Speaking of Which….
Since Caet mentioned it:
Here they are!! Ribbons and all, blocked and ready to wear! I have garters to help hold them up, although the ribbons help a lot – and they look good!!
I would love to show you modelled shots, but – well, you don’t need to know me THAT well, do you? I’ll be sure to get our wedding photographer to take some really fantastic shots without getting all icky, and I’ll share those.
Project Stats:
Pattern: Bellocq Stockings by Marnie MacLean for Stitch Diva
Yarn: Socks that Rock lightweight in Rose Quartz, two skeins and about a third of a third skein
Needles: Size 1 Crystal Palace DPNs, size 2 Crystal Palace DPNs, and size 2 16″ Addi Turbo circular (which is larger than the CP size 2 DPNs)
Extras: Hanah silk ribons and a pearl for trim
Start Date: March 23, 2007
Finish Date: April 19, 2007 (stocking #1), May 27, 2007 (stocking #2)
Pattern Notes: I knitted the size tall medium. The changes I made to the pattern were negligible; I changed up the thigh shaping a bit to suit my own needs.
I’m so happy to have them done and looking so good. I could have been happier with them if the pooling hadn’t been so bad…but I’ll survive.
And I had to have a little something blue, right? My last order from my favorite stitchmarker Etsy shop included this little barely-blue freshwater pearl marker. She includes a little giftie with the orders, and this was my giftie – as soon as I saw it, I knew I was going to have to include it in the stocking – I slipped it onto the yarn before I did the three needle bind-off. I’m trying to include as many of my favorite artists as I can!
Can’t wait to see everyone else’s finished objects! Loved this pattern!!
–alyson–
