Half a pair

These past two months have been so insane that I have only finished one pair of socks--this month I could only finish half a pair! Here's the finished half:



The yarn is Fleece Artist, and the pattern is a modified version of Child's First Sock from Knitting Vintage Socks.

always a month behind

I did finish up the Tiger cubs from last month. Here is proof.


They are funny when worn though, with the heels sort of hanging down. I have a little flatfoot on my hands. Heh.

I also cast on for Bengal Tiger cubs but have made painfully slow progress. I might make them tube socks, based on the experience with the heels detailed above.

Anyway, I think I have to set them aside because I have promised the dear huz a pair of socks for his birthday (12/15) and one for Christmas. Yikes. I have no idea how I'm going to do it.

You all should know, by the way, that in the era we shall call BC (before child), he used to get a sweater each year for his birthday. And no, they were not rollneck, top-down, stockinette raglans. Sigh.

Naples

This month was way too busy! I did manage to finish a pair; the pattern is Lichen Ribbed Sock from Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks and the yarn is Lane Cervinia Calzetteria, color 904 Naples. (Both skeins I had were labeled with the same dyelot, but I don't think they were!)

I'm not going to be done

As you can see I have a ways to go. The sock (or sock to be) on the left is the one I started with, but realized that the design was off. I started the one on the right to see if I could get it right before ripping out the first one. The one on the right is correct. However it has taken many tries. One day I spent almost two hours redoing every row I knitted. (It was a low point) However, I've learned a lot. All the socks are just beautiful on the blog and so are the mittens. I'll keep working on these, but I'm going to attempt a simpler pair for next month. Happy Holidays

I Want to Hear From You

Hello sock knitters!

Just a reminder that the end of November is upon us so if you want to qualify for next month's in-store special. We have had great response and I want to keep it going so post, post, post. Remember, even if your sock isn't finished, we love to hear from you.

Also I wanted to post the results of the poll that many of you voted for. It was a close call with Fancy Scmancy at 47% and Plain Janer's at 52%. All in all it looks like we are split down the middle.

Also, just a quick side poll that you can respond to in the comments of this post:

If you are making any holiday presents this year, which one do you think will be the best received and why?

For example, I am making some tote bags for my nieces who are in dance class and I think they will squeal with delight when they put their tap shoes and tutus in it to bring with them to class.

Keep on knitting!

My November socks

I finished this over the weekend. Sarah helped me pick out the yarn when I last visited the Yarnery. The pattern is from Betsy McCarthy's Knitting Socks.
The yarn is Frog Tree Alpaca. These are certainly warm socks! They are for my daughter in law for a Christmas present.
Well, I have been trying to add a picture of the socks and I can't.
I will see if I can post it on my blog.
Anne Lorene

November socks

Well, my trip to Chicago over Thanxgiving weekend did the trick: I was able to finish my November socks. Knit in Pagewoodfarm hand dyed sock yarn, they were a joy to knit. I used a simple slip stitch cable design for the legs and down the top of the foot, decreasing the number of pattern repeats as I went towards the toes.
Can't wait to start my next pair!