My first for this summer

I am knitting these toe-up from a turkish cast on, with a reverse heel, and have just picked up the gusset and have done the first decrease. If anyone has done socks this way, please let me know.
Clare

Anklet beginnings

This picture was meant to be in the last post but somehow it ran off and hid..... I guess it got shy. The beginnings of some orange anklets.
I know these don't count but I could rename them
"socks for my hands". :P


Oh and the yarn for the other orange socks was patonyle, available from spotlight.

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Bugger!

One sock finished but...



It doesn't fit! I don't seem to have taken into account my cankles (you know, when your calves merge into your ankles - cankles). So I'm gonna have to rip it back, hmmm ... I think I might start the second sock first.

Sock WIP

Sock WIP
Originally uploaded by melanieviney.

I finally managed to get a photo uploaded, via Flickr. I am cheating a little because I had the first sock finished before I joined this KAL. I haven't managed to get any work done on it in a while due to Christmas knitting. But now that that is all finished I will be getting back to socks.

Jaywalkers and others

Miss B's Secret socks that she caught me knitting when I only had the toe on the second sock to go.

Jaywalkers . Love them , love them, love them. I want to make more of these.

More orange socks for Miss B started this morning. What can I say? She likes orange. I am thinking perhaps ankle socks.

Mini Sock

Believe it or not I've never knit a sock with a flap heel before - shocking I know, so I thought I'd try something new over the weekend & whiped up this cute little sock.



I just used some scrap 8ply yarn I had laying around on 4mm dpn's. It worked up so quickly I'm thinking of churning a few more out & giving them as Christmas presents with chocolates or lollies inside. I think they would make great tree decorations too.

Socks!

Look, socks!


I actually finally finished the never-ending-knee-highs. I finished them about a week ago, but it was too hot for Em to put them on. Still too hot to actually wear them! And they're not as uneven as they look, I swear.
They're knit in Lorna's Laces Girly Stripe, on 2mm DPNS.
For my next trick, I'm going to try to learn 2 socks on 2 circs. As soon as I finish up a few other things!

All done!!!

I LOVE these socks!!!!!





Specs on my blog.

FO's

the good thing about being sick in bed is that you have plenty of time to knit those second socks!

"Shadow box" in Naturally Kid et Soie for my ex-mother-in-law

"Classy slip up" in Lorna's Laces sock yarn in Bittersweet for my Mama, both from "Knit socks" by Betsy Lee McCarthy.

and 2 pairs baby socks - Opal Tiger and Opal lollipop for my neice - pattern here

Now what? I have some yummy FleeceArtist merino yarn, am thinking of the cable rib socks from the fall IK.

Jaywalkers are done!

Unfortunately no pics yet but they are all done and I love them. All of you are knitting such fabulous socks and making me want them all. They are so yummy. Only a knitter would call socks yummy :P.

Not totally related but I may be going to visit Melbourne over the holidays.. can anyone recommend any must visit yarn stores???

Car Knitting

I had a lovely long weekend, with a large proportion of it dedicated to knitting. It's amazing how much one can get done in two 3.5hr car trips



I'm just about ready to turn the heel on the first sock.
I'm not sure if I'm totally sold on this stitch pattern - it's a variation on the old Feather & Fan stitch, but I'm not gonna rip it now.

Mirabella Sock #1

One Mirabella sock is done, and I've started on the second one. Here's the first sock:



I LOVE this sock, it fits me perfectly. It's perfect for wearing at home on chilly evenings. I love the lace pattern, very pretty. I also like how it's toe-up, because I was worried I might run out of yarn (although now it looks like I have more than enough).

One thing about this sock that I wish could be better is the cuff. I wish it could be tighter. Would tubular cast-off make it tighter? Or do I just have to knit the cuff with smaller needles?

I know, it's hard to believe

But I have actually started some socks!



They are the Go With the Flow socks from IK. I love em, easy chart, quick knit. Doing them in Lorna's Laces Icehouse, a gorgeous colour. I hope to get them done quickish, although if I don't I have the Big Christmas Hike up north to do a heap of knitting on, they are just the thing for long car rides.

Everyones socks are looking fab! Keep em coming!

Finally got something started

After a great deal of indecision, I finally decided to work on the Lace Kneehighs from Interweave Knits Winter 2004 in some stashed Grignasco Bambi merino 4ply. (This very disciplined use of my stash was necessary to keep the Christmas budget intact; normally I would never use anything from my stash!) Here's a shot of my progress so far (black lace socks=difficult to photograph):
Take my word for it, there is a leaf pattern going on in there. I have consulted with the one other person I know of who has made these socks for advice on a few technical details, and away I went. Progress is going remarkably fast at the moment - I guess that's because I'm still on the first sock - but I can now remember why everyone thinks socks are so fun. In fact, I'm already planning my second pair - the Jaywalker socks are looking just gorgeous, so they're next on the list.

We Have a Toe

Sock it to me Summer - What a perfect excuse to knit socks (as if we needed one!)



Here's the start of the socks I'm knitting out of my own hand dyed yarn. This was an I was testing out a new colour combo, it didn't quite come out as I had hoped but I'm pretty happy with it anyway.
These socks are a bit of an experiment for me, firstly because I haven't knit up any of my own hand dyed sock yarn yet and secondly cause I'm making the pattern up as I along, I can't wait to see how they turn out!

loving these

I think I have just found my next project ( can you tell that I have second sock syndrome!)

Sock Progress

Here is the Jaywalker sock. I'm totally loving it!!!

Jaywalker 1 done!!

I've got the first Jaywalker done, here 'tis!!

Now to wind the skein for the next one!!