a favourite shade of blue

a favourite shade of blue

Friday, August 6, 2010

sock pattern for Patti

Patti I use size 2 1/2 short bamboo needles. I find with the bamboo neeedles the stitches do not slip off so easily. And I use 5 needles,the stitches are then evenly distributed. The yarn is just sock yarn that any yarn shop sells. The clerk can help you with that. Be sure and buy good wool not cheap stuff. You'll need 2 small balls or one large one. The pattern is called Dublin Bay Socks. It has a pattern along the sides but I just knit it for the most part.
I think you can find it by googling. It says to cast on 72 stitches which is 18 on each needle. The pattern calls for 24 stitches on each of three needles but that is when you are using just four needles instead of five. If you want more information you can reach me at nanb@shaw.ca. Good luck!!
We were away in the states all day ,left at 10:00 and came home 12
hours later. We used the Nexus pass on the way down and got through the bprder in 5 minutes. The regular line was over an hour wait. Coming home we were unaware that the Nexus line was closed at 7:00 but a nice guy let us into the line , so we were not long getting through.
We went to the Skagit casino and then to the Silver Reef and we came home with more money that we left with . How is that for a good day!!
We saw two deer feeding on the grass across from the casino. I wanted to take a photo of them but Ray is one of those men who stops for nothing but gas and food LOL.
It is time to go, I hope your evening has been good.
Bon nuit!

2 comments:

Patti said...

Thank you for the tips/info. It'll be a while before I can begin since I don't have a local yarn shop. I also enjoy reading your blog - keep up the good work. Patti

nanboudreau said...

Thanks Patti...I appreciate your comments.:>)