Another view

Here's a close-up of Allie's sock. Wow, Anne sure is some gorgeous yarn.

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A tale of two gauges

Here are Peyton's and Allie's socks, both being modeled by Peyton. Peyton's sock (shown with just ribbing done) is done at the gauge the pattern called for, but she increased the stitch count to make the sock fit her better. Allie's sock (with the entrelac section) follows the pattern's original stitch count, but she is getting fewer stitches per inch than the gauge the pattern called for. As you can see, both socks fit pretty much the same. Which is good, since Allie's sock is actually a belated Christmas present for Peyton! Hopefully these ladies will join us and can tell you more about their Annetrelac experiences than I can.

It's happening!

Wow, I can't believe how much I'm enjoying the entrelac. I expected to love the result, but not the process, so this is a pleasant surprise. I did have to rip out my first two tiers of blocks because I realized I had misunderstood the instructions. When it says to do that series of steps "7 more times," I neglected to count the actual times I'd done it. I just assumed when I got to the end of the round, I was done, and I started going back the other way. WRONG. The rounds are actually meaningless for the entrelac section, so I removed my marker. It was only confusing me! Now I'm on the right track and loving the way this sock looks. Fun fun fun.

Pretty pretty pretty yarn

Unlike everyone else, I chose a yarn that has minimal color variation cuz, well, I wanted to see the subtleties of the shading when I start my entrelac pattern.  So I took some pictures at the shop and have posted a couple.  It's kind of hard to see the subtlety in just one shot, so here are a couple in a couple of different lights.  The color is just a shade darker than the second photo, kind of a dark rust.  Which is a color I wear often, so I'm really looking forward to getting started on knitting this cool pattern soon.

Mmmm...yarn...

Hey, everyone! I had a hard time choosing a colorway for my Annetrelac socks. There were several gorgeous almost-solid skeins at the shop, which tempted me, but I wanted more color variation for my entrelac blocks. The colors in the skein I ultimately picked remind me of a box of chocolates--cocoa and caramel and nougat and luscious fruity centers. Delicious.