Thunderstorms! And FOs!

Thunderstorm! Storms make me happy. Unless I'm driving in this frickin city.

Anyway, two more FOs! I'm on a frickin roll. I think I'm going to be saying frickin a lot in this post.

Brain Slug Hat (#19)


Pattern: my own, which I'm in the process of writing up (I had to write up a different and more important one first)
Yarn: Dark Horse Fantasy (50% acrylic, 50% nylon), color #2 - Lime; 1 skein
+ scraps of black and white yarn
Needles: US #8 (5mm)
Size: 1yr-ish


Here I demonstrate why adults shouldn't try on hats made for kids.

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Goblin Socks (i.e. my first pair of socks!) (#20)


Pattern: On Your Toes Socks by Ann Budd, from Interweave Knits, Summer 2007
Yarn: Storm Moon Knits Twilight Sock (80% superwash merino, 20% nylon), "The Goblin Battle"; 1 skein
Needles: US #2 (2.75mm), and US #4 (3.5mm) for the bind off
Size: adult small
Modifications: I used Judy's magic cast on instead of the one in the magazine, which was totally not working for me. I also did straight stockinette for the instep instead of ribbing. And I did 3x1 ribbing on most of the cuff, and 1x1 ribbing for the last inch of the cuff.


I looooove short row heels. They are just awesome. And they work best for my yarn, because they keep the spiral pattern going. If you do a heel flap, weird things tend to happen to the pooling.


And yes, they do fit. They're a tiny bit loose around the foot. Next time I'd probably do the ribbing on the instep to compensate for that (and, you know, since the pattern said to).


Ahh striping. It makes me happy.