Finally got around to finishing these off. They are luxuriously nice and soft. I think that it is the mohair and silk that makes them really soft.

Apple Laine "garden party"

They knit up quite quickly. I made these 1″ shorter in leg length than I usually do because each skein was 190 yds (174 m), which is less than others that I’ve knitted up. In the end, I would have been able to make them the usual length - there was enough left over. Hmmm..could this be a good case for learning how to knit toe-up?

A while back I started on an Online SuperSocke in a weird melange of maroons/greens -  oh-oh, I think I’ve run into an “ugly” sock situation. I don’t think I like these for myself, and they are too frightful to give to anyone.

To counteract this, today I’ve just casted with some Trekking XXL in nice shades of muted purple — can’t miss with those!

Finally got the Apple Laine (Apple Pie Garden Party) crow’s nest of a mess untangled, rewound and back to knitting. I’m almost done the first sock! This yarn is so soft - it has mohair in it and you can feel it on your fingers while knitting.

Sock #1 Apple Laine Garden Party

When that mess was happening, I had to start some new socks, and now I’ve got an Online yarn going on another set of needles. The colours of this yarn is very weird - hard to describe. It’s like lime meeting maroon and everything else thrown in for good measure. It will be interesting to see how the the self striping pattern will develop - right now, it just looks like there is NO pattern developing.

OnLine Supersocke