2aat Sottopassaggio socks

Well, here they are. My perfect 2aat Sottopassaggio socks. This is the 2nd time I've made these. The first pair having several errors due to the pattern only giving detailed directions for the left sock only. Knitting these 2aat meant that you could reverse the left sock instructions at the same time. The only tricky part was making the short row heels separately and then putting them back on the same long cable. No biggie though.

Sottopassaggio sock

Sottopassaggio sock, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

I've finally finished my imperfect Sottopassagio socks. I still love them though. Especially the colour. I love them so much that I'll be making them again right away but this time 2aat. I'm hoping that will fix all the problems I was having keeping track of stitches and cables etc. They fit beautifully too :)

Monkey socks

Monkey socks, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

A completed pair of Monkey Socks by Cookie A which I'm having great trouble getting over my oedema affected feet :) Love them.

Bliss and Kiila

I've finished my Kiila socks. Boy, did the 2nd sock go quickly. I wanted to finish them before being shipped off to hospital to have my baby (I'm 39wks today). I don't know why I hurried though coz I'm still here. I think he's way too comfy in there to make an appearance. Meanwhile I'm too uncomfortable to try these on and take a good shot. So these shots will have to do. I really enjoyed knitting these. I had no idea that socks were such an instant gratification project.

Also, my first quilt finish for 2011. I was just using up some of my Moda Bliss jelly roll I used for this project and had no recipient in mind. Then my friend gave birth to her 3rd baby and it was a girl after 2 boys! Perfect. So being the size of a beached whale, I managed to baste, quilt and bind it all in one day. I wasn't intending to do it in one go but I was on a roll. And I think it'll be perfect because she loves shabby chic.

I used the smallest scraps of the leftover Moda Bliss (I still have lots of full jelly roll strips left!) with white cotton sashing. I used Moda Bliss Flannel in Polka Sweet for the backing and Kona Primrose for the binding. I actually really like using solids for binding. I've done this for the last couple of quilts I've completed. Not only that, but using my colour chart, it's easy to find the exact matching colour. I quilted it with an all over free motion meandering stitch. I really wanted to try a larger pattern than usual and I think it looks great and maintains it's softness.

It's on it's way, Alanna, I hope you love it :)

I've now cast on for Monkey socks using Colinette Jitterbug in Elephant's Daydream.