I finished Excessively Long Sock the First! Joy!
Sure it’s pretty, but will it stay up?
The ends are still dangly. This is just in case I have to add a little more to the top to make it tall enough for my Darling Sister’s Darling Legs which are (and I mean this literally) six feet long. I am experiencing more than a little anxiety about this since I, myself, have tried the sock on. My legs are not six feet long (by a long shot) and the ribbing cleared my knee by a couple inches. I have decided that if I have to add more length underneath the ribbing, I will do a simple twisted stitch thing since the diamonds won’t look right if the are knit upside down. If the ribbing clears her knee, I think I can get away with just more stockinette at the top. The up-side of all of this is that diamonds up the back of one’s leg are Wicked Hot.
I didn’t start on sock #2 right away because I took a couple days to make a scarf for the Red Scarf Project.
There are pictures of me wearing it, but due to the rain they are blurry. This will have to do.
Great Gran is making two fluffy scarves (Fun Fur and this other stuff with sparkly eyelash) so I was going for something a little more manly (here “manly” can also mean “boring”). The Red Heart Plush is soft and squishy, not at all unpleasant to work with or to wear. You also end up with an interesting fabric that you might see at the Gap.*
The Cherry Tree Hill from Fuzzy Mabel came today. The Final Bloomin’ Choices are made!
I swear it’s not quite that yellow in Real Life.
I ordered both Leaf and Loden (and some variagated stuff for Mom) so I could make an informed decision. The Leaf is a very pretty color but I am afraid that if I use it, the only thing people will notice is BRILLIANT GREEN SOCKS. The Embossed Leaf Socks (IK Winter ’05) deserve so much more than that. I’m going with the loden, which is also pretty but in a much more sedate, understated way. Unless, of course, my unwitting Secret Socky Pal (in spite of no mention of such an aversion in her blog or in her Sock Pal Profile) should comment that olive green is hideous and she would be ashamed to wear socks in that particular shade of “Ew.” Maybe I’ll be so filled with indecision, I will just go with Natural. Sigh
The weather is its own Paticular Shade of “Ew” this evening. We’re not going to the Farm for supper which leaves me with plenty of time to work on the first sleeve of the Inferior Cardigan. I’m about four sets of increases along and should have a decent amount of progress to show you when next we meet. I might also cast on for Excessively Long Sock the Second. It occurs to me that if they are way too short for my Darling Sister’s Darling Legs, I’ll get to keep them!
*I’d link to Gap.com but I am mad at them. Since their “upgrade” folks who use Safari can’t shop. Gap.com, you are on my List!
excessively long sock is beautiful – I’d be tempted to keep it myself..
and as to the green yarn – yumm, not ewww.. looks pretty (at least on the monitor 🙂
Nice stuff Emily. Like the green CTH yarn for the socks. Very springlike!
Wanted to let you know I have got the back done on the Retro Sweater and am now up to 10 ” on the left front panel. Switched to Galway yarn in a Cranberry color. Love it– very soft, squishy yarn. Picked the yarn up at Christmas, so I went with a more Holiday type color. I can’t wait to email you some pics. Thanks again for sharing the pattern.
Happy Knitting!
Traci
The excessively long sock is lovely. And so is the olive yarn!
Side note, now I realize why I had such a problem trying to order my BIL’s Xmas gift…Safari and the Gap. I’m protesting here!
Lovely sock. I just finished one in mustard GEMS merino and am loving it.
FYI – your site wouldn’t let me comment using my email cindystrine@gm**l.com. Said questionable content: m**l.com
Beautiful stocking! Is your sister going to wear them with skirts? Surely her legs *alone* aren’t six feet long? My whole body is six feet long! Forgive me if the question’s overly picky, but I’ve got this mental image of an impossibly tall female in my head.
I love the green! But I am slightly upset as I had been thinking of that pattern for my Bloomin’ Socks. 🙂
Do you think that two of the same pattern in the same Sock Swap is excessive??
I can’t wait to see the excessively long sock modeled! And I think it’s a good call to go with the more muted color for those leaf socks — let the green yarn shine when you want the color to be the main attraction.
I sure hope sis appreciates all that!
Love the excessively long sock! Is that pattern from handknit holidays? I love that book!
Oh my. They are breathtaking. So Long and So Time Consuming. I am 5’9″ in all honesty so it is indeed fair to say that my legs are six feet long, at least it feels that way when I try on pants. Sigh. Thank you Ever So Much, meme dear. And your needles too.
I think any color you choose will be great in that pattern. The excessively long socks are really awesome!