小若的下往上襪
開始日期: 2009/12/30
完成日期: 2010/1/9
圖樣: Toe-Up Socks with a Difference by Wendy Johnson
線材: 恒源祥 來真德 歌爾登 羊絨型高級珍品絨線 (2217)
色號: 205 (粉紅色)
針碼: 2mm 尺寸: 17公分 (腳底)
Toe-Up Socks with a Difference for Scarlett
Start date: 2009/12/30
Finish date: 2010/1/9
Pattern: Toe-Up Socks with a Difference by Wendy Johnson
Yarn: 恒源祥 來真德 歌爾登 羊絨型高級珍品絨線 (2217)
Color: 205 (pink)
Needle size: 2mm S
ize: 17cm (sole)
打完第一隻襪時發現太大, 打完第二隻襪厚重打第一隻. 這純毛較無彈性所以不能打太大襪子才不會容易滑落.
After finishing sock 1 the sock was way too large and I had to reknit it after finishing sock 2. This wool yarn has little give so I had to knit it exactly the size of the foot for a better fit.
小謙的下往上襪
開始日期: 2010/1/6
完成日期: 2010/1/11
圖樣: Toe-Up Socks with a Difference by Wendy Johnson
線材: 恒源祥 來真德 歌爾登 羊絨型高級珍品絨線 (2217)
色號: 105 (黃色)
針碼: 2mm
尺寸: 16公分 (腳底)
Toe-Up Socks with a Difference for Sebastian
Start date: 2010/1/6 F
inish date: 2010/1/11
Pattern: Toe-Up Socks with a Difference by Wendy Johnson
Yarn: 恒源祥 來真德 歌爾登 羊絨型高級珍品絨線 (2217)
Color: 105 (yellow)
Needle size: 2mm
Size: 16cm (sole)
有了小若的經驗小謙這雙打起來快多了, 且小謙的襪比小若的短, 打起來也比較輕鬆.
Smoother progress and knitting for this pair after having the experiences with Scarlett's pair.
外婆的毛襪
開始日期: 2010/1/11
完成日期: 2010/1/12
圖樣: Basic Ribbed Socks by Kate Atherley
線材: 恒源祥 小囡牌 澳洲美麗諾白羊毛絨線 (3AA216)
色號: 96143 (紅黑段染)
針碼: 2.5mm
尺寸: 美國鞋號 6 號
Wool Socks for Grandma
Start date: 2010/1/11
Finish date: 2010/1/12
Pattern: Basic Ribbed Socks by Kate Atherley
Yarn: Green Life Australia White Wool (3AA216)
Color: 96143 (red/black variegated)
Needle size: 2.5mm Size: US6
外婆有高血壓且近來鼻子也對溫度變化敏感起來, 所以保暖很重要, 尤其要穿襪子, 腳溫暖了就比較不會覺得冷. 偏偏外婆對於襪子的認定跟一般人有所不同. 每次她喊冷, 我們都會告訴她還是要穿襪子, 她會回答說穿了, 等妳仔細一看, 腳上穿的是一雙短筒絲襪...這樣可能保暖嗎?! 她也不是沒有厚的棉襪或毛襪, 但就是不肯拿出來穿. 我為了讓她心甘情願穿毛襪, 乾脆打一雙給她. 記得是星期一開打星期二完成, 晚上拿去叫她穿上, 因為星期三開始溫度會很低. 星期三傍晚她上樓來, 一看她還穿雙短筒絲襪, 我就問她為何不穿我剛打好的毛襪, 她說等冷一點再穿, 我跟老媽都說, 現在就是最冷的時候, 現在不穿要甚麼時候穿? 我只好下樓去把襪子拿上來叫她穿上, 還說襪子打了就要穿, 跟她八十歲生日我打的那條披肩一樣要圍, 不要想甚麼很高級高貴要出客上餐廳館子才穿戴, 這些機會現在非常少, 不趁天冷多穿戴, 難道要等到上路的時候帶去? 我打得這麼用力就是要給她現在穿戴的!
Grandma has hypertension and recently her nose became sensitive to temperature change and wearing socks could keep her warmer. You see grandma's definition of socks is quite different from ours, everytime she says she's cold we would always tell to her to put on some socks and she would answer that she did, put on a pair of short polyester stockings. How's that for keeping yhour feet warm?! It's not that she doesn't own any thick cotton or woollen socks, it's that she never wears them, a;ways saving them for some other time. So I decided to knit her a pair of wool socks in hope that she would finally wear them willingly. I CO on a Monday and BO on Tuesday and had her wear them Tuesday night for starting that Wednesday the temp will hit single digit. When she came upstairs Wednesday evening, I found her still wearing short polyster stockings and sked her why didn't wear those socks I just knitted her? She said she's saving it for colder weather. Mom and I told her it WAS the coldest weather now if she wasn't going to wear them when exactly did she plan to wear those socks? So I went downstairs to fetch the socks and had her put them on and told her that these socks and her 80th birthday Mandala Shawl were hard work of mine and I knitted them for her to wear them NOW, not to save them for going out to banquets/restaurant, which she has very little opportunities nowadays, or some other colder weather or bring them with her when she was called back to God's side.
小謙的上往下襪
開始日期: 2010/1/13
完成日期: 2010/1/14
圖樣: Basic Child's Pattern for Regia Jacquard by Leah Falana
線材: 恒源祥 來真德 歌爾登 羊絨型高級珍品絨線 (2217)
色號: 105 (黃色)
針碼: 2.25mm
尺寸: 16公分 (腳底)
Basic Cuff-Down Socks for Sebastian
Start date: 2010/1/13
Finish date: 2010/1/14
Pattern: Basic Child's Pattern for Regia Jacquard by Leah Falana Y
arn: 恒源祥 來真德 歌爾登 羊絨型高級珍品絨線 (2217)
Color: 105 (yellow)
Needle size: 2.25mm
Size: 16cm (sole)
本來很怕上往下織的襪子, 因為最後要縫接 (grafting) 是我的罩門, 不過最近看到不少上往下織的襪子最後腳指收尾時不需縫接, 所以更想要多打上往下織的襪子. 另外還有一個原因是, 去年打的那些下往上織襪也穿了兩季, 發現襪頭不管用甚麼方式使它有彈性, 還是不夠好穿. 尤其剛又打好兩小兩雙下往上織襪, 又再次證明真的沒有上網下織襪好穿.
I was quite intimidated by cuff-down socks because I couldn't graft. Lately I found quite a few cuff-down sock patterns that actually don't require grafting which made me want to really try knitting cuff-down socks. Another reason for trying to knit cuff-down socks if that after two seasons of wearing those toe-up socks I knitted last year, I found that no matter how elastic I tried to make the cuff, they're still not as comfy. Especially I just knitted another two toe-up socks for the twins, the toe-up cuffs are really not as good as the cuff- down's.
小若的上往下襪
開始日期: 2010/1/14
完成日期: 2010/1/16
圖樣: Basic Child's Pattern for Regia Jacquard by Leah Falana
線材: 恒源祥 來真德 歌爾登 羊絨型高級珍品絨線 (2217)
色號: 205 (粉紅色)
針碼: 2.25mm
尺寸: 17公分 (腳底)
Basic Cuff-Down Socks for Scarlett
Start date: 2010/1/14
Finish date: 2010/1/16
Pattern: Basic Child's Pattern for Regia Jacquard by Leah Falana
Yarn: 恒源祥 來真德 歌爾登 羊絨型高級珍品絨線 (2217)
Color: 205 (pink)
Needle size: 2.25mm
Size: 17cm (sole)
連打了三雙上往下織襪, 有點小上癮, 因為已經習慣它的基本織法, 成品又好穿, 決定自己也來一雙, 指不過到目前為止只打好了一隻, 另一隻過年期間也才織到腳跟處, 離完成還有段距離, 而且也還沒有拍照呢!
After 3 pairs of cuff-down socks, I was a little addicted! I've grown accustomed to its way of formation and the FOs are comfy and I decided to knit myself a pair. Only that one sock was finished and the other one's at the heel turn, still some way to go before finishing.
