December Socks posted late and the beginning of January Socks

I finished my Here We Go Steelers! Socks on December 27 just in time to have them ready to wear for the final regular season game and the playoffs.

Pattern: Judy's Magic Cast-on and Wendy's Generic Toe-Up Sock Pattern

Yarn: Claudia Handpaints, Colorway Steelers, 2 skeins

Needles: Size 2 32" Knitpicks fixed circulars to knit sock and Size 10.5 Knitpicks Options to bind-off.

Notes: Given that the Steelers have won the two games they've played since I knit these socks, I consider them to be a very successful knit.

I cast-on this Sunday morning for my January socks with some Noro Kureyon Sock that I had in my stash.

Pink for Spring

Hi! I just joined this knit along and am glad to be aboard. My New Years resolution this year is to knit one pair of socks each month from my stash, so when I found this knit along, it suit my purposes very nicely.

I've been knitting for 40 years. My Dad taught me how to knit when I was just 9 years old. I've only been knitting socks a few years though. I've become quite addicted to sock knitting.

For January I made Some I Love Gansey socks using Red Shi Bui sock yarn that I bought last summer. I felt this sudden urge to have red socks for some reason.


In February I made socks for my daughters fiance. He wasn't her fiance then. Just her boyfriend. He asked her to marry him last Friday, so I'm thinking maybe the boyfriend curse doesn't work on future son-in-laws. I used my favorite basic sock pattern with 7x1 rib and Eye of Partridge heel. Yarn: Fearless Fibers 100% Superwash Merino Sock, a fingering weight in the Sublime colorway. Fearless Fibers is my most favorite sock yarn.


For March I'm making a pair of Jaywalker socks for me. I'm using Fearless Fibers 100% Classic Merino sock yarn in the Peppermint colorway. I finished the first sock yesterday and cast on the second one in the evening. No, I don't suffer from second sock syndrome. I get so thrilled when I see the first one done that I get all anxious and excited to finish the second one! I'm strange that way.


Looking forward to knitting socks with all of you.

Take care,


Linda Jo

The Beadknitter

~ My January Socks ~ #2

Here is the 2nd pair ~ I'll update with details later though I believe I have them in my previous post.

Plain Vanilla Socks for dh

Second pair for January

After finishing my Firestarters I didn't have any socks on my needles. So when my colleague told that her daughter has taken Log cabin socks I knitted to her, I decided to knit new pair of socks for her. I had some pink Novita Seitsemän Veljestä (most popular worsted sock yarn in Finland, sold in almost every supermarket) in my stash and I wanted to get rid of it. Pattern is Brigid, which was quite quick to knit with 2.5 mm dpns. Now I'm waiting for my first Rockin' Sock Club packet so I'm not going to cast any socks until I got it.

Firestarters finished

yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd sock (72 grams)
colour: Baltic Sea
needles: 1.75 mm and 2.25 mm circulars
modifications: three extra pattern repeats in feet (which made them too big for myself)

I started them 2nd January and finally finished the last one yesterday. I liked the pattern a lot so might knit another pair someday. These socks were third pair I finished this year and if I knit quickly I might finish another pair from my stash in this month. I have decided to knit SixSox-pattern on February and I pick yarn from my stash. I'm not going to choose yarn until I have seen the pattern but I'm sure I have enough yarn to knit socks from my stash.

January part two

I quick pair of Saartje's Bootes (pdf file) to squeeze in before I start February's socks. The pictures are terrible because it is night but I had to take a pix because they are soo cute. In all I used 20 grams of leftover sock yarn!
I need to add buttons, I have cute strawberry buttons but I may use them on a sweater.... decisions! decisions!

Looking forward to everyone's January socks and itching to start Feb's!

~ Intro ~

Hello fellow sockknitters,

I'm new to the group but not to socks unless you consider only a yr making them new. ;D I've been knitting consistently for that long though I learned many years ago. Didn't like it then but taught my dc to knit. My oldest dd loves it and actually hooked me in by asking for help to make baby socks. Last year, I discovered it was stress relieving so here I am. ;D

I don't have a large sock stash though my stash is growing but I have fallen in love with sock making so I now collect sock yarn and have officially decided it doesn't count as stash yarn. ;D

Here are my 1st pr done for the year:
Monkey Peds

Gift for best friend
Pattern ~ modified Monkey socks by Cookie A
Yarn ~ Regia Design Line Kaffe Fassett #4259 1 sk
Needles ~ KnitPicks #2 circs

Here are my 2nd pr in progress:

DH's 1st Socks
Pattern ~ Plain Vanilla Socks
Yarn ~ Regia 4ply Tweed 2 sks
Needles ~ KnitPicks #2 dpns

Thx for letting me join you and I look forward to learning more and sharing. Have a great day!

Dawn ;)
Simplified Life
Ravelry ~ RockstarMom

Hi Everyone! It's nice to join you!

Hi! My name is Jennifer (jsins by blog and Ravelry) and I am new to the group. I have finished one pair of socks from my stash so far this year. A pair of Dublin Bay Socks by Mossy Cottage in Yarn Love's Joan of Arc in the Fling colorway. This was my first Eye of Partridge heel and I love the way it turned out. These were knit 2 at a time using Magic Loop on size 1 addi lace needles.
I have cast on with another stash yarn, Kraemer Silk and Sterling in white to knit the Evening Socks for a Young Lady from Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush. I am knitting the modified version so that they are regular socks instead of knee socks.

I am looking forward to knitting along with the club this year. My sock yarn stash is stocked with alot of gems that get lost in the shuffle when I spy a new yarn that I just have to have. My goal for 2008 is to not buy any more sock yarn and to only knit socks from stash as part of the club.

January socks - part two!

Started a pair of quick socks because I couldn't have empty needles and I loved the colors of this yarn!

Neapolitan ice cream!!



More info on my ravelry page...

January Socks-Garter Rib(FO)

I finished my socks today and they are awesome. Details on my blog and on ravelry.

Pattern:

Garter Rib by Charlene Schurch Craft

Size:

size 7 womens
Needle: us 2
Yarn:Schachenmayr nomotta Regia Color 4-ply / 4-fädig (one 50 gr skein)

Progressing slowly

Here it is, my first Firestarter. I frogged it yesterday and started again. My gauge is different than in pattern so I'm doing some extra pattern repeats before gussets. Yarn is beautiful and I like to knit it. I hope to reach gussets tomorrow, if I don't need to frog again.

My skeins are from different dye lots so I'm knitting sock from both of them changing yarn after every row. It makes knitting slower but I there is still enough time to knit these socks in January.

January Socks-Garter Rib

Here is a quick one of my January socks... I came and saw all of the excellent progress that everyone is making and I had to post too!!

So far I am 90% on the first sock and 20% on the second. I divided up one 50gr ball so I have to make the most of both little balls and wait until I get to the ribbing on the second sock to make sure I have enough yarn for both.

The Stats:
Ravelry: razorknitgirl's Sock KAL-01(Toe Up Mom's Socks for January)
Pattern: Garter Rib by Charlene Schurch
Made for: My mom
Size: 7 womens
Needle: US 2 / 2.75 mm
Yarn : Schachenmayr nomotta Regia Color 4-ply / 4-fädig
How much? 1 skein = 230.0 yards (210.3m)

Decision made

Year 2007 is coming to the end (less than 4 hours left) so it is time to reveal my plans for January. I graduated on March 2007 and I wanted buy something for myself to celebrate it. What might sock maniac buy? Some sock yarn of course. I bought my first Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock skeins couple months earlier and I really liked it.

I bought eight skeins of Shepherd Sock to myself and I have only knitted three of them so it's time knit some more. I chose colourway Baltic Sea because I live on the coast of it and I'm worried about it. (Baltic Sea is the blueish yarn in right, yes I also bought some Wollmeise then too).

Deciding pattern was much more difficult than choosing the yarn but today I finally did it. I'm going to knit Firestarters with my Baltic Sea and HiyaHiya (1.75 mm) circulars. I hope I have time to cast on them on Wednesday.

Happy New Year to all of You!