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WIP Wednesday

December 6, 2006 By Carole

Now that the Knit Unto Others is over it’s back to selfish knitting over here at Carole Knits. (Although, I am still committed to a square for Comforting Jenn and my heart is being tugged to help Rachel H. with the hat drive for her school) But I digress. Want to see what’s on the needles at the moment?

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More ManLace in the form of Obstacles. Yes, Anne has done it again! The pattern is fabulous and I highly recommend it. And the yarn. Oh, the yarn. It’s Karabella Boise, 50% cashmere and 50% extra fine merino from my grrls over at kpixie. As RR would say, yum-O!

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This sock is clearly off the needles and the second one has been started. I just thought you’d rather see a picture of one finished sock than 1/4 inch of a started sock. Anyway, I finished this one Monday and I’m determined to finish the second one by the end of the month as this will make 18 pairs of socks for me for 2006. My goal for the year was 12, a pair a month, so I’ve surpassed my goal by quite a bit. Not too shabby. And yes, that is Vesper sock yarn.

And at the moment, that’s it. I frogged the Old Shale Scarf I had started in the Brooks Farm Mohair because I just wasn’t feeling the love for the pattern and the yarn together. I’ll be searching for something else appropriate for that yarn. I’ve still got that cabled hat/swatch somewhere in the bottom of the knitting basket but I’m not in the mood to practice new techniques right now and I don’t think it will ever be anything other than a practice swatch so I’m not counting it as a WIP.

I have plans for mittens and cabled mitts and other wool-y things but for right now, I really do only have two projects going. It’s a Christmas Miracle, I’d say.

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Comments

  1. Karen says

    December 6, 2006 at 6:46 am

    The sock and the new manlace look wonderful.
    Do go back to your cable practice after the holidays. I want to see you knit a nice cabled sweater next year!

  2. Carol says

    December 6, 2006 at 7:19 am

    What a pattern on that Manlace! and your Vesper sock has perfect stripes, cool. Happy holiday knitting!

  3. Kirsten says

    December 6, 2006 at 7:27 am

    Isn’t that Boise just heavenly to knit with? I made a scarf out of it and didn’t want it to end. Yummmmmmy! The good news is it feels just as wonderful to wear! I love the stitch pattern too!

  4. Dave Daniels says

    December 6, 2006 at 7:38 am

    The ManLace literally had me gasp when the photo loaded. It looks so dimensional, like a quilt block. NICE.

  5. maryse says

    December 6, 2006 at 7:38 am

    the sock looks great!

  6. Kathleen says

    December 6, 2006 at 7:52 am

    I love those socks. The colors are wonderful. Congrats on the Yarnival honor. And new ManLace is looking good. What a lucky husband. 🙂

  7. margene says

    December 6, 2006 at 8:06 am

    Beautiful lace and 18 pairs of socks?! WOW GRRL!

  8. Cheryl says

    December 6, 2006 at 8:09 am

    I can’t wait to get started on that Obstacles pattern! I just need to choose a yarn. Maybe i’ll check out the Karabella that you’re using, I like the way it’s looking.

  9. susan says

    December 6, 2006 at 8:13 am

    Stop posting links to yarn I need to buy!

  10. Robin says

    December 6, 2006 at 8:30 am

    I love that *Obstacles* pattern! I think I’ve gotta have it!! You’re an *enabler* too–wanna join the club!

  11. Judy says

    December 6, 2006 at 8:30 am

    I can’t evefn get to the first pattern and she has another wonder one out!

  12. Anne says

    December 6, 2006 at 8:31 am

    The man scarf is shaping up nicely. The yarn looks absolutely scrumptious!

  13. Chris says

    December 6, 2006 at 8:50 am

    Stripey socky goodness!! Love the man lace, too. How much lace does one man need?

  14. hillary says

    December 6, 2006 at 8:52 am

    I love the new man lace. Perhaps if I knit some for my dh it will distract him from the vest I’ll never finish for him. Hmmmm…

  15. amanda says

    December 6, 2006 at 9:13 am

    i love the newest man lace! wow! even mr. c who was watching me watch the page load said, “wow!”

    your sock looks great! congrats to you on knitting so many pair this year!

  16. Mindy says

    December 6, 2006 at 9:40 am

    The manlace is gorgeous!

  17. Karen says

    December 6, 2006 at 9:49 am

    The yarn you are using for the man lace looks so soft in the picture. I can almost feel it. Maybe I should just order some so I can really feel it.

    18 pairs of socks! Wowza!

  18. Leah says

    December 6, 2006 at 10:25 am

    That Karabelle looks just lucious. I have been feeling the call of cashmere here lately. Having only two projects on the needles would indeed be a miracle for me. I seem to be amassing projects, yet not a one is Christmas knitting. Go figure.

  19. Monica says

    December 6, 2006 at 10:33 am

    Cashmere merino, mm-mmm. Is that going to be for Dale as well or are you swiping it?

  20. Teyani says

    December 6, 2006 at 11:06 am

    man-lace is cool. I must go and check out that pattern also.
    and 18 pairs of socks… whoa. that’s amazing. You did that PLUS all the other knitting that you do?! do you ever get any sleep ?

  21. Martha says

    December 6, 2006 at 11:21 am

    Bloglines has dropped you. Still love the sock!

  22. Adam says

    December 6, 2006 at 11:35 am

    18 pairs? Good Lord! I’ve only gotten around 3 or 4 done this year. Congrats on all the finished objects!

  23. Jess says

    December 6, 2006 at 11:41 am

    Every time I read ‘manlace’ I laugh – can’t help it. Yours looks wonderful – as does the sockage!

  24. Cookie says

    December 6, 2006 at 12:04 pm

    Wow!

    Carole, would you please knit me a man between the manlace and the socks and everything? You’re a much better knitter than I am and I know you’d do a fab job. Oh, and no rush. My birthday isn’t till next month.

  25. Laura says

    December 6, 2006 at 12:44 pm

    Your man lace is looking marvelous so far. I love that pattern!

  26. Stephanie says

    December 6, 2006 at 12:55 pm

    I love your WIPs. Everything looks awesome and I can’t believe you’ve managed 18 pairs of socks. That is impressive my dear.

  27. Debi says

    December 6, 2006 at 1:31 pm

    I’m knitting the very same sock (because of you!) and it’s sock #2 of pair TWENTY-ONE for me in 2006!

    Love the man lace, that Dale is one lucky guy on so many levels 🙂

    Vesper sock yarn, hmmm? I’ve never tried that! *hint*

  28. Kathy says

    December 6, 2006 at 1:33 pm

    Eighteen pairs of socks — holy cow — that’s amazing. And so are Anne’s patterns — I could spend 2007 knitting them!

  29. Laura says

    December 6, 2006 at 1:51 pm

    Ooooohhhh what snuggly Yarn you have Carole! hehe

  30. Kat with a K says

    December 6, 2006 at 1:53 pm

    Both new projects are looking great!

  31. Susan says

    December 6, 2006 at 2:33 pm

    I really love the sock and the man lace is, well, just manly!

  32. Linda says

    December 6, 2006 at 2:34 pm

    You are a knitting machine. I’m still working on the lace wrap I started last summer–I have made a couple pair of socks since then, but wow!!!!!!!!!!……

    Love Obstacles. Casino is next on my needles.

  33. Beth S. says

    December 6, 2006 at 4:03 pm

    I’m also undecided about my one skein of Brooks Farm Primero. It definitely must become a lace scarf, but which one?…

    I’ve been considering this pattern: http://wolfandturtle.net/Yarnpath/index.php/Yarnpath/comments/seaweed_and_shells/

    Nice, innit? 🙂

  34. Donna says

    December 6, 2006 at 4:51 pm

    Your sock is lovely. I so love the Vesper. I have enough for two pair of socks in my stash. It is so hard to get this yarn that I’ve be reluctant to knit it up. Why oh why don’t they make more???

  35. Anne says

    December 6, 2006 at 4:53 pm

    What pattern are those socks? I love ’em!

  36. --Deb says

    December 6, 2006 at 6:35 pm

    Well, look at those lovely cables!!

  37. Kelly says

    December 6, 2006 at 6:59 pm

    Both the man lace and the sock look great. I can’t wait unitl all my holiday knitting is done. I really miss knitting socks!

  38. Cassie says

    December 6, 2006 at 7:31 pm

    Cashmere and merino …. mmmmm….

  39. Rachel says

    December 6, 2006 at 9:19 pm

    Ooh, the manlace is so nice. I can only imagine how nice it feels. And I LOVE the sock! Blue and orange is a favorite color combo of mine.

  40. Kim says

    December 6, 2006 at 10:00 pm

    18 pairs of socks! Woo hoo…you go grrl! The new scarf is pretty awesome too!

  41. Becky in FL says

    December 8, 2006 at 4:49 pm

    Oh I Anne’s new lace pattern you are making there! I may have to try that one. Very nice! It was frosty this morning where I’m visiting in AL. FOURTEEN DEGREES this morning! Never do I see that in FL! LOL!

  42. Carolyn says

    December 10, 2006 at 8:57 pm

    Carole, I wanted to email you but I couldn’t find a link for it on your site. Thank you so much for sending out another prize for me for the Rhinebeck bingo game. I assumed that my email had gotten lost and you never recieved my address to send it in the first place! I would like to return the favor and next time I see a contest for a good cause I will donate a prize in honor of the nice thing you did for me. Thank you!

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