I've managed to finish a few more pairs of socks. Socks are total zone out knitting for me, at least plain vanilla socks are. I always have a pair of plain vanilla socks with me when I'm out of the house to knit on any time I've got a few minutes of waiting time, or when I'm at home and just can't focus at the end of a long day. I'm also finding I don't always want a plain zone-out style of knit, and I've also been knitting socks with texture or pattern in them - these projects typically stay at home where I can focus a bit more on them.
My last post on finished knitting projects (found here) alluded to a few more pairs of socks that were in progress. And...Surprise!! They're finished!
Pair #8 is my March Personal Sock club pair - and I absolutely loved knitting every minute of these. The yarn was amazing to knit with (it's Yarn Enabler Fun(damental) Sock Wool in Tornado colourway). The pattern is a bastardization of the Mercury Socks pattern - I incorporated the lace pattern into my own personal sock recipe. The lace was easy to memorize and fun to work. The resulting socks are so pretty and soft and just lovely.
Pair #9 - and again, they're all mine! The yarn is ScrumptiousPurl Stripe Me Up in Cake for Breakfast colourway, with the heels, toes, and cuffs from Estelle Yarns Alpaca Merino Fine. I blame the Grocery Girls for this purchase, they showed this colourway on their video podcast and I immediately had to order some. Totally luscious! Thank you, Grocery Girls!
Pair #10 is a pair for my sister for her birthday, made from ONline Supersocke, colourway Fun Colour 765. I love the happy colour of these! Now all I have to do is mail them to her.
Pair #11 is a pair for my youngest daughter's boyfriend. Even though his feet are bigger than my sock blockers, I loved knitting these too. The yarn is again Stripe Me Up from ScrumptiousPurl in a Game of Thrones colourway - King's Landing. The heels, toes and cuffs are Lion Brand Sock Ease in Circus Peanut colourway. There is a bit of a pattern, which I kind of made up as I went along. I slipped random stitches as the colour changed, which brings up the colour of the slipped stitch into the next colour. Just a bit different and more interesting than just plain stockinette stitch.
I'm currently working on pairs #12 & #13. Here's a teaser:
I'm already done sock #1 of the April PSC pair (on the right), and almost done sock #1 of the pair on the left. I. Can't. Stop.
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