Okay, not really. I mean, if I were a normal person, I'm sure I could handle such things as sock swaps. But I am an easily-freaked out, obsessive-compulsive, deadline-dreading, procrastiknitter. Also, when faced with a mistake that involves either frogging or a highly-involved fix, I can get thrown off for a whole week before I finally make myself do the work. Ridiculous, I know. [When I finally did face the task, I astonished myself by actually dropping 3 sts down 35 rounds, putting the yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo in the three places it was supposed to go, and coming back up to the round I was on. It was not perfect, but it did work.]
At any rate, here they finally are.
pattern: Fancy Silk Socks from Knitting Vintage Socks
yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock, blackberry, 2 skeins (with some left over)
needles: size 1 dpns
start: January 21
finish: February 14
modifications: none
verdict: I love them, and I hope my sock pal does too.
I love the scalloped cuff and the lace details
And you know what I think of the yarn.
Love me some Lorna's.
You may recall my disappointment with the length - of lack thereof - of the Fabulous Lace Inset Cardigan, which I finished in October. I don't wear it as much as I had hoped, because cropped is just not my style (and I haven't yet had the time or inclination to knit some more inches on the bottom). Since it is a nice rich red, I did wear it maybe twice during the Christmas season. And with today being V Day and all, I decided to try to "rock an outfit out of it" as goodkarma suggested.
You can't really tell in this pic, but the shirt I'm wearing under it is pink. I love the whole red-pink thing together, partly b/c as a kid I was taught that those two colors shouldn't be worn together. I'm also wearing my pink lace socks. Today's Valentine's experiment has confirmed for me that if I ever plan to wear this again, I do in fact need to suck it up and add those five or so inches. And not just because of the following conversation:
me to My Old Man: Is this outfit totally goofy?
My Old Man: Well, I know it's the style, but you know I don't really get that look - a long shirt hanging out from under a ... - what do you call that kind of sweater?
me: Cropped
My Old Man: Cropped. Right. Well, it's just not my style.
me: I know. It's not really my style either, and I don't really like showing my stomach, but I want to wear the sweater today. Is it totally goofy looking?
My Old Man: I don't know. I'm sure it's fine.
me: Okay, thanks.
me to My Old Man: Is this outfit totally goofy?
My Old Man: Well, I know it's the style, but you know I don't really get that look - a long shirt hanging out from under a ... - what do you call that kind of sweater?
me: Cropped
My Old Man: Cropped. Right. Well, it's just not my style.
me: I know. It's not really my style either, and I don't really like showing my stomach, but I want to wear the sweater today. Is it totally goofy looking?
My Old Man: I don't know. I'm sure it's fine.
me: Okay, thanks.
So I wore it, even though it might look goofy. Because I'm a risk-taker like that. But next time? It'll definitely have a few more inches.
Hey, thanks y'all, for all the very sweet anniversary wishes!
8 comments:
Those socks look great, lorna's looks like a great sock yarn, hope your pal loves them :)
LOL Stacey -- I wore mine on Valentine's Day too! :)
The socks look great! And I think the sweater looks very cute like that, but I'm a cropped sweater kind of gal.
Beautiful socks. I adore the blackberry color, too. And I think you looked great with the cropped sweater. I understand your discomfort -- I, too, am not so sure about cropped sweaters on me -- but I think you definitely pulled it off.
Hey, look at it this way, if it's nearly wearable as it is, think how very wearable it'll be when you add inches! For a very small amount of (additional) work, you'll get a fantastic FO.
Love the socks. I need to do some LL socks -- they always look and feel so wonderful. I'm sure your sock pal will be thrilled.
WOW! I can't believe you worked down 35 rows! How did you keep it from getting too tight to pull a stitch through? I'm impressed! The socks are gorgeous!
I totally understand the whole thing about putting off fixing mistakes for a few days. I do the same thing. I totally love the socks! I posted the pics of them on my blog! :)
Oh, and I think you look cute in the sweater. I could never pull off a cropped sweater, as my hips are too big. :P
okay - the knitting jargon went totally over my head - but i do know all about procrastination and stress! ;)
the sweater is a fabulous colour - How great that you can just make it longer though! but it does still look cute!
thanks for delurking - so nice to meet you! :)
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