POLL

I have been wondering...
how many of us preferr toe up or cuff down...
Or
heelflap or short row?




Me? I am a cuff down girl( that's how I learned knitting sock, I tried toe up , but defaulted back to cuff down.. something about it just suits me better...) and short row all the way... I don't mind knitting the heelflap , but I like the short row heel fit better so I usually always knitt that , unless I am making socks for clogs and want something special on the heel....

I thought it might be interesting to find out who knitts how and why...

so have at it and tell us!!!

It's been a while

And it's not like I haven't been knitting socks. I've knit up a storm of socks! But in the interest of, well, interesting, I'll just show you the most recent two pairs.

First - my first pair of Lorna's Laces socks!

Pattern: Wendy's Generic Feather & Fan
Yarn: Lorna's Laces in Purple Club
Details - Magic Cast-On Toe US Size 1 Needles.

Second - my proudest pair to date - The Embossed Leaves Socks!



From Winter 2005 Interweave Knits
Trekking XXL in color # 109

I did these in less than 4 days! Such a quick and clever knit! I knit these up for a store sample to sell out an extra dozen or so copies of this issue. I can't wait until I can get them back and wear them! I love the fit of the round star toe - a first for me. I do believe I'll be using that again.

Currently, I'm working on a pair of Whiskers and Paw Prints socks out of some Koigu. One of my resolutions (besides knitting from my stash) was to knit with all the lovely sock yarns I've bought. First up was the Lorna's Laces, now the Koigu, next the Socks that Rock! I can't wait!

do you belive in casual socks?

I made the bow tie socks as kind of hous slippers for the kiddos but it was not enough yarn to make a whole pair in DD size so I made one in DS size and the mate for each in a different collour ( still stashbusting!!) the kiddos like them so all is well!
and the blue ones are a special order pair( cotton yarn).. ( # 5,6 and7)

#4

sockage

here are 2 more pairs I finished this week...




























and the one I am working on now .. with some stranded knitting in the cuff.
They are all acrylic for easy care and because that is what I had on hand... STASHBUSTIN' BABY!!!

50 pairs of socks!

I put together a flickr set with the socks I've knit this year. A few of the photos aren't visible yet because the patterns were test knits, but once I get the go ahead I'll make them public.

But this pair is one I'm particularly happy with:



It's a pair of socks I knit for bryghtrose with her yarn (JKnits Light) as "payment" for her checking on my kitties while I was away for the holidays.

The kitties are fine, I hope she likes the socks.

first sock

this is the first sock entirely started and finished in the new year! Stariel and her "a pair a week" thing has captured my attention and I have decided to try it myself this year...(Thanks for the inspiration Ariel!!!)

The first pair is only a very simple 2x2 rib cuff with a little rolled edge for the elderly mother of a neighbour... her feet are always cold and with the recent blackout we went through theyhave gotten even colder. I went and gave her my fuzz feet to warm her up a bit and now I am making these for her so she can have toasty toes in style ;)

just a multi sock picture.....

Just a bunch of socks I've knitted over the past year and a half. For more info on the yarn, look at my flickr site. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/341169736/

The goal is within reach!

Socks #42 and #43 are completed. Just 7 pairs to go before the new year!



Socks for Dulaan in Claudia Hand Painted Yarn



Dublin Bay socks in Trekking

ok done

here are FO pics:

I mirrored the chart on the second sock so the leave would be on the other side... moving on now to the next project......

MMHHHH FRUITY

here is a first pic of the cherry socks:


I ended up dyeing the red Yarn again and it is a bit nicer red now. Plus I used different main Yarn for the sock. Where first I had the Jagerspun Wool I now am using AuntLydia's "shimmer"fashion Crochet cotton in linen collour.
it gives it a bit of a sparkle from the rayon without beeing too garish.
Love them so far and love to knitt with aunt lydia's.. I will definitely get mor in different collours for more socks.














The chart I used was my own , but CK ( now known as the chart goddess) was sweet enough to put some up on her blog so swing by there, if you want fruity socks! they are great!!!

kick up your heels ;)

I am done with hubby's skully socks! here is a picture:

(he'll never look here so I am safe putting up a pic or two.After all, they are his pressi!)



















Now on to the cherry socks!!!

New pairs are creeping in slowly

My momentum has slowed a bit, but here are a couple more pairs of finished socks.

#40 - Feather and Fan in Fixation



#41 - Jaywalkers in Claudia Hand Painted Yarn



I've got a few more pairs in various states of completion, three even have single socks! I'll be working on wrapping those up to make it to 50 by the new year. :)

Well ain't that just peachy....

I charted this afternoon some cherries for the heel of some socks .. then I started knitting and scrounging for leftover Yarn in the right collours ( green and red) I found green and died some of my handspun in red...
Hubby just came home and I asked him, what he thought and if he could tell what it was I am knitting into the heel and he dared to say... NO...
he said the cherries weren't "red" enough to be recognizable as cherries....grrrrrrrr... well ... maybe just maybe he has a point.But here are some pics anyway...I will make them again with a bright red for the cherries ... but here is the start of the first one for you all to see. once I figure out how to get the chart on the computer, I will put it on this blog, just in case someone else wants cherry socks...










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Moisturizing Socks...

I finished the socks I was knitting in Austermann Step - the yarn with jojoba and aloe!



The yarn feels a little weird, but it's kinda cool. :) I'm excited to see how my feet feel after wearing them.

Ooops..

I sowwy... I forgetted my sockies..

Seriously, I've been so wrapped up in Lacevember and now, Xmas knitting I've put the Six Sox for October socks in the to-finish pile. Nevermind that I didn't get up the heel on the FIRST sock yet.. whoopsie. It's a-comin.. just you watch. :)

Line up

I finished the German Santa Claus surprise for my neighbours but I decided to make them miniture socks instead of full sized ones... so I was able to make all of them in one sitting.
Here they are : Turns out they make 4 pairs ;) ( excuse the pictures I know they are not the best . My camera isn't all that great to beginn with , but I think my dropping it might not have helped any...)

Socks on Parade!

I've been neglecting you, my poor 12 Steppers...

My sock obsession is getting worse and worse, and I'm beginning to think I might even make 50 pairs for the year.



My end of Soctoberfest finish, Dublin Bay in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Sock Candy in Lapis.



Fearless Fibers! I'm excited to see how this yarn wears because the colors are just gorgeous!



These are an old pair in Knit Pics Sock Garden that I just managed to photograph.

So, what's on your sock needles?

My contribution to Socktober

Though I should have concentrated on my sweater, the sockyarn was just too much temptation and so I gave in. This is my first sock in Opal Bamboo yarn for my husbeast. He's thrilled! The second has to be knit yet, but I already started.











Here we have some sock in Wildfoote yarn that I started quite some time ago. I do.not.like. to knit that yarn. But someone promised that it will get softer when being washed. Changing from metal to bamboo dpns already helped a bit. The second sock is not begun yet.


And now to my new favourite socks! It's Opal Cotton, which you will find on the top left in my last post. I did not imagine that these lovely colours came from the skein. The pattern is from a current issue of "Sabrina Accessoires" where it was hiding amongst hideous hat patterns and other stuff that has a bad influence of the 70s. ;-)

Socks again

After a brief break to knit my Rhinebeck sweater, I'm back to socks!



This pair is two sample socks I knit for my LYS.

My most recent wearable pair is this one:



from Limbo yarn sent to me by Skitten when she was my SP.

Currently I have a pair on the needles for my friend Rachel and a simple pair for me in Sock Candy.