STILL WORKING HERE

It's been a long and hard road but I'm still knitting "Priscilla's Dream Socks".

I hope to complete them one of these days.
if you'd like to read more about it check out my blog.

Jewels for the Feet

It is so satisfying to see a pair of completed socks! I was especially pleased to see the close arrangement of the colors on each sock. I was meticulous with the arrangement of my fiber so I would spin 2 'as close as possible' matching skeins of yarn. Attention to details sometimes pays off.

Already have a store bought skein to start the next pair!

What fun to try and photograph your own feet......

Lace-Cuff Anklets for my girls

Hi everyone! I've finished 2 pairs of Lace-Cuff Anklets by Ann Budd for my little girls:
These were so fun and easy to knit and were my 6th and 7th pair of socks from this book. If you'd like to see more pictures or get more info, you can find it on my blog. Thanks! Tiennie

Finally something to report!

Finished these up today and LOVE EM!!



Embossed Leaves Socks, of course.

yarn: Socks That Rock lightweight in Lemongrass

needles: 29" Inox greys 3.25mm to cast on, 2.75 for the rest until the toe which I did in 2.5mm

mods: I wanted something that reflected the twisted rib and I had just finished Pomatomus so I replaced the heel with that one. I really love it. Also, and not on purpose, I left out 1/2 of a repeat before the heel, but I'm ok with that.

LOVE THEM!!! It is really a quick knitand so satisfying! If you are one of the last people on Earth not to knit this (I thought I was), I really recommend it! You get to the point that you don't even look at the chart anymore because it just makes sense!



Bonitapita

Still Waiting....

Hi, I'm from Australia and it is really really frustrating. I ordered my FSock book on the 6th July and it still hasn't arrived, I'm so dying to start one of these socks. The local postman said that a lot of people are waiting for books from USA, they are really held up at the moment. So hopefully next week.....

Fran

New to blogging ...

Hi! blogging is another "first" for me ... but then, so was sock knitting a few years ago. To tell the truth: the Favorite Socks book arrived 3 months ago and I have been too busy knitting socks to try blogging until now! First I knit three pair of Meida's Socks in Brown Sheep Cotton Fine for three of my daughters and then knit another pair, with a longer leg, in Wildfoote Luxury Sock Yarn for myself. The stitch definition was outstanding with the Cotton Fine, which knit up beautifully. The socks fit snugly at the ankle, so gauge does matter. Next I knit the Merino Lace socks in shades of blue Sockotta for summer wear. During our family vacation I worked on the Waving Lace Socks in gold, red, orange, green and tan Sockotta. A modification of the pattern gave the appearance that a straightened version of the leg pattern continued down the heel. I am now knitting the Anniversary Socks in Knit Picks Gloss (70% Merino Wool/30% Silk) on Inox #0 dpns and 75 sts. (gauge: 10 sts/10 rows = 1") in Burgundy. It is said that actions speak louder than words: so the fact that I have been busy knitting socks from this book for 3 months and not talking about it says it all.

Hello Sock Knitters

I just joined this KAL.

I am looking thru the book trying to decide which sock to cast on next. I will be using the yarn in the picture to match my husband's 56 Chev.

It is Cascade Fixation. I used it before knitting some baby socks. I like it, especially for summer since it is cotton. I found some wool in the right colors, but cotton seems better in warmer weather.

I am leaning towards doing the resoleable socks, coz I want to do the whole bottom of the sock the aqua color and the top white (like the car).

Check out my blog. I look forward to knitting along with all of you!

Empty Nest/Full Heart

Here is the progress I have made while on the road today as we helped move our youngest son out to share an apt with his older brother!

I am not padding the sole of the sock as the wool is 'padded' enough on its own! My 'sock weight spinning' is still not as thin as I will eventually achieve with practice but I have made several pairs of socks with my own handspun and I like the springiness of the superwash wool. I use size US2 (2.50mm) circular needles from KnitPicks . I cast on 58 stitches like the pattern instructs; 29 on each side of the magic loop method.

These socks are for my daughter, and since her feet are long and narrow, the ribbing on the sides of the lace panel will help the socks to hug her foot and not wrinkle and sag! ( The length will give me an excellent opportunity to continue this lovely repeat of lace! :')

I even remembered to note all the changes I made to the pattern so I can't wait to start on the second one since this one has been so fun to develop!

I've Joined!

It is wonderful to find a place to share my creative passion. Here is the beginning of my favorite sock, Padded Footlet, that will be a full sock, the instep lace pattern goes around the leg and will continue down the instep as designed. Oh, it is good to make changes and have them work out-very satisfying! I dyed the superwash and spun it-my first attempt at dyeing.

Anniversary Socks Finished!

I made them a little shorter than the pattern called for, and used a different toe, but they are still basically the same socks. They came out pretty well. The yarn is Fearless Fibers Superwash Sock yarn in the Infatuation colorway.

Cable Rib Socks

Well I casted these on last night and had a great time getting started. Here they are today after a few hours work. This pattern really knits quickly and doesn't have a lot of intricate bits to get me, the beginner sock knitter, confused or cause me problems. The cables go well and quickly and I love how this colorway is knitting up as well. It looks like there are three different combinations going on there. I also really like the pooling green. Too bad I don't get to keep these puppies! I need to finish these by the 8th, so let's get busy. More later.

I'm doing a Jig!

Loving these socks! I cast on a couple of nights ago, using some LL Shepherd Sock, in the Uptown colorway, and it's working up nicely. What a fun color! It's making for an interesting sock too.....1/2 of the sock looks mostly blue, and the other 1/2 looks mostly purple. Such an easy pattern too...I don't have to read and follow every line. I do have a larger foot than this pattern is written for (size 8 1/2-9), so I cast on 70 stitches, instead of 60. Can't wait to see the finished sock ;-)

Uptown Boot Socks

This is my third pair of socks, 1st from the book. Done in Cherry Tree Hill Super Sock Solid, Nantucket Red. Hmmm. I wonder why Nantucket Red is kind of brown/orange: still a nice colour, but red?!




I thought maybe there might be others out there with small feet (size 35 in European) who'd like to know my modification of size: it says to cast on 64 for child's size (the woman's size was going to be huge), but I figured that was going to be too big, so I used 2.5 mm needles: 2 circulars and cast on 52 stitches divided 24 and 28. In the last round of ribbing I increased 4 stitches and adjusted stitches so that I had 24 on one needle (for the heel and sole) and 32 on the other (the stitch pattern is in repeat of 8). I kept to this until I was doing the toe at which point I evened up the needles to 28 st on each.

These fit me perfectly.



Thanks to cameraman extraordinaire Simon.

Right now I am working on my second pair of socks from this book, so, more soon!

Meu querido diário - new generation

Meu querido diário - new generation

testing blogthis!!!!!

The Caffeinated Librarian

The Caffeinated Librarian

I like this one.

Hi I joined last week and wanted to show my second pair of socks from the book. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of my first pair.

All Things Heather in Valentine,

pattern is Uptown Boot Socks .

sorry excitement took over me , i will be using Palette, 100% peruvian wool, color: sky from Knitpicks and my first pair of socks will be the "Retro Rib Socks" by Evelyn A. Clark.. happy knitting
marisol

hello everyone, got the book, yarn and needles and ready to start my ever first pair of socks.

Go With the Flow Socks in Dream in Color

I stuck to the pattern and used Dream in Color Smooshy yarn. The color is Strange Harvest. I think the colorway is variegated enough to be groovy but not too much so for the pattern. The yarn is absolutely gorgeous.

Embossed Sock out if Focus

This is my very blurry first embossed leaves sock. The second is cast on, but currently on the backburner as I need to finish my sockapalooza socks. The yarn is Farn from Wollmeise.