Sock knitter in training

Hi everyone! I have just joined! I've never knitted any socks before, but I've been meaning to try it. And this knitalong is a great excuse :)

I'm not sure yet what pattern I'll be doing. I really like the Mirabella Socks by MJ at Yummy Yarn. It looks challenging, considering this would be my first socks, but I like a good challenge. Well, I guess I can fall back on plainer sock patterns if this one doesn't work out :) We'll see how this turns out....

Well, off to knit now!

Ask and It shall be done!

There I was, surfing though some blogs and came across the Jaywalker KAL web page and wombled through it and found all sorts of people on it :) .

There was I was thinking to myself - "I need a Toe-up pattern for that" and BLINK! Natalia Knits had sorted it out for me! So that's what I will be doing.

I have already started a pair in some lush Knitpicks yarn. They are so lush!

Just checking in and saying hi

Hi!!

I haven't been knitting socks as I have been busy with other stuff. Now that the year is drawing to a close and I am sending off the last of my secret pal gifts (yes, plural.. I'm a joiner!), I think I am going to have more time to knit stuff I want to knit :)

I leave you with the picture of a sock I am working on.. I'll check back in from time to time.

my first sock off the block

today I started my first sock of the KAL, "Classy slip up" from"Knit Socks!" by Betsy Lee McCarthy using Lorna's Shepherd sock in "Bittersweet" ( great minds think alike!) I love these colours and decided that these socks will be for me!

The lighting is bad, I know, blows the colours out a bit, but you get the idea, hopefully this stitch pattern will help to defy the colour flaring.

An excuse to knit more socks

Not that I need one or anything. :P

Can't help myself

Thought I'd drop by to say thanks for this blog and letting me be a part of it. Like I need more WIPs. But I can't help it. I love socks and KALs so what could be better.
I'll post some gratuitious sock shots when I can get blogger to co-opperate with me.

Happy Sock Knitting to you all.
Melanie.

As promised

Pics of the socks, basking in the glorious day we've had here today.

There has been some pooling and flashing with the Lorna's Laces, so I manuevered the pattern to put the 'flash' along the instep

And the pooling down the back

And being the totally-unable-to-stick-to-one-thing-at-a-time gal that I am, I'm already thinking about the next socks. Probably some footlets (as per Alison at the Blue Blog), I have a small skein of a yarn I want to use, and thought the anklets would be ideal.

I've also set us up a Frappr! account, so that we can see where we all are!!

My turn

My apologies for the late entry, I've been a bit busy!!
Well all I can say is that I'm LOVING the Jaywaker pattern, I'm turning the heel at the moment, one of the quickest projects I've ever knitted!! I'm doing them out of Lorna's Laces 'Bittersweet', and will post current progress pics a bit later tonight (actually have to take the photos first....)
Great to see so many joiners!!!

I'm a dummy!

Hey Taryn forgive me, I read all about your KAL and HAD to join...so I emailed you, ninny that I am I hadn't read my hotmail, thanks for the invite! Can't wait to get started...does this mean I should buy new sock yarn ??

just joined

I need to knit more socks as my 3yo keeps nicking mine. I have knitted 3 pair toe up and 1pair top down. Two had a reverse dutch heel and the others had sherman heels and toes. The top down also had the first kitchenering I have ever done. No dog ears YAY.

Let the knitting begin.

Clare in Barwon Heads.

I guess you can twist my arm!

Okay, I need to finish Em's never ending knee highs, then I will stash dive and come up with something to teach myself two socks on two circs. God knows I'd better do something with all this sock yarn!

What? Another KAL? Why not I say!

And a sock KAL at that!

All right.

Twist my arm.

OK - I'm in.

Socks? oh yeah, I've been meaning to make some of those...

Hello fellow summer sockers!! I would like to thank Taryn the Temptress for inviting me to get involved here. Yes, that's my new name for her - first it was importing all that Lorna's Lace, now it's dragging me away from all the unfinished whatnots in my WIP basket to get onto socks...
But like many I have been meaning to do some socks for a long long time now. My first pair of socks were made back in (hmm, do I have enough fingers to count back on...) 1996 and I haven't made any since (however I have started and frogged socks twice since then). I'm about to move house and consequently my commute will change from 1/2 hour ferry to 15 minute train, and I have been fantasizing about socks as my new commute knitting - they'll be more suitable for the shorter and bumpier ride. The move is happening in January, so the weather will be goading me in the sock direction as well, I'm sure. So thanks for the motivation, impetus, kick up the seat of the pants - sock world, here I come!
I'm not sure what yarn or pattern I'll use but I would like to give this toe-up business a try, and why not throw in a Turkish Cast On while I'm at it? I have been obsessed with the various patterns involving leaves lately (Kiri shawl, Backyard Leaves scarf) so Amelia's Elfine Socks do take my fancy. On the other hand, I have been coveting the lace knee-high socks from Interweave Knits (Winter 2004) for many months, since I saw this picture of them. I will give the yarn question some further consideration during a trip to Melbourne this weekend.

I've decided

I thing I might do Go With The Flow from Interweave Knits, just because this was what I started to knit when trying out knitting socks for the first time... and then promptly ran out of yarn just as I got to the heal shaping. Handy, no?!
As to what yarn, I don't know. I'll have a look in my stash and see if anything takes my fancy.

So it's summer down under

And you all know what it's like to knit in summer.
BLURGH.
So what a better project to knit in such sweltering humidity? Small, portable, and you can build up your supply in time for winter!

We'll be putting links to pattern suggestions in the sidebar, but if you have a fave add it in!

Have fun!