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I finally finished the “Every Which Way” wrap. Sorry, no modeling pictures, maybe Gary will help me later.

It seemed to take forever. Certainly my largest cable project to date.

The yarn is Cherry Tree Hill potluck worsted – remember when they had their own bag sales and you only picked the color family and the weight, and they shipped you …. something? Yeah, it’s that old. It’s a mix of greens and very warm.

The buttons came from some vendor at Hemlock this year, I am not sure who. The pattern is Interweave Knits Fall 2009.

The whole time I knit it, this movie (and its song) were on my mind. Now you can have the ear worm too! (Besides, I loves me some Clint!)

Review:
Every Which Way Wrap

From Interweave Knits Fall 2009

Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Potluck worsted “Jeweltones”

Be sure to check errata before you start from the pattern in the magazine; the chart is wrong.

The Nanner socks have been OTN forever and I finally finished #2 this morning. Sometimes the ribbing can take a very long time, as it did here.
Nanner Socks by Wendy Johnson
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Silkie “Pond Scum”

The second sock I finished should have been a quicker knit, I am not sure what my problem was. This took me 4 days. A nice, short, lacy summer sock.

The yarn was the second shipment of the Fiber Baristas sock club and is from Zen Garden. Although I don’t have close-ups, the heel on this sock is really spectacular. Instead of typical SL1 K1, the lace descends and gradually tapers off.
Tripolini Socks by LImedragon
Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden serendipity sport in “Falls”

So you remember the Monkey sock I did, and because I am inept at crochet, the provisional cast-on required for the picot cuff was less than stellar! I tried threading some waste yarn through live stitches instead, and although it was a little slow going getting the stitches off the needle and knit together, I am happy to report I have found a method that works for me. When I am feeling more masochistic, I will attempt the provisional cast-on again.

So I had this other idea – create another pair of Monkeys in a yarn I thought was the opposite of the first one I chose. For this pair, I also did the picot cuff, but used the ‘no purl’ approach.

I think I like the ‘no purl’ pattern better. And unlike most of the world, I am not addicted to this pattern. I have to make the mates to this sock and I am done.
Pattern: Monkey Socks (4 repeats, both purl and no purl)
Yarn: (dark) Chewy Spaghetti Spaghetti “Festive”
Yarn: (light) Zen String Serendipity Fingering “Reflection”