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Pattern: Bob Marley's Grandma's Footies
Needles: Addi Turbo Circular US 2, 32"
Yarn: Koigu KPPPM, dye code P118A dye lot 603, 1 and 1/4th of a skein
Modifications: Instead of DPNs I gave Magic Loop a shot on this one. It IS Magic. I adore it.

So these are the Magic Loop Bob Marley's Grandma's Footies. I am in love with Magic Loop. As you can see in the photo above the way I had them situated on the needles allowed me to have the very small, very slight ladder running down the sides instead of down the front and sole of the footies.


Even though they look like different sizes they actually are the same, and fit really really nicely.


Here's my god-awful Kitchener stitch, which somehow always starts with a purl stitch (on the left) instead of just knit across the row. *tear*

And I figure, it IS the Heels 'n Purls Knitting Society, right? They're not black, but they'll do. Also, they're made of pure awesome.

<3 Ambrrr

*As always, click to embiggen the pictures.

Bob Marley's Grandma's Footies FO (and some in progress)

As previously mentioned I actually finished these a few weeks ago and have just now gotten around to posting photos. Also included are some photos of the in-progress pair I've got on the Addis.


Pattern: Bob Marley's Grandma's Footies
Yarn: Koigu KPPPM, one skein, dye code P118A, dye lot 603
Needles: Clover Bamboo DPNs US 2
Modifications: I accidentally made my second sock shorter than the first, nothing very aggrivating. That way I also have a little bit of yarn left over in case my second pair goe haywire on me. You can see the finished one from the second pair on the right.

I've already washed these in the washer and then threw them in the dryer. As you can see they're not as gem-bright as they were when they were first finished, but they're still deliciously soft and comfortable. Koigu is amazing.

These were a fun little project, they go very quickly. I'd be done with the second pair if I didn't have so much work to do. Here's a shot of the last sock still on the needles, in Magic Loop, working on the heel flap.

<3 Ambrrr

Gratuitous yarn shots ahead.

Architecture reviews are the best times to update your knitblog. This is true!
Here is Mum's Calorimetry, but since I am, as I said before, in the middle of a review I cannot give you all the FO info that I so love to do. I'll update with that later.



Hurrah Calorimetry! Depending on what other colorways the LYS carries I might make one for myself. It was simply amazing to knit up.



And here's the delicious Koigu I bought. MMmmmmm, Koigu. This was also the first time I'd ever used a ball winder. And by "me" I mean "the lady who wound my yarn." Uhlissa thinks that she might purchase one in the future, which I wholeheartedly endorse.

Stuck in Review,
<3 Ambrr

PS Here is a picture of me in a wig. I think that green and white hair really does something for me, don't you?

Uh, wow.

OK, now I swear that I haven't killed Uhlissa and taken over the blog. I just... talk too much. My point is, I have been knitting again! Hurrah, you love it.

For Mum's birthday I'm knitting her a Calorimetry, in the most luscious red variated yarn. I'll get the info all compiled in the FO shot (as I've actually already finished it, save for the button to close it). It was fantastic to knit with, really smooth and soft. Bought it at the LYS along with two (TWO) skeins of Koigu in colorway 603 (I think). MADNESS. I'm thinking it'll be turned into some anklets this weekend, or hopefully I won't be so out of it from Mardi Gras celebrations and the numerous birthday parties I am to attend.

AWAY, KNITBLOG!

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OK, I've had enough.

I am buying myself some Koigu PPM. Or is it PPPM? The point is, this sock yarn will be mine. I'm tired of reading review after review about how amazing it is, and how beautifully it knits up, and how socks will never be the same again after you use it.

IT WILL BE MINE.

Hopefully a trip to the LYS this Saturday will result in some. If not, where do you suggest I get some, internets? What online stores do YOU like to use?

<3, Ambrrr