BrambleStitches

I just couldn’t hold out any longer. I’ve already started knitting socks for Erik out of the freshly spun wool. It is so nice to work with that I’m having trouble putting my needles down long enough to take pictures. I am very happy with the texture, which despite it’s slightly thick and thinness, is evening itself out nicely in the knitting. I’m sort of making up the pattern as I go along, but when I finish I’ll be sure to write down the whole thing and share it with you. I’ll tell you what I’ve done so far: I started with 60 stitches using a long tail cast on. I worked knit 3 purl 2 ribbing for 40 rounds, then I knit 1, knit 2 together, purl 2 around, (so now you’re down to 48 stitches) and continued on in knit 2 purl 2 ribbing for 30 more rounds. I switched to plain (stockinette) knitting for 10 rounds, then I took the picture. Next I’ll work a heel. I usually do an hourglass heel, but I think I might try something a little new this time… maybe.

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