Up-Down Entrelac--Joining Foot and Leg

I've completed the leg and foot of the second sock and am ready for the unusual join. The leg is worked from the top down to the ankle; the foot is worked from the toe up to the ankle.

The the stitches are joined across the instep with--those of you who dislike Kitchener stitch, rejoice--a three-needle bind-off. I was a little skeptical about the comfort of the bind-off sts across the top of the instep, but when I tried on the sock, I couldn't detect it.

All that's left is the heel, which is worked in a wedge on the remaining stitches (like an afterthought or peasant heel), and some sort of finish for the cuffs. Stay tuned.

Up-Down Entrelac--Second Sock

I'm making progress on the second Up-Down Entrelac sock (from Sock Knitting Master Class). I decided that there's no reason for socks this wild to match so I'm choosing the colors randomly for the mate. Still, there's a lot of similarity between the two.
For this sock, I'm making a point of starting each new color in a different place so that all of the yarn ends aren't woven in the same area.
I really am having fun with these socks!

App Winners

Thank you all for your kind words about The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns and The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns!
The random-number generator chose Mystica103 for the Handy Patterns app and Chinders for the Handy Sweaters app. Mystica103 and Chinders, please email me so I can get the apps to you.

For the rest of you, thanks for participating and stay tuned for other opportunities!

Handy Sweaters--Register to Win

There's more! Those e-media folks at Interweave have also turned The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns into an app for the iPad (sorry, I was told earlier that it was available for the iPhone as well, but that is incorrect). Appropriately called Handy Sweaters, this "handy" app, provides instructions for more than 1,500 sweater design options, including drop shoulder, modified-drop shoulder, set-in sleeve, saddle shoulder, raglan, and circular yoke silhouettes--all in multiple sizes and multiple gauges--at the touch of a finger.

Comment to this post (only one entry per person, please) and tell me why you'd like Handy Sweaters, and I'll draw a lucky winner Sunday, March 25.

Handy Patterns--Register to Win

Those e-media folks at Interweave have been at it again and now The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns is available as an iPad (sorry, I was told earlier that it was available for the iPhone as well, but that is incorrect) app. Appropriately called Handy Patterns, this "handy" app, provides instructions for more than 350 patterns, including mittens, gloves, hats, tams, socks, scarves, sweaters, and vests--all in multiple sizes and multiple gauges--at the touch of a finger.

Comment to this post (only one entry per person, please) and tell me why you'd like Handy Patterns, and I'll draw a winner Sunday, March 25.

Up-Down Entrelac--First Sock

Ta-da! here's the first almost-complete Up-Down Entrelac sock (I'm still thinking of ways to finish the top of the cuff). This sock weighs 40 grams. I have 124 grams of yarn left, which means that there should be enough for 3 more socks, or another complete pair if the colors are mixed up!
I've therefore decided to use the colors randomly for the mate for a pair of wildly mis-matched socks.

Up-Down Entrelac--Toe

I was on the road teaching for the last week and had hopes of finding lots of knitting time. It turns out that I hardly knitted at all, but I did meet lots and lots of fabulous knitters at the Madison Knitter's Guild Knit-In, The Sow's Ear, Wool & Company, and The Fox Valley Knitter's Guild. I made some progress on the toe of the first Up-Down Entrelac sock on the plane from Denver to Madison.

I can't say that I love entrelac, but it does make for interesting knitting. I find myself wanting to hurry along to see how the next color will look. Since this photo was taken, I've joined the leg to the foot and expect to finish the sock tonight.