In late January, I started Tiit's Socks from Nancy Bush's "Folk Knitting in Estonia." I'm in love with the stranded colorwork pattern.
These were meant for a man, but I'm using small needes (2.5mm) and it is fitting me just fine. I made it all the way to the turning of the heel on the first one before it was sadly abandoned.
Such a shame. But my mental capacity has been stretched to the limits and the idea of knitting something other than simple st st after working my day job and then coming home for another 6-7 hours of dyeing and emailing and packaging yarn is just too much to contemplate. Actually, even st st is too much to attempt most of the time. Not that I am complaining, I'm just saying. Don't expect much progress on these in the next little bit. I've got to knit my poor, neglected sock pal some socks.
Yarn is Sundara Yarn sock yarn in colors 021 and 036.
That's a really cute design in those colors! I hope you're able to finish them sometime soon!
Posted by: grumperina | March 23, 2006 at 05:28 PM
heh, you said tiits. oh come on! its funny
I hope you can finish those socks soon, just take a few days off from the day job.
Posted by: yahaira | March 23, 2006 at 05:46 PM
I can usually handle socks (or mittens, even with colorwork) but these days there's no WAY I can focus on a sweater. Too many variables... gague, random shaping... if I have to have the pattern in front of me at all times, it's out of the question.
Here's to more relaxed days, eh?
Posted by: Jenna | March 23, 2006 at 06:15 PM
Mmm ... for man? The one at my home would question that definitely! LOL! I would say the pattern is really cute for a woman's socks ... lovely actually. I just got this book and love it. I won't be doing a master study ... but there are surely lots of NB patterns I'd like to make ... solid colours first ... then multi-colours ... then ... then ... ;)
Posted by: Agnes | March 23, 2006 at 06:47 PM
Poor socks - understandable, tho! They are lovely.
Posted by: Chris | March 23, 2006 at 07:41 PM
hmm, here I was getting all jealous of you starting up a business and getting to work from your own space all day dyeing yarn etc... I forgot to factor in the day job part. Now I am not jealous, I am in awe!
Posted by: Meg | March 23, 2006 at 08:22 PM
Love the colors together! They will wait for you!
Posted by: Sockbug | March 23, 2006 at 08:31 PM
we all love your yarn so much, but you need to take time for yourself. you are great about posting when you plan on adding more yarn to the store - just do it a week later and take a week for you. If you don't, you will burn out.
Your yarn is so so awesome that people will wait a week longer - look at the Vesper's Yarn at Kpixie - she only does 20 skeins every couple months and people just jump at it. Your stuff is just as good.
Posted by: Kim | March 23, 2006 at 09:14 PM
Love the pattern and colors. These socks are super cute! I'm sure my boys would like them as much as myself. :)
And I find it so amazing you have time to knit!
Posted by: joy | March 23, 2006 at 10:09 PM
The socks look great! I've been wondering how it's been going with the full-time day job plus yarn business. We all are excited about buying your beautiful yarn, but I don't think any of us want you to burn out!! Please take good care of yourself and take time to do the things you love!
Posted by: caitlyn | March 23, 2006 at 10:29 PM
day job??? what the?? i didn't know you were still doing the day job thing. like meg i was blindly jealous thinking that all day you got to do something you were truely passionate about. now i am just blown away!!
Posted by: jacqueline | March 24, 2006 at 12:17 AM
Lovely socks in (of course) gorgeous colors! But they can wait until you're a little less busy. Take a day or two off from the day job and give yourself a breather!
Posted by: diana | March 24, 2006 at 03:04 AM
Wow girl, props to you! =) I know that feeling. Not that I come home and dye, but you know.. day job, then night job, and then no time for yourself. Exhaaaaaausting. But you'll see the rewards for it, I know it!
Posted by: Angela | March 24, 2006 at 06:05 AM
What a great color combination!
Posted by: Stacey | March 24, 2006 at 06:27 AM
LOVE the pink and green! I do hope you'll come back to this pair when opportunity permits. :-)
Posted by: Beth S. | March 24, 2006 at 07:44 AM
These are beautiful.
Posted by: Kirsty | March 24, 2006 at 08:31 AM
Yeah, that day job really needs to go. I hope you can justify it soon. The sock is fabulous and it isn't going anywhere (and neither are we for that matter).
Posted by: Stephanie | March 24, 2006 at 09:27 AM
Those socks are GORGEOUS!!! And that yarn, isn't fantastic? :0) Whoever makes that yarn deserves a medal; I mean it just makes the socks soooo much better. I remain your Canadian fan! The socks are so nice; your sock pal is one lucky chick!
Posted by: Cynthia | March 24, 2006 at 03:21 PM
So lovely- but so sad that you're too exhausted to tackle it.
I hope you find a way to get life into better balance -hopefully in a way that means you still get full joy out of your craft adventures. Make sure that you give yourself some time out!
Posted by: di | March 24, 2006 at 09:34 PM
I understand being stretched to mental capacity after working all day for sure - but I really do hope you finish these - they are gorgeous!
Posted by: Esther | March 27, 2006 at 08:50 AM
Love the color combinations -- they are so you! I absolutely love, love, love my Sundara yarn I received last week and cannot wait to get started on my socks and shawl. I think you have a fabulous business concept and will hopefully be able to make Sundara Yarns your day job in the near future!
Posted by: nona | March 27, 2006 at 09:41 AM