tapestry". I am really pleased with how it looks in this stitch pattern. I don't think the photos do it justice, as it is super-saturated and rich. I think I will give these to my mom as they are just a bit snug on my foot.

The stitch pattern, a rib variation, is very easy:

1 and all odd-numbered rows: *K6, P2 to end.

2: *(Ignore first stitch on left needle, K second stitch through the back loop, leave it on the needle, insert right needle through front of first stitch as if to purl, and slip both stitches off left needle), K4, P2; repeat from * to end.

4: *K1, (Ignore next stitch on left needle, K second stitch through the back loop, leave it on the needle, insert right needle through front of first stitch as if to purl, and slip both stitches off left needle), K3, P2; repeat from * to end.

6: *K2, (Ignore next stitch on left needle, K second stitch through the back loop, leave it on the needle, insert right needle through front of first stitch as if to purl, and slip both stitches off left needle), K2, P2; repeat from * to end.

8: *K3, (Ignore next stitch on left needle, K second stitch through the back loop, leave it on the needle, insert right needle through front of first stitch as if to purl, and slip both stitches off left needle), K1, P2; repeat from * to end.

10: *K4, (Ignore next stitch on left needle, K second stitch through the back loop, leave it on the needle, insert right needle through front of first stitch as if to purl, and slip both stitches off left needle), P2; repeat from * to end.

The number of knit stitches in each "cable" as well as the number of purl stitches between are endlessly variable to suit the number of stitches on the needles.