We all know the boyfriend curse. It can really hamper some knitters styles. I find that if you don't date guys who wear sweaters it's really not a problem. Now, socks. Well, it's hard to find a guy who doesn't wear socks.
I was bored working at my LYS one night, so I sent a text to CB and asked his shoe size. Apparently, I didn't take the Harlot's advice on the size of a man's feet when I picked this boyfriend. He wears a size 11 shoe. So without ever asking him if he wanted a pair of socks, I embarked on a new project. Do you know how many stitches there are in a size 11 sock? Me, neither, but it's a lot!!! I finished the socks in about two weeks. Well, I finished the knitting, anyway. Then they sat in my living room floor in a pile of yarn and projects in various stages of the creative process. For about 3 months. Last night CB came over to watch movies, so while we sat on the couch I wove in the yarn ends and tossed them in his lap. He likes them.
They're made from 3 skeins of Regia Silk in charcoal gray. The pattern is from Sensational Knitted Socks, but I don't remember which one, and since CB is snuggled up next to me on the couch, again, I'm not gonna go look. :)
I have a very dear friend who turned an age she doesn't want to admit to recently. She's beautiful. She's tall, thin, and has beautiful long red hair. I certainly wouldn't call her a tomboy, but she does not think of herself as "girlie." She considers me to be girlie. It's kind of funny. What constitutes girlie? I'm considered girlie because I don't gag about lace and ruffles. I wear pink. I like standard girl jewelry. It doesn't have to be something funky or unique for me to enjoy it. She's not girlie because all those things are distasteful for her personally. In college she was a goth, and although she's really not now she still shies away from things considered girlie. On the other hand, she wears makeup every day. She shaves her legs every day, and sometimes twice a day. Me? I wear makeup about twice a week, and I shave my legs if I think they're going to be seen. In relationships I prefer to be completely straightforward and up front about everything. I am incapable of playing the coquette. I say everything that is on my mind, and I don't have hidden agendas. They annoy me. She is the quintessential flirt. She is all about the game. She thrives on the mystery and intrigue. So, who's girlie?
Why am I telling you this? Well, I wanted to make her something beautiful for her birthday. Something that would accentuate the parts of her that were girlie, but still be cool enough that she would love it. You can tell me how I did.
I made her a lace shawl from traditional Shetland lace patterns I took from Sharon Miller's book Heirloom Knitting. The center is a diagonal garter stitch square, and the border is Horseshoe Pattern. The edging is Ring Shawl Lace Edging with Spider Insertion, and i added an additional insertion from Coburg Edging with Faggot Insertion. I used Rowan Kid Silk Haze in shade #584 Villain. It's a dark chocolate brown that I think will look great with her hair. Here it is being blocked. The pictures aren't the greatest. It was a cloudy day. I'm hoping to get a few pictures of her in it soon to show off.
So? Is it too girlie?
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