All blocked Ravelry: SheenaStoneKnits' Embrace the Chill
Now I’m starting the new project, Maivember. I’m going to use Malabrigo Arroyo in Flama, Black and Natural.
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Gorgeous work! I enjoy Malabrigo yarns but I’ve never used arroyo. Looks like it’s great for colorwork.
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It is. I tend to use sock for colourwork as my default, but use arroyo with the same size needle 3.5mm. I’ve had the Flama and Black in my stash for ages, I got them with the Alaska hat in mind, but haven’t got round to it and with this pattern I thought they would work well.
I love Malabrigo. Colours do need a rinse through first though because they can bleed. The Black in particular needed several rinses before the water ran clear.
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Well done! If you decide you don’t like it let me know, I’ll help you out and take it. 
I think you’ll like using this a lot! 
I’m knitting the Shirley mosaic socks from PomPom’s “Ready Set Socks”; still can’t post photos from my iPad and can’t face waking up my laptop! Pathetic, I know!! Not sure what it is about knitting socks - I don’t even like wearing them much, except stocking-y ‘pop’ socks and shoe-liner socks! But I do like giving them away (probably to poor recipients who don’t like socks much either!) and I especially like knitting socks for small children; since small children don’t much like wearing shoes you get to see their socks, so it’s worth it!! And socks are a lovely small palette for creativity, aren’t they.
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PS: I put that puffy ‘non-slip sock’ stuff on the bottoms of children’s socks so they won’t slip - it’s great. Sometimes I write their names with it - don’t suppose they can necessarily read if they are too little, but their parents seem to be amused…
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I can only wear my hand knit socks if it’s quite cold. Wool socks are too hot otherwise. 
I wear a lot of cotton socks I purchased. Sometimes my feet get chilly and I wear them without shoes inside.
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Agreed re cotton socks; wish I liked knitting in cotton better - it’s so unforgiving, although there are mixtures that are kinder.
Love the crocheted bag, you talented person!
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What a good idea to use that puffy paint to write the child’s name on the bottom of the sock. I agree about making children’s socks. All the fun of socks just smaller.
I might save you some bother. IME cotton yarns make for crappy hand knit socks. They just don’t have the needed elasticity and feel not-so-nice underfoot. I used some cotton blend for a pair of socks that have hardly been worn. I might frog them to make something else. I tried the cotton/elastic blend and decided that’s a no go too. I just wish I could find manufactured cotton socks that don’t have polyester in them since polyester in socks is for me very uncomfortable to wear. I just want some socks like I could buy 30 years ago.
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Thank you!
Got the last pieces done for my Anne Hanson “Leaving” cardigan, in Jody Long ‘Alba’. Now to sew it together and do the bands
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This sweater is going to be fantastic! Simply gorgeous lace pattern.
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Of course it’s OK! Looks great!
There was a learning curve involving eyelets before/after purl stitches. The sleeves are way more even than on the back!
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Wow! That’s fantastic! I suspect that over time the eyelets on the back will even out some. Don’t tell anyone and they’ll never know!
It looks AMAZING - look forward to seeing the finished garment! Gorgeous colour, I’ll check out Jody Long “Alba”.
Very helpful, GrumpyGramna and agreed re polyester in socks - too hot, especially where I live in Hong Kong. You’d think it would be easy, wouldn’t you, to buy plain cotton socks, in this age of caring about environmental things and trying to avoid poly-anything? They must exist somewhere!
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