Third Round Pattern Specs

There has been a huge amount of speculation as to what the next pattern will be – cables, lace, fair isle.  From where we sit, Felicia and I, I’ve got to admit that it’s all hugely amusing.  Perhaps because we all come to knitting from different backgrounds, the techniques that some are looking forward to are the ones that other knitters dread.  What some find simple – others find extremely challenging.  Without giving anything away, it’s safe to say that, at some point, we’ll each be faced with a sock detail that gives us pause.

The next pair of socks requires 2 skeins (260 metres (280-ish yards)/skein) of yarn. This probably sounds like a lot of yarn so here’s a little clarification.  The designer used Painted Yarns (by the late Virginia van Santen) and she actually used 2 hanks of this yarn with plenty left over.  The sock was designed with a varigated yarn in mind but a solid would probably work just as well. 

The needles will be 1.5 (2.5 mm) and the gauge is 7 stitches/inch.

There they are, the specs for the next sock.  We’ll send the rest of the details to you this coming Wednesday between 7 am and 12 noon (our time).  We’ve pondered the release date for the next round quite a lot and we really hope that this little game doesn’t screw up anyone’s holiday plans. We would never want to inferfere with religious observance. With that in mind, we have been watching the discussion to get a sense of how people felt about this and it seems as if most of you want to keep the competition moving along – so we will be happy to oblige.