And another two....

My mom's socks. I wasn't going to post these online anyplace, but then I realized that my mom had tried the first one on already.



The yarn is Opal Rainforest Flamingo, with some other yarn from Elann for the heels and toes.

The other socks are the socks from the Sock Madness competition. I got behind on this pair, and then finished up some other socks in between. They are Wildfoote in "crystal pink" and the leftover Lorna's Laces in "vera."

Birthday/Sock Camp socks :)

Socks #75 - the Birthday Socks!



Yarn: Trekking 104
Started: 4/10/07
Finished: 4/17/07

I started these socks on the ride to Anacortes right after my birthday brunch. I knit them on the ferry, did the majority of the knitting in the Grok the Sock class that the Yarn Harlot taught on Wednesday, and finished them up after I got home.

It seems appropriate that my 75th pair, such a nice big round number, was pretty significant. Although the socks are plain and were a quick knit they definitely have lots of memories!

One of my two pairs of socks done this month.

I finished both of the pairs of socks for this month, but I'm only doing pictures of one, since the other pair is a present and I know my mom checks my Flickr account. That pair will be posted after Mothers' day.

Here is the pair I can share.

They are made from Crystal Palace's Bamboozle. It's basically just a worsted weight version of Panda Cotton. (I do have this same colorway on order in the Panda Cotton) They were a nice quick knit, and I used a baby sock pattern from Knitting Vintage Socks, and I didn't have to change much to have them fit, other than the yarn and needles.

Socks and Socks

Here is a picture of my new puppy baby Sokrates... strategically named, so I can shorten it to ...SOCKS ;)













Cascade in the Aruba collourway.with a horseshoe lace.( next big purchase: a new camera, but I keep on spending the money on fiber...)

and the socktree in full bloom:







Blue stripes: Sassy stripes with heels and toes in leftover Zephyr
the other ones are Cascade Fixation in Sam ( loved knitting with it.. will do again!)

Finally some pictures taken

I did not fall off earth, I was just too busy with work and never was home when the light was good for taking pictures. All inside pictures were plain crap, so I had to wait until yesterday when it was nice and sunny.



The first socks I finished are knit from my own handspun! It's from Blue Faced Leicester roving which was handdyed by Adrian from www.helloyarn.com. It was also the first time Navajo plying worked just fine.
They are knit on 3 mm needles, which made it a quick knit.


At the moment I'm also going to school most Fridays and Saturdays and need some lunchbreak knitting. What is better than socks for this? Right, nothing.
First I finished my Knittyboard SockPal exchange socks, which I can't show here right now because they have not reached their destination yet. Then I knit the socks shown in the picture above. The next pair were knit in Colinette Jitterbug in the Magenta colour. That yarn is horrible to take pictures of, the colour is never right.


And yes, the tiny bit of yarn was all that was left. I almost had heart palpitations when finishing the 2nd sock, as I was sure to run out of yarn. So everyone who has feet bigger than a EU38 or US 7.5, buy 2 skeins, as I didn't make the cuffs very long. I knit it with 2.5 mm needles which is just what it says on the inside of the ball band where the general sock instructions are. On the outside it says to use 3.25 mm needles.

Now that those are finished too, I sure needed another pair. I could not resist the new Trekking Pro Natura yarn, which is 75% superwash wool and 25% bamboo. See what I'm knitting now.



I'll make sure to let you know how many socks I knit overall during my time at school. There they also asked me to bring all socks once we're done with classes, and we'll take a group picture with socks then.

February socks

Child's French Socks, from Knitting Vintage Socks in trekking 106

Plain ribbed cuff socks from Opal yarn.

Secret Socks

Well, I've been cranking out the socks but so many have been test knits or design projects that I can't post.

But here are a few since my last post:



Socks for the Knittyboard Sock Swap, for my partner String Bean in yarn I dyed myself.



Cable Twist socks for my friend knit in Artyarns Supermerino.



A sample sock in Jojoland Melody - very nice stuff!



Oblique Openwork from SKS, knit in Knit Picks Gloss for the SSS Swap.

What have all of you been up to?

my 4th and last pair of january socks....

These are an adapted version of "Childs Socks in Miranda Pattern" from "Knitting Vintage Socks." I took out the leg shaping, as my legs really have no shape to them until you get to my hips. The yarn used was Lorna's Laces Shepard Sock in Vera. They were knit on size 0 needles.

Quickie Socks

This is a quickie pair of socks I made in plain stitch out of Trekking Zitron color #105. They are soft and cozy and warm and I think that this may become my favorite sock yarn. Mmmmmmm................:)

Snowflake Socks!

I recently finished the Snowflake Socks from Magknits and wore them for the first time today.



A pretty quick knit, considering the lace. :)

two pairs done this month...

Neither are fancy, but both were nice quick knits. The jaywalkers are in Knitpicks now discontinued parade, done on 3.0mm needles, with a 15 stitch pattern repeat. The other pair are just plain old stockinette socks in trekking 132.
I'm going to attempt to get one more pair at least finished before the month is through. I have a plain old ribbed cuff pair in opal and the "childs first sock in miranda pattern" in lorna's laces OTN, both on the second socks.

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