I'm currently working on a commission of four pair of colourwork socks, and one is off the needles.
I based these on Elgsokker by Maria Simonsen. The design is in Norwegian (I think), which I don't speak, so I basically just followed the chart and made up the rest of the pattern. They were designed for worsted weight yarn, but I adjusted them for fingering weight, and only used one repeat of the moose pattern on the leg, striping the rest.
Two of the other pair for this order are on the needles. The first is Water for the Elephants by Rose Hiver. I knit a pair of these a few years ago, and it may just be the pattern that made me fall in love with this designer. These are currently on hold, as I ran out of black and am waiting for a resupply.
In the meantime, I've moved on to the third pair: Hold Your Seahorses by Yvette Noel (aka Rose Hiver). This woman is definitely the go-to for gorgeous animal colourwork patterns. It doesn't look like much yet, but just wait...
As a break from colourwork, I worked on one of the socks for Sock Madness and managed to get the first of the pair knit. These are Sweet Nuttins by Adrienne Fong, and have beads on the leg (I opted to leave them off the foot because I'm not sure that would be comfortable). These have a really cute ruffled cuff that involved casting on a bajillion stitches before decreasing, which looks adorable.
And for something completely different, I knit a lily for my mom. The pattern by Heather Broadhurst was published on Knitty way back in 2006 and I finally decided to brave it (I love socks, but tend to shy away from fiddly things). It is extraordinarily clever, and apart from the never ending i-cord stem, was shockingly fun to knit. There may be more of these in the future.
