My Helping Hippo Vanilla Socks have reached FO status just as I was literally racing a waking baby PB. They are speckled and tall and glorious! And this is my first FO in like….awhile. It feels nice.
Two toe up vanilla socks worked with 68 stitches with a gusset heel. I used just under 81 grams of yarn which leaves just the right amount of yarn left for repairs and putting some scraps in my blanket. I used US 1.5 needles so my fabric isn’t the densest ever. But I think it should hold up just fine.
One side has a little more “grey area” or blank areas without speckles. But come on, this is hand dyed yarn and that’s just pretty darn awesome. The fit is also pretty good. Admittedly they are VERY snug up around my lower calves. But as hand knit socks are want to do….they will stretch with wear and maybe this pair will then be able to stand up all day long!?
I did notice one small problem. In my haste to beat the clock also known as baby nap time…I was just eyeballing sock two against sock one and I shorted the second sock by like 1/3 of a inch. See above, sigh. But you know what? You can’t tell when they are on my feet and if anyone really gets that close to my feet to investigate….well they just might get a little nudge from said foot. I have a finished pair of socks to keep my footsies toasty in the Kansas winter. That’s a win in my book!
Happy Knitting!!
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Lovely! What needles do you use for socks? I just ordered some 9-inch circulars. I hope they help even out with the colorwork socks I currently have on my dpns.
I use 9 inch circs exclusively. It gets rid of my tendency to ladder and the small circumference does not bother my hands. I have tried the small circs in clover, addi, hiya hiya and one more I’m forgetting. I like them all
Thanks! I ordered some ChiaoGoo after watching a Very Pink review on YouTube.
They are gorgeous, I love your yarn.
No one will notice the length difference! They are super cute. I love the speckles and I don’t really like speckled yarn. But these remind me of confetti cake. Well done!
They look great and I like how tall they are.
It’s very hard for me to knit them that tall as I always get to antsy to have the FO
Your socks got great! They are so cheerful, especially for this time of year 🙂 They are a nice length, too.
those turned out great
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I absolutely love, love, love these socks!
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