Photos and descriptions of my sock knitting adventures with a few personal tidbits thrown in for good measure.
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Sidetracked!
Here's what I got sidetracked making. This yarn came in the mail for the March 2005 SOTM club from theKnitter. It was a graph pattern (yuck) so I decided to come up with my own cable sock. The yarn is laceweight Misti Alpaca and is unbelievably soft. It says 100% baby alpaca so I hope there aren't a bunch of baby alpacas going around cold so I can make socks!
Lana Grossa Cool Wool 2000
Broadripple Socks
These are the Broadripple pattern that I did in a Knitalong. I really enjoyed this pattern and will definitely use it again. The yarn I used was Bernat Sox and it isn't too bad with this pattern because the little holes let your feet breathe a bit.
Valentine Hearts Socks
The February 2004 sock from theKnitter.com SOTM club. I discovered that beading is really not my thing and that I'm not really fond of Lana Grossa's Meilenweit sock yarn either.
What a bargain!
Mystery yarn
I'm Twining for You
"I'm Twining for You" was the January 2004 sock from theKnitter SOTM club. It's in super soft Silja, which tends to pill a bit but that may be because I knit these socks a bit looser than I do now, and uses a technique called twining. I intend to make more of these someday!
Kroy Jacquards
Faux Braided Cable Socks
This pattern is from theKnitter SOTM club for September 2004. I used my yarn from the March sock for this because it was a graph pattern and I hate them. The yarn is Trekking XXL color 283. I really enjoyed making this sock and did another pair for my mom using a purple colorway from Kroy.
Reynolds Swizzle
These socks are knit with Reynolds Swizzle. The yarn has the same texture as Kroy and looks like it will wear really well. I tried to match the stripes exactly but the yarn was missing one yellow stripe so I have one sock with a wide black band! By the time I realized that the yellow was missing I was on to the green and didn't feel like frogging back.
Sun and Moon Sox
I started these socks for my daughter but so far only this one has been completed. I'm not really impressed with the stranding of the yarn on the inside. For now it sits in my knitting basket taking up space. The pattern was found at Brownfox.com.
Striped Scrap Socks
Mystery Cables
This was the SOTM from theKnitter for December 2004. The yarn is a very soft Cascade 220. It is a heavier weight yarn and these make great lounging around socks. The pattern is called Mystery Cables.
Color Block Sport Socks
This sock was the July 2004 SOTM pattern from theKnitter. I had enough yarn to make the top longer than the pattern called for. The yarn is Star by Classic Elite.
Short Row Heel
This was my first experience with a short row heel. I like the fit but I'm not sure abut the durability of the heel. I always wear the heels out of cotton sport socks so I'm going to test these before I make anymore. The yarn is Kroy in the Denim colorway and the pattern came from the OZYarns site which is not longer available.
Kroy Crayon Jacquard
Fortissima Cotton Colori
This yarn is came from theKnitter SOTM club for June 2004. It is a cotton yarn called Fortissima Cotton Colori and has very little stretch. It's been wearing well but the socks tend to fall down and stretch out over the day so I would recommend using some elastic in the cuff and working a stretchy ribbing.
Scrap Reduction
Bernat Hot Sox
The beginning of the addiction
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