Princess Ziggy
It’s been a long time between drinks, but I finally have a finished object! I was once a member of Red Bird Knits Sock of the Month club, but have not yet finished any of the kits I received. So this is a huge achievement for me (I mean, in terms of self-indulgent knitting, it’s not like it’s curing world hunger, or anything).
Pattern: Ziggy, by Robin Gallimore
Yarn: Estelle Alpaca Cashmere Tweed (35% wool, 25% scrylic, 20% alpaca, 10% cashmere, 10% viscose)
I loved the yarn here particularly, as it is very soft and squishy. Unfortunately, it has been discontinued. I don’t normally like tweed, but this was nice.
The pattern was a bit annoying because there was patterning that crossed the start of a round. This wasn’t accounted for in the pattern, so I had to keep switching stitches from one needle to the next. That’s fine, but it was tricky before I was familiar with the pattern. I also got a much different row-gauge so I added another repeat onto the pattern. This didn’t cause any problems on the instep, even though my ribs were going in the opposite direction.
I wish now that I had have thought to reverse the rib direction on the second foot. However, they are lovely soft thick socks, and I am happy that I have finished them.
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