Have you been enjoying the Robin Hood series on BBC America? I have!
Submitted for review, one (1) pair of finished socks.
They’ve been done and hanging around for a couple of days now but I have not had the energy to drag myself to the computer and talk about how wonderful I think they are yet. So I’m half assing it here today.
So, more Monkeys! My scheme to avoid admitting to those concerned peoples surrounding me that I’ve fallen off the no-repeat-sock-knitting wagon is to just not tell them. Then they don’t know until I’m already done! Many of these naysayers have not yet knit monkeys of their own yet, so how can they really understand this tawdry love affair with a 12 row repeat?
For this pair, the only change in the original pattern was to knit all the stitches. No purls! I used STR mediumweight for the first time. I love this yarn! It’s very cool and super wash, which is a big plus in my book. I had to go down to size 1 needles for proper sock size. Anyone else have this issue? It made the fabric very dense and I think that size 1 would be best with STR lightweight, but I can’t attest to that as I’ve never seen any lightweight. Me thinks this may lead to some yarn ordering. Yet another wagon I’m destined to fall off!
(Note: The fabric was dense but I really liked that. I think I will knit another pair. They will make rockin winter socks).
Overall I’ve been feeling very blah lately, but I’m told this is totally normal when one is in the first trimester of pregnancy.
As it turns out, I am much further along than I should reasonably be without having been clued in before, but still haven’t hit the second trimester. At least now I understand why I’ve been falling asleep at work and feeling like I’ve run two marathons by the time I get to bed! So apologies if you were expecting massive updates from here, we still have a couple of weeks left before the energy is supposed to return! I can’t promise it will be worth the wait, but I can promise many, many mini-human sized objects in the near future.
May 30, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Whoa! Super big congratulations! Maybe some teeny mini-monkeys are in our future??
~Bertha
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May 30, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Those are fabulous! I just saw some baby monkeys on another forum (http://limenviolet.com/mb/viewtopic.php?t=4327). I’m just waiting for the details. I think the 3 yo needs monkey socks, don’t you? Hang in there. It really does get better.
May 30, 2007 at 4:51 pm
I really like how the monkeys look with the all knit approach. I think I’ll have to try this with my next pair, as I am sure I will knit this highly addictive pattern again.
May 30, 2007 at 11:48 pm
Nice! I really need some sock blockers… heh
I just finished my first pair, with your mod to knit the purls. I LOVE that mod. I ended up working fewer rows in the pattern b/c by taking out the purls there seemed like a lot of knit rows going nowhere.
May 31, 2007 at 12:48 pm
That’s one of the best monkeys I’ve seen yet!
May 31, 2007 at 6:28 pm
Congratulations – what wonderful news! We have a little baby girl nearly nine months old, so the memories of early pregnancy are still fairly vivid
Listen to your body, and if you feel like a rest then do it … anything else can wait!
Love the look of the monkeys without the purl stitches, might have to try that mod for my next pair.
May 31, 2007 at 8:36 pm
wonderful monkeys! and wonderful news too! Good luck, and it really does get better. Get all the rest you can.
June 3, 2007 at 6:50 am
Your Monkeys are simply de.lish! Which colorway of STR is that?
June 5, 2007 at 1:56 pm
CONGRATS!!!
that’s great news!
i almost wondered if you mentioned it before and i missed it, as i’m a relatively new reader, but the other commenters made me feel better. 
fabulous monkeys: and i also appreciate the thicker socks in the winter… did i mention i have a skein of STR waiting in my stash? did i mention all of the things still waiting on the needles??
June 5, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Yayyyyy congratulations! As mommy to a 6 month old, I remember feeling so tired that first trimester, I thought I would fall asleep in my dinner! I’ll have to check out that Robin Hood series, I just discovered BBC America today, I was riveted watching Jamie Oliver knead some dough! I can’t wait to see what baby items come off your needles.
June 8, 2007 at 7:17 am
Hi! I got here via Sticks and Threads blog, looking at her Monkey socks! I love how you knit yours instead of purling. Looks better I think!
PS..Robin Hood, love it! I love BBCA!
June 8, 2007 at 1:24 pm
I love those! So much so that I’m copying you for my next pair. I also love the Nodding Violets colorway and am doing my darnedest to get my hands on some. And congrats on the forthcoming mini-human!
June 15, 2007 at 3:44 am
Congratulations! First trimester tiredness can be hard, and it’s very boring to have to go to bed at eight pm, but it does get better.
I’m in the third trimester, so I am tired *again*…
June 24, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Haven’t heard from you in many moons. Hope the second trimester continues on a path similar, if not identical to, great, and I hope you are preparing, for the time will come when you have to stop such nonsense and actually start doing things.
As always, hope all is well and that I hear from you soon!