Sneaky rivers

I received a ball of BC Garn’s sock yarn in the last shipment of a Finnish yarn club last fall. 50 grams is not that much, so I chose to use the yarn for sneakers.

I can’t claim they are pretty, but they sure are unique and energetic :)

I did not like the yarn. There was a plastic-y feel to it. I was sure glad to see it pooled, it made the knitting way more fun.

Sneakers

Yarn: BC Garn Sock, colorway “River”, Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock, Devon
Needles: Suzanne’s rosewood, 2.5 mm
Pattern: My own, see Ravelry: Saami Sneakers.

Booties!

My perfectly lovely cousin will have her first baby any day now. She lives in Sweden, so we won’t be able to visit right away. I want to let them know I’ve been thinking about them – thus, I somewhat proudly present, BOOTIES!

These took ages to finish. I started out with one yarn but ran out. I rather like the turqoise trims even though I never would have thought of them had I not ran out of my first yarn :)

Saartje's Bootees (pdf) by Saartje de Bruijn
Yarn: Wool in the Woods Cherub (main color), Lorna’s Lace’s Shepherd Sock (Devon), Colinette Jitterbug (Elephant’s Daydream)
Needles: 2,75 mm KnitPicks, hook 1,5 mm