Knitting - Yoga Socks

Pattern: Made up as I went
Yarn: Noro Kureyon Sock; S184
Needle: 2.5mm

What I did:
Instead of knitting a heel, I put some stitches onto waste yarn and then continued in pattern down the foot.
I picked up around the heel and worked eight rounds of ribbing.

I measured my foot, the length of the cuff and leg should be the same as the length of the foot and toe cuff, for these socks. I wound the Noro into four small balls. I cast on my usual amount of stitches (64) and worked a ribbed cuff, two at a time from two of the balls, changing colour every four rows, for twelve rows.

Once the foot was long enough, I went back to just one ball of yarn and worked twelve rounds of ribbing, then cast-off loosely.

Verdict: I'm pretty pleased with them. I'll be wearing them to my yoga retreat, so I may update with how they fared in the wild.

Update: 
If I were to make these again, I'd add a toe-tab to keep them in the right place, I also think I could have made the foot/cuff a little longer.

Crochet - Glam Girl Shrug

Glam Girl Shrug from Ball Hank n' Skein

This is a simple little shrug, as written it is worked in one piece from side to side and then joined to make the armholes. 

It's a great project for working in front of the TV or when you don't have much concentration!

Yarn: Noro Silk Garden Sock
Hook: 5.5mm (US size I)



Verdict: It's a nice little shoulder warmer. It worked well with the Noro yarn too, though I hope it will soften up a little on washing.

Mods: Because I was using Noro I started in the middle and worked to one sleeve, then picked up in the middle and worked to the other, this meant I could get the colour repeats to (sort of) match up.

Crochet - Sweet Eleanor Scarf

The Sweet Eleanor Scarf is a reasonably simple crochet scarf which can be made in a variety of weights of yarn. I chose to use Noro Silk Garden Sock, as I had a second skein to hand if I needed to make it bigger.

The pattern is pretty well written, and it's easy enough to work without the pattern once you get going.

Yarn: Noro Silk Garden Sock
Hook: 5.5mm (US size I)



Verdict: I like it. It's a bit of a crazy shape, you have to be careful or it looks like a ruff! but it drapes nicely (using that big hook was important for that) and post-bath the Noro has softened up a great deal.

I originally cast on with a 4.5mm hook, but the fabric was like steel! It wouldn't have been wearable. I also made two extra repeats of the pattern which made it longer. I have about 5g of the first ball of Noro left (I used the other ball for a mini-shrug) and it's plenty big enough as a scarf. I'm not sure it would translate that well into a shawl because of the odd shape, I think it would become unwieldy.

All in all, it's a nice pattern!