Pattern 4 – Mad Weave

Once again I’m posting to tell you to check your mailboxes because the next pattern has been released.  It is not a cable or lace pattern.  It’s the Mad Weave and it’s the one that Felicia referred to in an earlier post – the one that will likely cause a little anxiety with hanging stitches.   

At left you see one of the socks that Felicia knit.  It’s a little hard to see in the picture but stitches get dropped and picked up later.  Because of the way the stitches are “woven”, the colors in a variegated yarn will really show up in interesting ways.

The designer for this round is Tina Lorin and she’s worked really hard to make sur that this pattern is perfect for you.  She plans to join the discussion on flickr as past designers have so watch for her and say hello.   Here’s what she has to say to you all.

 

Hi everyone!

Congratulations to all of you Mad Sock Knitters out there, those still in the game and those of us cheering on the sidelines!

I’m so glad all of you will get my pattern and I hope all of you will try it. I feel privileged to be a part of this 4th round. I wanted to be a part of Sock Madness but knew that if I joined, I would be out in the first round. So I submitted a pattern and here I am.

I’ve been knitting for a long time if I add together the chunks of knitting time separated by decades of nonknitting. My mother taught me to knit Continental when I was a child, but I didn’t continue and forgot how to knit as I grew older. I picked knitting up again in the 80’s and re-taught myself how to knit from a book. I didn’t know I should be intimidated so my first project included cables. I taught my college roommates how to knit and felted my first sweater by accident.

I didn’t knit in the 90’s, but continued my subscription to Vogue Knitting that I started in college. Some day I knew I’d pick it up again. And I did 3 years ago.

 

But if this pattern scares you – stitches will be dropped on purpose – know that I’m scared right along with you. For all my knitting experience, this was my first time submitting a pattern anywhere and I was shocked it was accepted! But Hillary and Felicia have done a fantastic job of making sure it’s good to go and I’ll be here to answer questions.

I can’t wait to see your versions of the Mad Color Weave socks. May your hands stay nimble and your needles fly! Good luck!

Tina Lorin

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