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June 07, 2007
What's black and white and red all over?
I am totally in *love* with this yarn. I dunno how I'm going to give these socks away once I'm done. . . It's tough.
BTW, this is my first pair of toe-up socks and let me just say, Turkish cast-on = magic!
Posted by Sandra at June 7, 2007 04:03 PM
Comments
Beautiful! I wondered how that yarn would knit up. Much nicer than I expected. Tempting, even.
Posted by: Miss T at June 7, 2007 05:13 PM
What would you EVER do without turkish cast on? C'MON! =) So what pattern is that there?
Posted by: Angela at June 7, 2007 05:35 PM
gorgeous! I love black and white and red!
It looks very much like some yarn pirate sock yarn I have... so far I've only knit the toe though -- and I swear, I almost thought you came to my house and put my already-knit toe on your foot! :)
Posted by: jess at June 7, 2007 05:54 PM
very cool. i love how the colors are working out!
Posted by: gleek at June 7, 2007 05:58 PM
Ohhh, Turkish cast-on - I've neer... great yarn too!
Posted by: Sarah at June 7, 2007 06:08 PM
Luff.
Posted by: Wannabe at June 7, 2007 06:46 PM
Wowwwwwwwww
Posted by: elizabeth at June 7, 2007 07:09 PM
I'm in love too! Seriously I'm your sock pal right?!?! RIGHT!?!?! ;)
Ummm turkish cast on is the *only* way! All the cool kids are doing it!!
Posted by: Leah at June 7, 2007 08:30 PM
Dude. The Turkish cast on did NOT WORK FOR ME. But I need to try again. b/c it is v. pretty.
Also pretty? That sock yarn. yummmmmmm.
Posted by: Carrie at June 7, 2007 10:04 PM
What's black and white and red all over?!
Turkish cast-on RULES!
Posted by: Veronique at June 7, 2007 10:43 PM
I'm more of a figure 8 toe-up kinda girl, but then the turkish cast on never played nice with me :) Love the look of the socks though - despite the large number of bad "black/white and red all over" jokes going around my head now.
Posted by: schrodinger at June 7, 2007 10:59 PM
i didn't imagine that yarn to knit up that way. that's so freaking coooool!! oh yeah..turkish? rocks!!!
Posted by: Jen da Purse Ho at June 7, 2007 11:14 PM
I love these! I didn't imagine the yarn would be that bitchin. You chose the perfect stitch pattern.
Posted by: pamela wynne at June 8, 2007 12:19 AM
Yes I'm so all about the Turkish cast-on myself now that I'm a toe-up enthusiast...
Posted by: Heather at June 8, 2007 12:32 AM
Oh dude, that is gorgeous yarn!
Posted by: Teenuh at June 8, 2007 03:58 AM
beautiful colour.
Posted by: handknit168 at June 8, 2007 04:05 AM
that color is really neat - looking at the skeins I never would have thought it would knit up like that!
Posted by: stacey at June 8, 2007 08:10 AM
LOVE the yarn colors. Gorgeous. I've not tried the Turkish cast on ~ Veronique got me hooked on figure 8.
Posted by: Katie at June 8, 2007 09:23 AM
I think I've been doing some very weird adaptation of the turkish cast on for a while now - perhaps I need to learn the proper way.
Posted by: MeBeth at June 8, 2007 09:58 AM
I love the way this is working up!! Haven't tried that cast on yet, it sounds mighty appealing :)
Posted by: Lolly at June 8, 2007 11:51 AM
Pure magic how that yarn is working with that pattern!
Posted by: knittingphilistine at June 8, 2007 04:35 PM
Wow, my favorite colors and an excellent stitch choice. Those are going to be some awesome socks.
Posted by: Sarah at June 9, 2007 03:35 AM
Oooh. That's lovely.
Posted by: Sharon at June 9, 2007 02:11 PM
is the answer a zebra with diaper rash?
Posted by: carrie m at June 9, 2007 06:15 PM
Ahhh.......I don't know how you will ever part with those............
Posted by: leslie at June 10, 2007 04:04 AM
I love your blog! Those socks, and the fact that we are both from Bergen County, which clearly makes for radness all around. Where do you shop for yarn in the area? Ever since that lovely store in Englewood closed, the one above the children's store, I have been either going south to Westfield, into NYC, or waiting until I'm up at school and can go to Webs in Northampton. Anyyyway! Great blog, really and truly.
Posted by: Chloe at June 13, 2007 11:35 AM
Looks great, I love the title of your blog by the way.
Posted by: Kristi at June 14, 2007 08:43 PM
I agree, that yarn is super-cool.
Posted by: Asaknitter at June 15, 2007 05:15 PM
what's black and white and red all over?
the White Stripes! Got me some of that colorway
immediately since I am exited for the new tour :D
Posted by: colibri at June 16, 2007 03:19 PM
Great socks. Where'd you get the yarn - I've been looking for some great black, white, & red sock yarn?
Posted by: Stephanie at June 19, 2007 10:46 PM
Hi Sandra,
It was really nice meeting you too, Sandra :) I'll try to make it out to NYC more (semi)-regularly. I'll email you next time I'm in the city. I really miss belonging to a nice knitting community.
Here are the online previews of my first published pattern in Knitter's.
http://knittinguniverse.com/flash/knitters/GalleryDetail.php?IssueNum=87&ID=673
and
http://knittinguniverse.com/flash/knitters/GalleryDetail.php?IssueNum=87&ID=680
Thanks for stopping by my modest blog ;)
Sorry about the links in a comment, I couldn't find your email address on your site...
Posted by: connie at June 22, 2007 10:53 PM
I am in love.
Posted by: E to the M at June 23, 2007 01:26 AM
Ooh ooh ooh! Me likes. And that Turkish cast on is fab, is it not?
Posted by: Jessica at June 23, 2007 11:06 AM
Once I learned the Turkish cast on from misocrafty.squarespace.com along with Meg Swanson's tutorial in Vogue Knitting, this is the only way I start toe-up socks now. You have done a great job and your socks are gorgeous.
Posted by: Sally at June 27, 2007 10:25 AM
oh wow, i love the way that yarn is knitting up. those socks are so stylish!
Posted by: ms. pixie riot at June 27, 2007 06:32 PM
Please, do tell which pattern you are using for this great yarn. It seems like a perfect pattern & yarn match! Thanks.
Posted by: Lori at June 27, 2007 10:15 PM
ooooo....that is great yarn!! toe-up socks are the best! your toe looks great! :-)
Posted by: ragan at June 29, 2007 01:52 PM
That yarn is marvelous! I wonder if it comes in other colorways!
Posted by: Barbara at July 2, 2007 04:30 PM