Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Sock #1–Socks of Kindness

I *finally* have the hankerin’ to knit again and more specifically, knit socks.  And though it was so very tempting to pick up the new yarn I got for Christmas… or the new yarn I bought on a field trip Saturday (more on that later), I took a look at some of my WIP’s (works in progress) and decided that I would feel much better if I finish some of them up before starting something new.

 

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And I’m glad I did!  Hot off the needles from earlier this evening, I give you the first in a pair (hopefully!) using the Socks of Kindness pattern.  The pattern is actually a ‘recipe’ that the author posted on Flickr and I really like how it turned out.

 

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It can be rather iffy when you use any hand dyed or multi-colored yarn on a sock with a lacey pattern.  Sometimes the bold colors can obscure the pattern, which is why I usually do a vanilla sock with many of my hand dyed yarns.  But this worked out beautifully.

 

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My notes in Ravelry from when I started the sock say that the yarn is some that my mom had given me long ago and at that time we thought it was a Lorna’s Lace yarn, but I have no idea the colorway.

And now I will make a confession for all the world, or at least the world that reads my blog, will now know.  I started this sock on 3/28/2008!!!!  I really must hate to rush into things!  

My plan is to go in there and cast on Sock #2 while I’m still excited about them.  SSS (Second Sock Syndrome) is a real problem around here!


** Linking to Get Your Craft On, Take a Look Tuesday

4 comments:

Cheryl said...

I love the sock!! I would say socks, but since you've only done one...haha I did a "Quilt In A Day" project that I started about 10 years ago that my mom still teases me about because it's her quilt! One of these days....haha

Merry Karma said...

Love those sock(s).

I need to teach you how to knit socks TAAT so you can avoid SSS.

Beanie said...

Nice and cozy looking. Love the color. Proud of you for finishing!!!

Beanie said...

Nice and cozy looking. Love the color. Proud of you for finishing!!!