I finished the first Dad sock and brought it over to him to try on so I could see where it might need editing. Other than going up a needle size and making it a bit longer (oh - and leaving off the bobbles!), I made it exactly the way I made my own . It fit perfectly! I think Dad was a bit surprised and I was tickled to death - my first socks for someone else and they fit! Now I’m working on the mate and considering making him an extra pair, though probably not immediately :)
Completing the pair
I did use this Shoe to Sock Size Chart and it was extremely useful indeed. Thank goodness Dad’s feet are more or less average width!
That periwinkle mohair has been haunting my dreams ever since I brought it home. It’s such a gorgeous color than I can hardly wait to get my hands on it! But what to make? Usually I wait for the yarn to tell me what it wants to be but so far it has remained mum :( And, of course, I want to work with it now but if I go in with no idea of what I really want to do I’m going to wind up trying, tinking, re-trying, frogging, re-re-trying and tossing. And I don’t want to do that to this yarn. Guess I’d better wait a while, hunh? Sigh….
The next row of the afghan is done.
More squares :)
If any of you have any thoughts on what would be nice for about 1400 yards of periwinkle colored mohair/acrylic - I’d love to hear them :)
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Hey there! I just discovered your blog. I love the celtic knotwork in the layout of it. And another girl gamer too! But as to your dilemma of what to do with that lovely periwinkle yarn…have you seen the Winter 2004 issue of Interweave Knits? There is a pattern in there called Airy Cardigan which I think that yarn would be perfect for. Don’t know if you like knitting cardigans…but it’s just a thought.
Mary - Hi! Nice to meet you. No, I haven’t had a chance to look at the winter issues of anything yet - but thanks for the heads up! I will definitely check it out :)
periwinkle is my very favorite color so anything from the mohair should be quite lovely, but i think that is just calling out to be a shawl- perhaps a rather lacey one at that- knitted not crocheted, as my few experiences with crocheting with mohair have been unsatisfactory- there is a pretty one at http://www.spindyeknit.com called strawberry pie shawl that calls for about 1350 yds laceweight carried doubled but should work nicely in single fiber of the mohair-
stay happy-
Barb - That’s a serious consideration since the Landscape didn’t quite fulfill my shawl-y dreams :) I have tried Alison’s “Strawberry Pie” before and not had a lot of luck - maybe I should check it again? Then there’s Sarah Bradberry’s Feather and Fan comfort shawl which is seriously lovely…
http://www.geocities.com/blogpages//scarvesshawls.html
take a look at this site- lots of pretties to consider too-
Yeah - I think I’m coming down in the “shawl” category - lacey & knit. I *just* came back from purchasing the winter IK & “Airy Cardigan” is a possibility, although I’m still thinking you need something lacier.
By the way - definitely look through the IK in the store - you might like it. :)
http://www.murielleonline.com/ALPLine.html
The grey Mobius Twist wrap. I want to make one of these so badly. I think it would be perfect for your periwinkle mohair. I have some in a light true blue(figure that one out) but I don’t have enough for this wrap (saddness). Anyway, that’s my input. Love those squares, girl!
~DAWN
Barb - Thanks for the list! There’s some lovely stuff there. I’ll bookmark that for sure :)
Bron - I kinda like the shawl idea myself but I keep thinking I really should make a sweater. Problem is I don’t want to make a sweater :) And definitely not crochet. Crochet hooks and mohair don’t seem to like each other much. 
Dawn - That’s a cute little wrap! Thanks for the bookmark :)
