It's Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Bold Red and Butterscotch. Not too bad I think. I held the colors up to the Gryffindor patch on my robe and the colors match perfectly. Yay!
I want to make the Gryffindor Pride socks that Spinningmaid is working on. Similar to the hufflepuff and ravenclaw socks but with of course the gryffindor theme.
She says that she almost finished with the second sock. And will have the pattern available soon.
What do you think, should I practice colorwork on a different project first? I've never done colorwork before so sock plus colorwork might be nutty right?
I thought about making a small purse with colorwork or maybe a small bit on the top of a sock or something first. We'll see I have other things to occupy my knitting right now.
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Happy Birthday!!!
Those yarn colors are perfect. If you're unsure about colorwork, maybe try End Paper Mitts it's colorwork but pretty easy and then you'll end up with cool mitts!
Happy birthday! I hope it's a great one.
Those look like fine Gryffindor colors! Colorwork isn't so bad--my first colorwork was a House Pride bag for my spoilee last term and it was pretty intense, but doable.
A few things to remember, though--when you go to change colors, if you're using the red, bring it up under the yellow before you knit with it. If you're switching to yellow, twist it OVER the red. It's a color dominance thing--there's a lot of info about it online if you need more information. Also don't forget to twist your yarns together every three or four stitches or so to prevent long floats that could get snagged.
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