Maui Magic finished!

Today I learned that taking a picture of your own foot is not all that easy! I tried putting this sock on the stretcher but it just didn't show the pattern up. Anyway, this is my finished Maui Magic sock. I like the pattern for a summer sock and once I got the pattern repeats in my head I could do it without really looking at the pattern much which is a bonus. All I need to do is finish the second sock! 

Maui Magic

Ok, so I did finish the other Lana Gossa Cool Wool sock but the Misti Alpaca has been sidelined at one sock. I started this new sock from theKnitter SOTM club for April instead. It's called Maui Magic and is made with Meilenweit Cotton. This picture shows what is supposed to be the detail down the back of the sock but I think I'm going to switch this panel to be on the front of my leg.

This picture shows the cabled ribbing pattern on the rest of the sock leg. Not hard to do and a very interesting look. I was worried that the cotton yarn might not have as much stretch to it as needed to stay up but this yarn is 45% cotton, 42% wool and 13% Polyamid so it has a much nicer body than pure cotton. By the way, the color on these photos isn't great, the yarn is a soft mauve color in reality.
 

New truck!

This has nothing to do with socks but I finally got my new truck! It's been a big debate about whether I would drive my old one until it finally just died or buy something new. I compromised and found this 1999 Ranger that is just perfect for me. 

Misti Alpaca

I finished the baby alpaca socks this morning. The pattern is adapted from a knee sock pattern in an old Patons book. They feel so soft I can't wait to finish the second one so I can wear them but they are a very fine knit so I think I'll save them for special occasions because I'm not sure how well they are going to wear.  

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

This is the most gorgeous yarn I've ever worked with! Lana Grossa Cool Wool 2000. It is so soft and cushy. I only have one sock done so far because I got sidetracked but I can't wait to get them on my feet. 

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!

I bought a cone of yarn at Value Village that said Cashmere on the inside. I have no idea how much yarn is on this cone but I made this pair of socks and I can hardly see that it is smaller. Anyone need a pair of maroon socks? It's about a sportweight and made quite a nice boot sock. 

Mystery yarn

I created this sock to use up some yarn I had laying around. It's some kind of acylic and doesn't make the best sock. 

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

This is my first pair of self-patterning socks. I couldn't believe that the yarn could actually create patterns as I knit. Once again a Kroy yarn. 

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.