Exploding Blocks and Eve's Temptation

Eve's Temptation finished.  I used KnitPicks Chroma Twist fingering in Red Velvet.  I was fascinated by the color progression.  The first sock is the top one, in the very dark vermillion.  It progressed naturally to the lighter sock.  The yarn is very pleasant to work with.  I like the stitch definition in this yarn; I don't like Stroll yarn because it's too mooshy and my stitches flatten out, but a lot of folks love it.  Not me.

Here are the latest blocks in my Exploding Block quilt.  These things are addictive.

And a close-up of the middle blocks.  Yes, the corners are cut off, but that's the charm of it for me.

Sock and quilt

Here's where I am with the Eve's Temptation socks I started Wed night.  Zooming along is so pleasant.

Progress on my exploding block quilt. 

These are just laid out any which way.  I have too few to make any placement decisions.

The Yarnarian's Sock is Famous!

Stop the presses! Such news! Such excitement! The Yarnarian is beside herself with joy. (I'm not exactly sure where she is; just that she apparently is standing beside herself.)

Eve's Temptation Socks just got featured on Lime & Violet's Daily Chum.

You know the socks. The ones with the Heel from Hell that I added a normal heel onto for those folks not brave enough to try the h from h.

Uh oh, the Yarnarian is running up the stairs in her split level a la Rocky. Standing on the landing and doing the Stallone boxing dance.

Thank you, Daily Chum! I feel quite honored to be amongst all the lovely patterns you show. And thank you, all your brave knitters who struggled with that cutie patootie heel and either conquered it or swore at me. Either way, we have a sock pattern!

Whoo Hoo!

KV - Thank you indeed. It's kind of neat having my 15 minutes of fame. Now I can go to sleep and dream of hordes of sock buyers. tee hee. How are the gloves coming?

Ria - the best part is that I actually have knitted the second one so I have a pair. I can wear these babies. Yee Hah!

Tasha - Chum is the second site I visit every day. You all do a great job! And not just because you chose my sock. ;-)

The Yarnarian Publishes a Sock Pattern! Finally!

Do you remember the pattern, Eve's Temptation? AKA the heel from hell pattern? As soon as the Hubbo turns it into a pdf file, I'm putting it on Ravelry. With one tiny addition: instructions for a normal heel if the h from h is too much to deal with. It's such a pretty sock, and I'd hate for anyone not to knit it because of that h from h! Remember this?





Knitting News: I'm working on the February Lady Sweater, and am enjoying it immensely. I can work on worsted weight yarn if the needles are not too big. I knit very loosely, so that's not a problem. The pattern calls for size 8 and a gauge of 4.5 sts/inch. I went down to a size 6, and it's all working out just fine. Here's a pic, like you can tell what it looks like. At least you can see the color. I'm using Cascade 220 in a blend of cream, yellow and pink, which looks like orange when twisted together. Half of the Ravelry universe is into an orange phase, so I thought I'd join them. Besides, I look good in OJ.



Jen and Bev - I thought it was a pretty neat heel, but my 2 ver experienced testers thought it was the heel from hell. Others found it not too difficult. So that's why the option. I like the way it fits me in particular. And good for clog season.