Oh yes... another sock blank. I took the plunge and tried a slightly different dyeing technique than my first sock blank I blogged about here. This time I knit my double stranded sock blank (using my knitting machine) approximately 90 stitches wide (instead of 60) and added a turquoise blue stripe all down one side. The other 2/3 of the blank was dyed in various shades of pink and lilac.
I also decided that I didn't want to knit straight from the blank, so I placed two chair backs on either side of my blank, and reskeined both strands of yarn at the same time to avoid tangling. It worked out very well, and I only had to let the blank dangle a couple times to avoid excessive twisting.
I wound both skeins into center pull balls using my swift and ball winder, and then cast on for 2-at-a-time Magic Loop socks (64 stitches on size 1 needles). I used the AfterThought Heel Socks by Laura Linneman pattern, and ended up with these beauties!
I love, love, love the way that the blue is carried as stripes through the whole of the sock, as well as the gradual shifting of the pink stripes to the purple. It is so much fun to see how the blank will knit up after it is dyed that it is hard to put these down! Here they are again modeled by my lovely daughter.
Next on the docket? I'm thinking RAINBOW socks... dyed blank style!
Gorgeous work :)
ReplyDeleteThank you :) I'm looking forward to a rainbow dyed chevron next, I think!
ReplyDeleteI think I'm addicted to sock blanks and I haven't even done one yet. Yours are awesome! I'm loving your blog. And your kiddos are so cute!
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