Finally! Firestarters! Finally.

They've escaped the needles....

Finally!  Firestarters in Wollmeise 100% Superwash Sockenwolle  Raku Regenbogen Dark.

I'm quite pleased with the socks.  Hey, don't worry...they may look like a sacrifice to the Sock Gods, lying there on a pile of wood chips to be set afire. They are safe on my feet.

'The Wollmeise softened up incredibly after washing and blocking (did you know I love this yarn?). Some may consider the colors too dark to ideally show off cabling, but I like it.

The gusset was...fun.  I can't think of a better word to use.  It is a different type of construction and I wasn't sure how  it would "come together" (of course...I don't sweat it out trying too hard trying  to figure this stuff out.  I just let it happen).

(Just showing off my toe--still lovin' that Judy Becker's Magic Cast On)

The traveling stitches (a.k.a. cables) seemed tricky at first but once I figured it out it was smoother sailing.  Not smooth...but smoother.  I "cheated" and did not read the chart.  I knit the pattern using "words" (ravelry link) that Trishshack (blog  link) on Ravelry provided. 

It was a lifesaver. I probably would have thrown in the towel without it.  Oh yeah, I should probably confess to using a cable needle also. Hey, does it matter?  No. In the end, I enjoyed knitting them and made a great pair of socks, cheating or no. However, after finishing these socks Friday night I was so excited that I cast on  a.s.a. p. Saturday for the Very Terhi fingerless gloves.  That Yarnissima, sure can design.

This chart looked intimidating. Really scary.  Two charts with traveling stitches: one with a 4 row repeat, the other with a 20 row repeat.  But I am so in love with these gloves I forged ahead.  I'm brave like that.  Yeah, right. I was preparing to "cheat" again. When I had written out the words all the way to row 10, the charts all of a sudden just clicked.  I swear the click was audible. 

I got it.  I could read these charts.  I didn't need the words.  OMG!!!!!  And then I started to knit and whoa...

Guess what? I didn't need the cable needle. Another OMG!  I am so smart. I am thinking the smartest, most intuitive knitter in the world (sorry guys, it's me...not you). How in the world did I wake up so incredibly smart? And sexy?  Don't forget the sexy.

Comments

[RamonGustav]

Do you have a viable business but lack the necessary finances to get it off it’s feet?

[RamonGustav]

Are you eager to secure funds for that dream project of yours?

[Ann]

Gorgeous socks & the colors are lovely - you are indeed a clever knitter! Well done!

[Heather]

You are so right, the cables aren't obscured at all by the yarn. So lovely!!

[Morticcia]

Your firestarters look fab! I'm just the opposite with charts v. words. I could barely finish this pattern's toe the first two times around because it was written out. Yet once I hit the charts, it was smooth sailing.

The Terhi is so appealing. So appealing. She's a fabulous designer.

[Anne]

Those socks are a work of art. Gorgeous colors too.

Very Terhi is in my knitting queue. I'll get to it soon. Great pattern.

[Carolynn]

lol, losing the cable needle is a time saver, isn't it? And I love those charts now that I know how to read them! I think I prefer them to conventional charts...

That said, I still haven't finished my firestarters...

[Suzanne]

If that's what cheating looks like, then yeah!! Absolutely beautiful socks!!
Suzanne

[Kelly]

WOOT! You smart, sexy, cabling machine, you!

[Stacey]

Wowza - they are awesome you sexy mama you! Nice job, I may have to try that ravelry link, the problem with my single sock issue is that I have forgotten how to do the pattern...

[Micki]

Gorgeous! Love that dark Raku Regenbogen. (I actually have a skein--still trying to decide on a worthy project for it.)

[Shannon]

Great looking socks! It's great that the charts have finally clicked in! I'm still not so sure about getting rid of the cable needle though. Maybe someday!