Socktoberfest Continues

I finished my second pair of Socktoberfest socks last night.

Yarn: Handdyed Merino from The Painted Tiger in the Fruit Loop colorway
Needles: Size 2 dpns
Pattern: Variation on the Lizard texture in Donna Kooler’s Encyclopedia of Knitting. Used a four stitch pattern instead of three.
I still have *counts on fingers* three pair [...]

Cast On Junkie

Would it be totally wrong for me to cast on for a third pair of socks?  I already have two separate ones on the needles.  The Trekking #107 has one sock done (second one cast on), My first Jaywalker is coming along, but I still want to start something else.  It’s a sickness I tell [...]

Socktober Questionnaire

I realize I gave virtually NO information about my sock knitting history when I started posting the Socktoberfest socks.  So here’s a list of questions I found at Abrubt Change of Topic that will hopefully give you some insight into my style and approach.
1.  When did you start making socks?  Did you teach yourself or [...]

WIP (Work In Progress)..uh…Thursday!

Started on two more socks for Socktobefest.  At the rate I’m going, I’ll have quite a few pair finished by the end of the month.
I love the Trekking XXL sock yarn, so I started a new pair using color #107 and a simple pattern of eight rows of 2×2 ribbing and one row of purl [...]

First Socktoberfest Socks Finished!

 

Finished socks made with Trekking XXL(I forget which color) using the Diamond Chain lace pattern in Donna Kooler’s Encyclopedia of Knitting.  I’m not sure why I chose that pattern with this yarn, since it gets a bit lost in the color changes.  I started sock one about 6 months ago and started and finished the [...]

Scarfapalooza

I promised you scarves, so you are getting scarves.
Three scarves made with a basic k2p2 ribbing alternating from two balls of yarn every two rows.

L to R:
#1 Made with Patons Soy Wool Stripes, 2 skeins, two different colorways. Love this yarn, it’s soft and squishy.
#2 Made with Tonalita Trendsetter Yarn, 2 skeins, two different [...]

Socktoberfest!

I officially joined!

My first Socktoberfest sock will be posted later!

Still Alive (Barely)

I’ve got a smattering of scarves to show you, but not quite yet.  They are finished, but I have been trying not to cough up a lung for the past 4 days (bronchitus), so I haven’t been quite up to photographing and posting pictures.
I’ve also inadvertently jumped into Socktoberfest by nearly completing the mate to [...]