mermaid sock – Deb Gemmell: Top Down, Gauge Free and more

I’m always in a rush to finish. Why the rush? I have no idea. I don’t like to do the actual finishing, as in sewing in ends and sewing on buttons, etc. So why the rush to get there?!

I am trying to enjoy the journey, which I do while actually knitting, it’s the in-between times that are the problem.

So here I am trying to enjoy knitting a bit on each of these projects.

First up is the Mermaid Avenue Socks by Summer Lee. It is cuff down with a flap heel. So, of course, I am knitting it toe up with a short row heel!

Even though the stitch pattern from her pattern is upside down, they still look like scales to me, so all good.

To continue my colour knitting I’m working on the Aert Mitts by Gudrun Johnston.

As you can see I didn’t do a good job of choosing colours. The blue is way too pale and the pattern can’t be seen. These are my colours. All fairly bright except for that blue.

I’m going to rip it back and substitute the navy for the pale blue. You agree?

Next is the Windward scarf by Heidi Kirrmaier. This was tv knitting for me so I’m much further ahead. You do have to pay attention at the edge of each triangle or parallelogram, but there is an excellent written chart for that. Here’s how the middle section is worked. Amazing, eh?