Imagine my consternation when I realised that we were nearing the end of the festive season and I hadn't posted any pictures of my knitting draped fetchingly on the Christmas tree. Luckily I was able to remedy the situation before Toby whipped the tree out of the living room in a blur of pine needles and fallen ornaments. So I present to you the last completed project of 2005.
This was the last of my Christmas knitting, finished on 30th December. They will be making their way to the recipient on Friday. Here they are resting after a wash and block.
What can I say? They're socks, I couldn't even remember what yarn they were done in; going back and looking at the progress picture the label looks like a Fortissima Socka one, but I can't tell you what shade I'm afraid. They are done for a man and are a manly size - 10 inch foot no less. 64 stitches on 2.5mm needles and there wasn't much yarn left at all at the end of it - definitely not enough to participate in one of Polly's extreme sock knitting challenges.
So, 2005 is done and dusted, although the photo albums need to be updated. A 2006 album must be opened very soon as the first project is hovering on the finishing line. It is so nearly done, here is a taster.
In the words of Rolf, 'Can you tell what it is yet?'.
Gloves....maybe those i-cord finger gloves but not sure of the pattern.
Posted by: Sarah HB | January 05, 2006 at 12:45 PM
gloves definitely, but I won't go into techniques... nice yarn though!
Dawn:)
Posted by: dawn | January 05, 2006 at 01:02 PM
Too early and not enough caffeine to guess - but I do love the yarn!
Posted by: Chris | January 05, 2006 at 01:50 PM
They look like fingers to me too so I think that's a cert then! Nice socks too.
Posted by: Tracy | January 05, 2006 at 03:55 PM
Happy New Year - and great socks draped over the Christmas tree. I think gloves too, looks like fingers there to me too.
Posted by: Carol | January 05, 2006 at 05:14 PM
Lovely socks! I would say gloves, too. Happy New Year!
Posted by: Hazel | January 05, 2006 at 06:13 PM
Looks like gloves to me - Koigu?
Posted by: Jill | January 06, 2006 at 07:47 PM
What is the yarn? Looks a little like cherry tree hill sock merino. But then I seem obsessed by that stuff at the moment!
Posted by: Lixie | January 07, 2006 at 07:58 AM
great colours happening there. unlike chris - it is too late with too much wine for me to try guessing though.
Posted by: jacqueline | January 07, 2006 at 10:39 AM